St. Elijah's Day: traditions and signs for August 2

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On August 2 Pravoslavnaya church will read memory of the bible prophet Eli living in Israel in the IX century BC. Lived sacred at the time of board of the impious tsar Akhava. It was the difficult period in the history of the Israeli people. The wife of the governor was a pagan. Akhava was completely under its influence. It pursued and killed jealous supporters of religion, and in the country spread a cult of worship pagan gods – to Astarta, Vaal and Moloch...