According to the folk calendar - Fotya Povetenny
Celebrated on 25 AugustEvery year on August 25, people celebrate Foti Povetenny Day.
In the Orthodox calendar, this date correlates with the names of Saints Photius and Anicetas.
Anicetas was a Christian and a high-ranking military man in Nicomedia. He fearlessly appeared before Emperor Diocletian, who was cruelly persecuting Christians, and read him a sermon about his faith. Then he ordered the fearless preacher’s tongue to be cut off, but the tongueless Anikita still continued to preach.
The emperor tried more than once to execute Aniceta for believing in Jesus. But several times the execution was disrupted. The lion, sent to tear Anikita to pieces, approached him and began to lick him. The executioner, who raised his sword over the Christian's head, fell dead. The fire with which they wanted to burn the martyr went out, and the wheel with which they wanted to wheel him stopped. The hot tin into which Anikita was thrown instantly cooled down.
Other holidays on 25 August
- Kiss and Make up Day
- Tin Can Birthday
- Birthday of the Linux operating system
- Soldier's Day in Brazil (Dia do Soldado)
- Day of operational search units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
- Catholic Feast of Saint Louis of France
- Day of Martyrs Photius and Anicetas and many with them