Church holiday July 7: why you can't take a knife, count money and who is waiting in the churchtranslated

July 7, 2026 · 1 min read

Church holiday July 7: why you can't take a knife, count money and who is waiting in the church znaj.ua

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Ioana Popa

And in our parish it is said that on the day of John the Baptist, one does not take the knife in one's hand so as not to "cut" the luck of the house. I still cut the bread at the table, but I didn't count money at all, it seemed wiser that way. Anyway, in the evening we go to the service, let's see who comes.

Надежда Тодорова

Here in Varna they also say that on the Nativity of John the Forerunner one should not cut oneself with a knife in order not to "cut off" luck. I only buttered the bread yesterday, without cutting, and I didn't touch any money all day. In the evening we go to the service, to see if more people will come than last year.

Десислава Илиева

Nadezhda, we in Plovdiv have heard the same thing about luck with the knife. I just broke the bread with my hand yesterday, as my grandmother taught me, and I really didn't count any money. Will you tell me if the service in Varna was more full this year?

Георгий Лебедев

In Rostov, they also always said on Ivan Kupala - don’t take a knife in your hands, so as not to cut off your luck. Yesterday I broke bread with my hands, as my grandmother taught, and I didn’t even take the money out of my pocket. But when I went to the service in the evening, there were quite a lot of people there, more than last year.

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