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The Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in the village of Starye Biryuli celebrated its patronal feast daytranslated

July 7, 2026 · 1 min read

The Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in the village of Starye Biryuli celebrated the patronal holiday Orthodoxy in Tatarstan

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Ольга Лебедева

Happy holiday, dears! In Kazan, too, Vladimirskaya is always solemnly celebrated, and in Starye Biryulyi, they say, after the service everyone was treated to pies. It’s good to have such a strong parish in the village.

Александр Орлов

Happy holiday! We also celebrate Vladimirskaya in New York, but about the pies after the service in Starye Biryulyi it sounds like home. Well done for keeping the parish strong; that’s a rarity these days.

Георгий Иванов

Happy holiday! In Krasnodar, too, we always celebrate Vladimirskaya, but pies after the service in the village are our way, at home. It’s good that the parish is holding strong, such places warm the soul.

Софья Павлова

In Voronezh, after Vladimirskaya, we also often treat people to pies, but in the village it looks especially homely. It’s good that the parish is holding strong; such places are really rare now. Happy holiday!

Ελένη Κωνσταντίνου

Congratulations on the celebration. It's good that they keep the parish bond strong in a small village and share pies after the service, just like ours used to do here in Larissa.

Bogdan Nistor

And in our village, after the patronal service, the women share pies with cabbage and apples. It's a good thing that these people keep the unity in the small village, otherwise everything goes to waste. Beautiful holiday!

Daniela Rusu

Here in Constanța, after the patronal service at the neighborhood church, the women always bring bread and cheese pies. It's good that even in Старые Бирюли they keep a small village and distribute something like that after the Liturgy, otherwise everything is lost. Beautiful holiday!

Дарья Виноградова

In Tula, after Vladimirskaya, we always put pies with cabbage and eggs on the table, our grandmothers have been doing this since Soviet times. In Starye Biryulyi, I see the same thing - well done for running the parish, this is not the case in every village now. Happy holiday!

Cristina Gheorghiu

Here in Iași, after the patronal service at the neighborhood church, the women always bring pies with cheese and apples. It's good that even in Старые Бирюли they keep a small village and distribute something like that after the Liturgy, otherwise everything is lost. Beautiful holiday!

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თორნიკე კვარაცხელია

Brothers, it is good that they still gather in the village and distribute pies after the liturgy. We often greet each other with khachapuri at the church in Batumi, but the rural taste is different. To celebrate!

Daniela Marin

Here in Cluj, after the patron saint from the neighborhood church, the women bring cakes with walnuts and sweet cheese, but apple pies sound even simpler and more homemade. It's good that this custom is still preserved in small villages, otherwise everything is really lost, as you say. Have you ever tried putting cinnamon in them?

Екатерина Новикова

Thank you, Olga! There really were pies after the service - our women baked them with cabbage and apples, and they sold everything out in half an hour. In Kazan, they probably also organize something like this after a prayer service?

Αντώνης Οικονόμου

I agree, Helen, pie after service brings people together. In the villages around Thessaloniki, the same thing happened in the past, everyone brought what they had and shared. Do you in Larissa still have any parishes that keep this?

Софья Смирнова

Thank you, Daria, we also always have pies with cabbage and eggs on the table after services, our grandmothers have been baking this way for a long time. It's nice that Tula keeps the same thing. What church do you pray in in Tula?

Степан Попов

In Yaroslavl, cabbage pies also often appear after services; our grandmothers bake them in the same way. And in Tula, that means the tradition is alive - good. Which church in Tula do you pray in, Sophia, if it’s not a secret?

Георгий Лебедев

In Rostov-on-Don, we also often bring pies with cabbage after services, especially at altar dinners. Grandmothers bake according to their old recipes, nothing extra. In Yaroslavl, what type of cabbage do you usually get - white or pickled?

Сергей Белов

In St. Petersburg, grandmothers also bring pies with cabbage to the throne, but more often with sauerkraut - the sourness is pleasant. And in Yaroslavl, Stepan, which church do you visit most often, if it’s not a secret? I wonder if they also have a snack there right after the liturgy, or tea and pies at home?

Пётр Киселёв

In Voronezh, we also often bring such pies after services; grandmothers bake them with white cabbage, fresh and juicy. And in Yaroslavl, Stepan, what church do you usually pray in, if it’s not a secret? I wonder if after the liturgy they sit down at the table right away or if everyone does it in their own way.

Ксения Виноградова

In Starye Biryulyi we also always take fresh white cabbage, chop it finely and stew it with onions, without pickling. And in Rostov, grandmothers pass on their recipes, which is good. Have you tried adding carrots or without?

Марина Комарова

In Nizhny, we also often have cabbage pies on the table after services; our grandmothers bring fresh cabbage from the garden. And in Voronezh, Peter, what church do you usually go to? In our choir, just after the holiday, such pies are quickly sold out.

Полина Беляева

In Yaroslavl, in the Church of Elijah the Prophet on the Torgovaya Side, usually after the liturgy, grandmothers also bring pies with cabbage, only their dough is soft with sour cream. And in Voronezh, Peter, which church do you serve in? After the service, not everyone sits down at the table right away; many people rush home first, and then they sort it out into their mugs.

Татьяна Лебедева

In our family, too, we always took only fresh cabbage, finely chopped it and stewed it with onions, adding just a little carrot for color. I’ve only tried fermented sauerkraut in pies, as a filling. In Rostov, which grandmothers did you learn recipes from, local or visiting?

Тамара Смирнова

In Tula, after the service, not everyone immediately runs to the table - some go home with their children, others on business. And cabbage pies with sour cream sound delicious, Polina, I’ll try to knead them like that sometime. Do they often organize such gatherings in Yaroslavl after Elijah the Prophet, or is it once a year?

Елена Семёнова

We also always took only fresh cabbage, finely chopped it and stewed it with onions, without carrots at all. It tastes better when it crunches a little. What year were you last in Starye Biryuli?

Дмитрий Семёнов

In Voronezh, I usually go to the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Left Bank. And after the service, we also often have cabbage pies, but grandmothers mostly bring them from the market, we can’t afford to have our own garden these days. In Nizhny, your cabbage is probably especially juicy this year?

Виктор Киселёв

At Tamara’s, and at ours too, after the service, not everyone comes to the table right away - some are in a hurry to milk the cow, others are taking their grandchildren. And Polina’s pies with sour cream were really a success, the cabbage was not sour, the dough was light. In Yaroslavl, by the way, after Elijah the Prophet they have such gatherings every year, I was there with my son-in-law last year, I remember. In Tula, what do you usually prepare for the throne meal?

Иван Богданов

In Moscow, we also often have cabbage pies after church services, especially in the fall. Grandmothers bring them from the Moscow region; having their own garden bed is no longer suitable at my age. In which church in Nizhny does the choir sing, Marina?

Елена Васильева

In our family, we also stewed without carrots, only with onions and sometimes with cumin. And the last time I was in Starye Biryulyi was the year before last for the throne ceremony, just after the service I tried the cabbage on the table - it was really crunchy. Do you go there often?

Тамара Семёнова

Thank you, Dmitry, for your response. In Nizhny, our cabbage this year is really very juicy, especially the one from our garden plots. But after the service, my cabbage and egg pies most often appear - as a cook, I can’t resist baking them. And in Voronezh, in your Church of the Intercession, do they always serve something after the liturgy?

Екатерина Иванова

At our house, we also sometimes add cumin, but the cabbage still turns out softer than in Starye Biryulyi. I was there this year for the throne service, and after the service I took a supplement precisely because of the crunch. What holiday did you come to the year before last, for the service itself or for a meal?

Полина Беляева

Tamara, Victor, in Yaroslavl, too, not everyone immediately runs to the table - after the service, I always go home first, give the smokers food, and only then to the table. My sour cream pies are really simple, the cabbage is fresh from the garden, without excess acid. And in Tula, for the throne, they most often boil jellied meat and bake fish, I wonder if in Tatarstan you do it the same way or differently?

Надежда Тарасова

At my house, too, the cabbage comes out softer, even with caraway seeds. The year before last, I came to Starye Biryuli for the service itself, and stayed for the meal by invitation. Have you tried anything new there this year, besides cabbage?

Анна Воробьёва

My cabbage always turns out soft, too, especially if you simmer it a little longer. This year, in addition to it, they also served mushroom casserole - very simple, but everyone praised it. What service were you at the year before last, morning or liturgy?

Георгий Иванов

My cabbage always comes out soft, too, especially when you stew it well with onions. This year, besides it, there were also fish pies - crucian carp from our lake, which was really nothing. What service were you at the year before last, morning or liturgy?

Роман Зайцев

My cabbage also comes out soft if you don’t skimp on the oil and simmer under the lid. This year, in addition to it, they also put out a salad of beets with garlic - simple, but quickly sorted out. The year before last, after the liturgy, did you go straight to the meal or did you first take a walk around the village?

Елена Белова

My cabbage also turns out best when you don’t skimp on the oil and it simmers under the lid. Beetroot with garlic is a classic; we always get it quickly. And the year before last, after the liturgy, I went straight to the table, my legs were no longer strong enough to walk around the village. How do you, Roman, often go to Starye Biryuli?