In 2008, at the initiative of the wife of Dmitry Medvedev in Russia, a new holiday - Day of family, love and fidelity.It is celebrated in the summer, on the day of Saints Peter and Fevronia.They were married in the Orthodox Church is considered to be exemplary.The holiday is often contrasted with the traditional Western Valentine's Day.Family Day, which is a symbol of a daisy, many call "To put Peter and Fevronia."Install the monuments of Christian married couple is considered good form.However, there are people whose opinion does not coincide with the common: they do not think that it was Peter and Fevronia are examples of loyalty and love.Let's see what they said about the ancient tradition.
Tale: A very abbreviated content
Peter saved his brother's wife from the snake, who flew every night to seduce her.Dying by the sword Peter serpent sprinkled it with their blood, causing the whole body was covered with incurable winner scabs.He had heard that there are in the village affectionately girl healer.After some word games and competitions in the uptake, Fevronia pass told Peter that she would be cured, but only if it becomes his wife.Many people have this moment doubt her selflessness and charity.But to continue, because the history of the saints, in whose honor and celebrate Fevronia Peter's not over yet.Peter agreed, secretly thinking that he ought not to marry the daughter of poison dart frogs.That is, once conceived fraud.She poured sourdough future husband and told to take a steam bath, but do not touch a single crust.Already in the morning, Peter was healthy and returned to Moore.But because he did not take a wife Fevronia from the only remaining scab disease has spread again.The poor Peter had no choice, and he was forced to return to Fevronia and marry her, though, because it is absolutely clear, did it out of despair.And here's the story became the basis for the celebration of the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity.Peter and Fevronia Day was a day of family.There are people (and they are many!) Who believe: marriage based on treachery and helpless girls boys, can not be a role model.After all, poor Peter simply had no choice: it cost him to leave his wife, he could have died from a terrible and incurable disease.Perhaps, in those days, when the day of Peter and Fevronia not yet celebrated, such relationships were the norm.But today, civilized people against any dependence in marriage.What kind of loyalty and love can say, if in the case of separation from his wife's husband is doomed to illness or death?However, on the story it says that Peter refused to reign and went with Fevronia, which is expelled from the city.He tried to live by Christian precepts.But why, then, after the death of the body the couple disappeared from individual graves and appeared in one joint, prepared during his lifetime?It's totally contrary to the laws that govern the monks (and wife took monastic vows)?Not emerges in this novel way of any true Christian or a sample of the faithful spouse.Not all share this opinion, but it is and it can not be ignored.Of course, many happy to celebrate family, which, unfortunately, has another name - the Day of Peter and Fevronia.Only true lovers dispense with false symbols and inspirational monuments: they love each other without coercion.
