Annitsa’s name day is July 25, the feast of the Dormition of Anne.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on August 7 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on July 25.
The saint behind the name
Dormition of Anne
July 25, Holy Woman, Κοίμηση Αγίας Άννας
On July 25 the Church commemorates the Dormition of St. Anna, the mother of the Most Holy Theotokos. With her husband, the righteous Joachim, she bore childlessness with patience and prayer until God granted them in old age the daughter who would become the Mother of God. According to tradition she reposed in peace in Jerusalem.
Also celebrating on July 25
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
Anna, Anne, Annie, Anneta, Annita
What to say on a name day
The Greek wish is Χρόνια Πολλά (Chronia Polla), “many years.” A call or a short message on the day is what people remember. See name day wishes you can send and what a name day is.
The calendar, on your phone each morning
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