When is Dani’s name day?

Dani can be celebrated on 2 feasts in the Orthodox calendar. People keep the feast of the saint they were named for, or the one their family has always kept.

Every feast on which Dani is celebrated

The saints behind the name

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  Daniel the Stylite

  December 11, Venerable, Δανιήλ ο Στυλίτης

  Venerable Daniel the Stylite was a monk of the fifth century who, inspired by the example of St. Symeon the Stylite, took his stand upon a pillar near Constantinople and remained there in prayer for more than thirty years, enduring frost, wind, and burning heat. Emperors and patriarchs climbed to seek his counsel, and he came down only once, to defend the Orthodox faith in the capital.

  Name days: Daniel, Daniil, Dani

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  Daniel the Prophet

  December 17, Prophet, Δανιήλ ο Προφήτης

  The holy prophet Daniel was carried as a youth into the Babylonian captivity, where he served in the courts of kings without ever compromising his faith. God gave him understanding of dreams and visions of the kingdoms of the world and of the Son of Man; cast into the den of lions for praying to his God, he was preserved unharmed. With him the Church honors the Three Holy Youths, Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, who walked unburned in the fiery furnace rather than worship the golden idol.

  Name days: Daniel, Daniil, Dani

Also celebrating with Dani

These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:

Daniel, Daniil

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.