Vukasin’s name day is May 16, the feast of Vukasin of Klepci.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on May 29 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on May 16.
The saint behind the name
Vukasin of Klepci
May 16, Martyr, Βουκασίνος
Vukasin was a Serbian peasant from the village of Klepci in Herzegovina who was taken to the Jasenovac camp during the Second World War. Tradition relates that his executioner offered to spare him if he would praise the regime, and that Vukasin answered, Do your work, child.
Name days: Vukasin
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.
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