Saint Tryphon
1 February 2026 — Good vines and a good year! May the vineyards wake gently and bear richly.
Saint Tryphon is an early Christian martyr who, according to tradition, came from Phrygia in Asia Minor and died around the middle of the 3rd century under Emperor Decius. The Orthodox Church in Greece honours him on 1 February. In popular belief he is a patron of vineyards and gardens and a protector of crops from pests. For this reason, in some parts of Greece vineyards are blessed around this time, and growers begin their spring work. In Bulgaria the same saint is honoured as Trifon Zarezan: the Church celebrates him on 1 February, while the folk feast is often kept on 14 February, which is 1 February by the old (Julian) calendar, with the ritual first pruning of the vines. In the sky this is the second half of winter: the days are visibly longer, and the date lies roughly midway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. The vine still sleeps, but growers are already thinking of the new harvest.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver figure of a vine-grower made of bright dots and fine lines, like a constellation drifting across the sky
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