17th December – Prophet Daniil and St.s Ananii, Azaria

On the 17th of December the Bulgarian church celebrates the day of Prophet Daniil and St.s Ananii, Azaria and Misail. They were taken in captivity by king Nabuchodonosor during the occupation of Jerusalem. Daniil made a prophecy of a Nabuchodonosor’s dream, which showed the history of the world from his days until the end of time. His prophecy went over the limits of the particular historical moment, but included the worldwide history in it wholeness. It is supposed that with his interpretations and the dreams, which he happened to see afterwards, he prophesied the downfall of Babylon and the raising of the Mid-Persia; in 331 BC - the victory of Alexander the Great over the Persian king and the ascension of the Greek kingdom; in 168 BC the “iron” Rome empire put its arm over the state-city. Daniil saw the split of Rome under the pressure of the barbarian tribes in ІV-th century AD, which happened to be the beginning of different societies and countries.
On this day, everyone called Danail, Daniel, Daniela, Dana, Dan, Danko, Dano celebrate their name day.