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Today, November 23, Abkhazia celebrates the Day of St. George. Among the wonders that are famous Saint George the Victorious. Emperor Diocletian locked him in a dungeon, people burdened with infirmities, in many ways began to penetrate the prison and there was obtained from St. George's healing and help. Glycerius,the farmer addressed him in tribulation, because his ox died. Holy smile consoled him and assured him that God would restore the ox to life. Seeing the house revived the ox, the farmer began to glorify God Christian across the city. In the XVII century church in Abkhazia in Elory amazing event occurs associated with St. George. This is - a wonderful phenomenon of the sacrificial bull on the feast day of St. George in the month of November, when here lots of people came together from all over the Caucasus. Since then, the tradition of the Abkhazian Church on this day in the fence of Elory temple dedicated to slaughter an animal (the bull) in honor of St. George.
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