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Date

Oct 09 2024

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All Day

Greek Name Day: Lot

Greek Name Day often named after a Christian saint or martyr and are mainly celebrated in Catholic and Eastern Orthodox countries. On this day, the holy person is celebrated, as well as anyone named after this person. Often, these celebrations are more important than birthdays.

Lot means covering or veil in Hebrew. In the Old Testament. Lot is the name of a nephew of the patriarch Abraham. He fled God’s destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, obeying God’s command to not look back.