THE Christmas Lottery is getting closer and those who wish to play still have a few days to prepare their special rituals for the mythical extraordinary draw. And many choose at random or stay … by commitment the tickets to play, but there are those who believe in the importance of symbolic numbers or are superstitious about what drums and balls can dictate.
In this sense, many people have confidence in the future of their neighbor December 22 to the saints and, in addition to trusting and praying to local patrons or favorite saints who have accompanied us in important moments of life, there is a sacred figure that comes to mind of many these days.
It is Saint Pancras, a saint who always It is closely related to fortune and luck before the Christmas lottery and this is seen more these days than the rest of the year. All this is due to its history, linked to games of chance.
A moving story
Saint Pancras is the saint who is said to attract money and that is why many confide in him. As the story goes, this young man from a good family was orphaned at the age of seven, since his mother died in childbirth and his father died when he was a child. For this reason, he ended up living with his uncle in Rome, at a time when Emperor Diocletian ruled, who ended up triggering a persecution against Christians.
The emperor, in fact, demanded that he abandon his faith, but when he did not do so, he ended up being sentenced to beheading, which took place when Pankratius was only fifteen years old. Saint Pancras came to be considered, over time, one of the first martyrs of Christianity and his name means “he who sustains all”.
And because of his life, Saint Pancras is considered an example of conviction and strength and it has also been much linked, in the popular imagination, to fortune and games of chance. Thus, it is believed that his figure, usually represented as a young man, attracts money and that is why coins are often placed next to the saint (for example at his feet or in his hands) or a bouquet of parsley.
Saint Pancras on Christmas Lottery Day
For this same belief, it is common to find prints or images of Saint Pancras in the lottery administrations or who is present at the Christmas Lottery draw which takes place every year at the Teatro Real.
Tradition also says that for Saint Pancras to be lucky, someone must give you his image, not you have to buy it yourself.
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