The Christmas of John the Baptist

Sankt Hans.Danes call John the Baptist St. Hans and celebrate the day of this saint during the summer solstice.

The feast commemorates the events related to the birth of John the Baptist, which are described in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:24-25, 57-68, 76, 80).

According to the teachings of Judaism, before the coming of the Messiah, his predecessor, the forerunner, who, according to the prophecy of Malachi (Malachi 4:5), is considered the prophet Elijah.

In Christianity, the doctrine of the herald of the Messiah - Jesus Christ - is associated with the image of the prophet John the Baptist, who resumed and continued the ministry of Elijah. As the Gospel relates, Jesus himself called John “Elijah, who is to come” (Matthew 11:14).