Today the Orthodox Church commemorates the beheading of St. John the Baptist. The verses, sung the night before during Great Vespers, reveal that a dancer (Herodias'daughter) performing at one of Herodias' wild parties wanted the head of St. John cut off and served on a charger (platter). Herodias honored her request and had the head of St. John cut off.
It is also customary not to use plates and knives, or serve cabbage, cauliflower, or lettuce on this day.
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