Currently, there is a practice of baptizing infants with godparents. Many physiological dads and mothers are very careful in choosing godparents. However, some superstitions regarding godparents and godchildren can sometimes interfere with choice.
There is an opinion that it is impossible to choose a godmother who is a widow for a female infant. Otherwise, the fate of the godmother may be passed on to the goddaughter herself. The Orthodox Church clearly gives her vision of this issue - no transfer of “curse” and “fate” from the receivers (godparents) to the godchilds takes place.
In Orthodox theology there is no concept of "fate" as such. Therefore, it makes no sense to talk about fate as something independent directly from a person and from the Divine will (in the context of Christian doctrine). Orthodox people do not believe in rock. Moreover, it is not worth talking about the transfer of fate from the godmother to the goddaughter. This is an absurd, completely non-Orthodox opinion. Indeed, in the sacrament of baptism there is a certain spiritual kinship between godparents and godchildren, but this does not mean the connection of "destinies."
The Orthodox Church gives clear instructions about who can be godparents and who can not. Nothing is said about widowers and widows. This category of people does not fall under the prohibition of being godparents. In accordance with the Christian worldview, it is necessary to remember that godparents should not be married to each other (godmothers mom and dad), physiological parents, atheists, sectarians, representatives of the heterodox cannot be godparents; it is undesirable to choose as godparents even baptized but unchurched people. The Orthodox Church advises to choose those who are knowledgeable about the doctrine of the Church as godparents, because the recipients have the duty of raising a child in the Orthodox faith.
Thus, an Orthodox person should not pay attention to superstitions related to the transfer of "fate" from perceivers to godchildren.
