Folk signs for October 22. Folk calendar of holidays, traditions and signs for October

October 23 Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of the martyrs Evalampius and Eulampia, who were brother and sister and in 303 died at the hands of persecutors. During the reign of the Roman Emperor Maximian (285-305), a strong persecution of Christians was instituted. Fearing persecution by tormentors, many of the believers left their homes and hid in deserts, mountains and dens.

At that time there lived a noble young man, Evlampius, who was from Nicomedia. He was a Christian in faith and works. The saint was hiding with other Christians, who sent him to the city to buy bread and bring it to the desert. Arriving in Nicomedia, the young man saw a royal decree nailed to the city gates, commanding the beating of all Christians. Having read the decree, Eulampius laughed at the insane order of the emperor, who, instead of fighting the enemies of the fatherland, armed himself against innocent people. The young man was immediately captured and brought to trial.

At first, the judge tried to trick the Christian into renouncing his faith and worshiping pagan idols, but when he refused, they began to torture him for a long time and in a sophisticated manner. Then the saint allegedly renounced his faith and was taken to a temple to worship idols, where, approaching the statue of Mars, he said: “ In the name of the Lord I command you, a dumb and soulless idol, to fall to the ground and turn to dust" At the same moment, the statue fell with a roar and broke into small pieces. Many pagans who witnessed what happened believed in Christ. After this, Eulampius was subjected to even more terrible and sophisticated tortures.

His sister, Evlampia, having learned about the fate of her brother, voluntarily handed herself over to the tormentors. She endured severe torture and was killed along with her brother.

October 23: customs and traditions of the day

On Evlampia, the day is significantly shorter. On this occasion, people said: “ Eulampius splits off a splinter, fans the fire and illuminates the darkness».

On this day, our ancestors split logs into torches. The beams were installed in special lamps at an angle of 10-15 degrees. A device for strengthening a burning splinter was called a light. This simple tool was a small forged fork, in the center of which a burning splinter was fixed. Thanks to this device, a burning splinter could be easily transferred from one place to another.

At the bottom, the light was complemented by a heavy hoop. This allowed the device to stand upright. To avoid fire, it was placed in a bucket of water.

Over time, the simple-shaped lamp turned into a real work of art, the complexity and elegance of which depended on the imagination of the blacksmith.

Luchina and svetets were indispensable companions for spinners, allowing them to work during the long autumn and winter evenings. Svetets was preserved in peasant life until the revolution of 1917.

Young people jumped over the fire that day. It was believed that this would help to be reborn to a new life and prolong youth. Old things were burned in the fire to get rid of troubles and health problems.

The weather on Evlampia was noted for a month:

• The horns are turned to the north - winter will soon come and snow will fall on the dry ground.
• To the south - autumn will be damp and slushy. Don't expect winter to come soon.

October 23: signs

1. If there is slush and dirt on Evlampia, then snow will not fall until .
2. If the frost did not hit on this day, then winter will not come in the next four weeks.
3. If the western part of the sky is clear throughout the day, then do not expect rain.
4. The leaves on the willow began to turn yellow and fly off from below - winter will be early.
5. Wind from the east or north - colder weather.

Person born 23 October, decisive and self-confident. Thanks to perseverance and hard work, he always achieves his goals. Topaz suits him as a talisman.

Video: church calendar for October 23

On October 27, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of Paraskeva of Serbia, a Christian saint famous for her asceticism.

Paraskeva was born in the 10th century in the city of Epivat (today Turkey) not far from Constantinople on the shores of the Sea of ​​Marmara. Exact date birth unknown. Saint Euthymius, Bishop of Maditos, was her brother. After the death of her parents, the girl distributed the inheritance she received and moved to Constantinople, where she took monastic vows and lived for five years. Then she went to the Holy Land to venerate the shrines. After the pilgrimage, she lived as a hermit in the Jordan Valley.

In old age, two years before her death, Parasequa returned home. After she died, she was buried in the general cemetery as a nameless wanderer. Many years later, miraculously, her incorruptible relics were found and placed in a local church. The relics of the saint became famous for many miracles and healings. By order of the Bulgarian Tsar John Asen, in 1238 they were moved to the city of Tarnovgrad. When the Turks captured Bulgaria, the relics were taken to Wallachia. After the capture of Wallachia they were transferred to Belgrade.

When Suleiman I captured Belgrade in 1521, he took the relics of St. Paraskeva to Constantinople. In 1641 they were moved to Iasi, where they are located to this day.

Venerable Paraskeva of Serbia is considered the patroness of Moldova. In Romania, she is honored as the patroness of the Romanian region of Moldova.

October 27: customs and traditions of the day

Around mid-October, the most bleak pre-winter time begins, when autumn is already coming to an end and winter has not yet arrived. The main inconvenience is the impassable mud from frequent rains and snow that quickly melts. At such a time, due to the lack of roads, the peasants were as if under siege - they could not go to the city, nor get to the neighboring village, and it was not easy to get from house to house.

In our country, the Paraskevi are revered as women's saints who patronize women's winter work, primarily spinning. From this day on, they began to crumple and fray the flax. Peasant women organized “linen shows”: they showed the first frayed flax to each other and showed off their handicrafts. The girls tried to show their art to bachelors and future mothers-in-law.

On Praskovya's day, porridge was prepared from wheat from the new harvest, which was seasoned with fresh linseed oil. During the ritual meal they thanked the Lord for the fresh linseed oil and new millet.

On Paraskeva, widows and old maids (vekovukhs) begged for a life partner. For this purpose, a special conspiracy was read:

There is only one prohibition for this day - you cannot spin. According to legend, anyone who sits at a spinning wheel on Paraskeva Friday will be deprived of his sight early on. This ban in the old days applied to all Fridays of the year, which were considered special days weeks:

You can't spin on Friday.

Whoever spins on Friday will have a blind father and mother in the next world.

You can't spin on Friday, but you can sew.

In general, our ancestors endowed Friday with special properties. On this day you should not start new things, otherwise they will “back away”, laugh a lot, otherwise in old age you will have to cry a lot. On Friday, they didn’t even put a chicken on an egg, because, according to legend, chickens from such eggs would not hatch.

The special relationship to the fifth day of the week is due to the fact that on Friday Jesus Christ was crucified and died on the cross. Friday is a fast day; breaking the fast is considered a great sin. On these days, our ancestors not only did not spin, but also did not weave, did not wash or bathe children.

Women born on Praskovya Lenyanitsa are usually tall, have male character, do not tolerate objections, live long. Their life is spent in worries and labors. They rarely differ external beauty, but their soul is pure and bright, like the morning on the feast of Christ.

October 27: signs and beliefs

1. It's never dry on Gryaznikha.
2. If there is a lot of dirt on the roads on this day, then in four weeks real winter will set in.
3. If there is a lot of mud on Paraskeva, then the snow that falls immediately sets the winter path.
4. A bright starry sky means a rich harvest.
5. The crows cawed - the thaw.
6. It's going to rain this day good harvest wheat next year. If the weather is dry and windy, then next year will be dry and barren.
7. Cloudy and snowy weather foreshadows bad weather at the end of May.
8. The forest is covered with frost - next year the oats will be born.
9. If there are a lot of berries on the rowan tree, next summer will be rainy.
10. If the hedgehog's hole is located at the edge of the forest, the winter will be warm, and if it is in the middle, it will be frosty.

To a person born 27 October, you have to work hard to achieve happiness in life. His stone is topaz.

Video: church calendar for October 27

On October 22, the Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of one of the twelve apostles - Jacob Alfeev, who was the brother of the evangelist and apostle Matthew. Having received the descending Holy Spirit with the other apostles, James set out to instruct the lost in salvation and preach the Word of God. First, he performed apostolic ministry in Judea, then with the Apostle Andrew in Mesopotamia, preached the teachings of Christ in Syria, Egypt and Southern Palestine.

Saint James did a lot in the field of saving humanity and converted many pagans to the Christian faith. He ended his earthly life on the paths of Christ - he was crucified on the cross.

October 22: customs and traditions of the day

From Jacob, peasants began to prepare firewood for the Russian stove. People said: “ Autumn firewood burns brightly, spring and summer firewood is no match for them, there is no sporin in them».

It was believed that it was necessary to cut down the forest for firewood from mid-autumn, when most deciduous trees we parted with the foliage and prepared for hibernation. Until spring, moisture is almost completely removed from tree trunks. By this time, the annoying midges in the forest had disappeared, and all the peasants’ field work was coming to an end, thanks to which a lot of free time appeared.

It was possible to chop wood only in the so-called “woodsheds”, where aspen, birch, alder, willow, crooked spruce and pine trees grew. It was in these places that a place was set aside for cutting firewood, which in the old days was called a woodshed or woodcutter.

Often the woodcutter was located in low, swampy places where you couldn’t get to a cart in warm weather. Firewood was removed from here only after it froze and snow fell. And although the sleigh ride is still far away, they tried to cut down the trees in advance. They did this in areas marked by the forester. They cut down trees with an axe. To fell a tree, a person required endurance, strength and dexterity.

Fallen trees were cut up using an ax and a saw. Thick branches were placed in one direction, thin branches (brushwood) in the other. The trunks (wisps) freed from branches were left in place for now. When the cutting was completed, the trunks were dragged with the help of horses to the edge of the forest, clearing or clearing, where they were laid in stacks (with the thick part of the trunk towards the road leading to the village along which they were later transported by drag). As soon as the sleigh route was established, the men began removing the prepared firewood.

Snow often falls on this day - " Yakov sends a white grain to the earth, cools the paths and whiles away the day" Under the expression " Yakov came and sent grains“They understood not only the first snow. From that day on, in mills, home grain grinders and grain mills they began to peel barley, oats and millet, and grind wheat into cereal.

In the old days, the date October 22 was called the Day of the First Porridge. In every house on Yakov, porridge was brewed with fresh vegetable oil, and sometimes with pork or lamb lard. Pies were baked with porridge from the new cereal and served to guests. It was believed that anyone who tasted such a pie would ensure good health and prosperity for the coming year.

October 22: signs and beliefs

1. If it rained in the morning, then expect snow in the evening.
2. Snow fell on the thawed ground - a sign of a poor harvest next year.
3. If the larch needles have not fallen off, then there will be no snow in the near future. And if it does fall out, it will soon melt.
4. There are a lot of “clothes” on the bow - for a harsh winter.
5. If the leaves have not yet fallen from the cherry tree, then there will be a thaw.
6. Black ice means rain.
7. The moon in circles means a dry summer.
8. A fox barks a lot - it means rain or a change in weather.
9. During frost, a mole throws soil out of its hole - this means warming.

Person born 22 October, at first glance stern and unapproachable, but in fact he dreams of love and romance. Sapphire suits him as a talisman.

Video: church calendar for October 22

On October 23, the peasants went about their usual business. On this day, brother and sister were honored - Evlampia and Evlampia Winter Pointers. They lived during the reign of Emperor Maximilan, who was known for his intolerance towards his followers Christian faith. It is interesting that Evlampius and Eulampia came from a noble family and, if they wanted, could have lived comfortably, but one day they decided to accept Christianity in their hometown Nicodemus. When they learned about Maximilian’s order to rid the city of all Christians, they did not run away, and Eulampius himself, moreover, laughed in the face of the emperor’s guards, for which he was captured and subjected to a large number torture. Evlampius endured all the torment steadfastly and did not renounce his faith. Evlampia, having learned how Evlampius was suffering, also went to trial and declared herself a Christian, saying that she was ready to endure the same suffering along with her brother. The pagans tried to burn the brother and sister in the oven and boil them in boiling water, but they could not do them any harm. Then the emperor ordered that Eulampius' head be cut off, after which his sister gave up the ghost from grief.

On October 23, it was customary to split logs into splinters. Then the torches were installed at an angle of 10-15 degrees in special lamps called light fixtures. It was in their light that the peasants usually did some kind of household chores: handicrafts, cooking, making something, repairing tools. Since the torch burned out quite quickly (in just a few minutes), the children were instructed to ensure that the torches were changed on time.

Among the people, fire emanating from a splinter was the main element that ruled the world. They perceived it as a flame that destroyed everything in its path, from which it was impossible to escape. However, if you learn to control the fire of a torch, you can get the right warmth, the ability to cook food and survive the cold season easier. Moreover, the light of the splinter was associated with the sun, which was becoming less and less - the days, for the most part, were cloudy.

On October 23, the last cumulus clouds floated across the sky, and the water in reservoirs was already freezing. Therefore, the peasants were preparing for winter, and this time was filled with a variety of worries.

Folk signs for October 23

1. The moon with its horns indicates which direction they will come from in the near future. strong winds. If the horns point to the North, then it will also snow, and if to the South - according to signs, there will be rain, and inclement weather will last until November 4
2. If a person was born on October 23, then topaz is considered his talisman

Many autumn signs that we inherited from our ancestors are important even now. Most of them will help you avoid troubles and misfortunes in the future, as well as properly prepare for winter.

First autumn month came to an end, and with it the Indian summer ended. In October, as usual, cold rains, falling leaves and the first reminders of the onset of winter await us. At this time it happens abrupt change weather conditions, and many signs are a kind of forecast for the coming months. Signs for October will help you find out what changes await you in the near future and whether it is worth taking out warm clothes from your wardrobe, or whether autumn will still delight us with warmth.

Signs for every day

In October, every day is associated with certain signs. The experts of the site dailyhoro.ru have prepared the most important and useful of them for you.

October 1st. If you see a flock of cranes flying away on this day, it means that the first snow will fall on Pokrov (October 14).

2 October. On this day the hives were collected. The bee harvest began - the period from October 2 to October 10, when it is customary to collect honey. Anyone who eats a spoonful of honey on an empty stomach during these days will be happy all year. For girls, this day could be a harbinger of a wedding. If you look into your lover’s eyes on October 2, he will soon fall madly in love with you.

October 3. If today the wind blows from the north it means cold weather, from the south it means clear and warm weather, from the west it means rain, from the east it means dry weather.

The 4th of October. It was believed that if the weather was clear but cold on this day, it meant that there would be severe frosts in winter.

October 6. This day was considered the most suitable for fortune telling with money. To do this, take water from a river or lake into a glass and leave it on the windowsill with open window. If something falls into a glass overnight, next year awaits you financial well-being, if not, get ready for difficulties with money.

October 9. If snow falls on wet ground on this day, it will lie for a long time; if it falls on dry ground, it will melt quickly.

October 10. If there are few cones on the spruce and pine trees at this time, there will be severe frosts in winter.
If on this day warm weather, which means autumn will be warm and dry.

October 11. Among the people - Kharitonov Day. It was believed that October 11 devilry walks the streets, and many did not go outside to avoid damage, the evil eye or misfortunes.

October 12- Day of Theophan the Merciful. It was believed that on this day Feofan blocked the sun from frost. If the weather is warm on this day, it means there will be no cold weather.

October 14- Pokrov day, religious holiday dedicated to the appearance of the Virgin Mary. It was believed that the first frosts began on this day. People were harvesting crops and finally completing agricultural work. If snow fell on this day, they prepared for a cold and snowy winter, and clear weather foreshadowed a warm winter.

October 15. People believed that on this day demons go for a walk. Therefore, people went to church in the morning, prayed and asked to take away troubles and misfortunes from them. However, those born on this day were promised happiness and good luck for life.

October 16. On this day, people with an evil eye were avoided: it was believed that if damage was caused on October 16, it would be very difficult to remove it later.

17 October. In Rus', a sharp cold snap was always expected on this day. If it was warm on October 17, it means there will be no frost in winter.

October 18. If you see a lot of crows or jackdaws on this day, cold winter will soon come.

October 19. On this day, quantity and quality were assessed harvested. If there is a lot produced over the summer, the next a year will pass comfortably. If the harvest is poor and rotten, financial difficulties are expected next year.

The 20th of October. If snow falls on fallen tree leaves today, it will soon melt. If the weather is clear, you will have to wait a long time for winter.

October 21. It's good to buy on this day winter clothes. It was believed that purchased warm clothes would last a long time.

22 of October- Yakov Day or Day of the first porridge. People expected the first snow on October 22 and associated it with cereals. If it snowed, they said that “Yakov sent grain.” Anyone who serves porridge on the table on this day will live in abundance throughout the next year.

October 23. If by this day there are still fruits on the rowan tree, there will soon be a lot of rain.

October 24. If by this day the ice on the river is already strong, then you can walk on it, and the whole year will pass in prosperity.

the 25th of October. The starry sky today portends a rich harvest for next year. Bright stars indicate the coming cold, dim stars indicate warmth.

October 26. If on this day you see a cat licking itself, it means that severe cold and snowfall are approaching.

27th October. The day was considered women's day. Young girls and women were forbidden to do household chores, and those who neglected this sign could attract misfortune to themselves and their home. If labor begins on this day, it will pass quickly and painlessly.

28 of October. The most favorable day for cleaning. It was believed that today, along with the garbage, all troubles and misfortunes are swept out of the house.

29th of October. If you get caught in the rain on this day, illness will bypass you all year.

October 31. The last day of the month was considered the last day for leaf fall. If the leaves have not yet fallen by this day, the winter will be long and cold.

It was not for nothing that our ancestors attached great importance to signs. After all, thanks to them, they learned what awaited them in the future, and could prepare themselves for unforeseen circumstances. Many signs have reached us. If you follow them, you can attract happiness and good luck and avoid troubles and misfortunes. Prosperity and good health to you, and don't forget to press the buttons and