CrimeaPRESS reports:
Bride — because on this day it was customary to look closely at the alder and make predictions about when it will bloom. People attributed special medicinal properties to this tree, and well log houses were also made from alder. In addition, on April 17, we monitored the bees, trying to understand when to put out the hives.
And on Osip’s Day they said: “The first swallow is not spring, the crane brings it on its wings.” These birds were used to judge whether the warm season had finally arrived or whether there would still be frosts. By the way, in Rus’ cranes were considered protectors from evil and they prayed to them for protection.
The church today honors the memory of Joseph the Songwriter, who lived in the 9th century. By order of the Byzantine emperors, who fought against Christianity, Joseph was imprisoned several times during his life. God gifted him with poetic talent and he devoted many of his years to composing liturgical hymns.
As for weather signs, then:
- Is the sunrise golden pink? The weather will be very good in the near future.
- The birch blossomed earlier than the alder — the summer will be dry, and vice versa.
- The alder is all strewn with earrings — to a rich harvest of oats. If there are a lot of cones on it, then barley will be born.
- It started to rain on April 17 — the spring will be stormy, with a lot of precipitation.
- The wind blows from the north — to rain. If the wind blows from the South, then expect a good spring harvest.
- A lot of birch sap means there will be a lot of rain in the summer.
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