August 27 is the Day of Micah Tihovey. Sorry to disappoint, but this day is the beginning of autumn…
CrimeaPRESS reports:
Alas and ah, but according to the astronomical calendar, August 27 is the beginning of autumn. And she more and more often reminds of her imminent approach with a suddenly blowing cool wind and already cool evenings. Usually the first autumn leaf fall begins on this day. Moreover, in the Russian north, the end of August is the time for the first autumn frosts!
And the Dormition Fast ends. The time of the Meat Eater comes and weddings begin to play. By the way, the people believed that Mikheev’s Day was the last opportunity this year to woo a girl they liked.
On Mikhey it was necessary to finish all the field work. Who did not have time — he was helped by the whole world. Even the poorest, but hardworking families were not left without attention. But lazy people in peasant communities were not favored. Like, they are to blame for their misfortunes.
The church now venerates the memory of the holy prophet Micah, who lived in the 8th century BC on the territory of Judea. It is believed that Micah became the author of the prophetic book and the founder of the tendency to simplify Judaism and its essence. Micah saw the main task for the believer in humility, obedience and doing good deeds. By the way, it was Micah who was one of the first to talk about the coming of Jesus Christ to earth. The people called Micah Tychovey, because on August 27 it was customary to watch the wind and analyze what the weather would be like in the coming days. Masons were honored, especially those who built temples. It was also believed that Micah patronizes those who want to purchase housing. It is interesting that masons in Rus’ were even a little afraid, because they could arrange an evil thing — for example, lay a goose feather in a chimney, and then every time the stove is kindled, the stove will “groan”, which will frighten the household very much.
Notes of the day:
- Cranes fly south — frosts will come in early October.
- The wind is quiet — to a dry and warm autumn.
- Strong wind — by rainy and cold September.
- Strong wind after a long lull — to rain.
- Scarlet dawn — to a strong wind all day.
- The north wind blows — to a good harvest of rye.
- New moon on this day — in a week the weather will change dramatically.
Name days are celebrated today by: Arkady, Alexander, Nikolai, Matvey, Fedor, Vasily, Alexei, Eva, Evdokia, Vladimir.
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