CrimeaPRESS reports:
On August 4, girls in Rus’ prayed for the gift of heavenly beauty. They addressed their hopes and aspirations to Saint Mary Magdalene, one of the myrrh-bearing women, a witness to the resurrection of Christ from the dead. The Church honors her memory today.
Also, on the fourth day of August, girls prepared lotions and poultices from herbs and berries, and read spells and incantations.
Today’s dew was considered good for the skin. At the same time, peasants considered it a real disaster. They said that it was harmful to the harvest and livestock. Dew was extremely feared in those regions where flax was grown. It foreshadowed crop failure and promised numerous troubles and misfortunes to weavers, seamstresses and linen merchants.
On Marfa, blueberries and currants ripened in the forests. These berries were prepared for the winter: jam was made from them and dried in attics.
Signs of the day:
- Working in the field is a bad omen. You may be struck by lightning. But if you need to urgently, you should pray to the patron saint of the day, and she will protect you from thunderbolts.
- A strong thunderstorm means good haymaking.
- Loud peals of thunder mean hail.
- Honey mushrooms have appeared — it means there will be a poor mushroom harvest.
- A thunderstorm that doesn’t stop all day means a good fruit harvest in the garden.
- The spiders have disappeared — it’s going to rain.
- Lots of slugs mean damp weather.
- Chickens walking around the yard during rain means it will get warm.
- Fog at dawn means a clear day.
Today’s name days are celebrated by: Korniliy, Mikhail, Alexey, Maria.
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