December 12 is the Day of Paramon the Winter Guide. Borrow bread, eggs, butter from your neighbors

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And this day was also popularly called Paramon’s day, Paramon, Akaki Healer, Zornik. The main sign of December 12 was snow, which everyone was looking forward to with great impatience. And before Paramon, of course, there was “shallow snow falling,” but: “It’s not the snow that’s sweeping, but the one that comes from the sky,” and the more of it that falls on the frozen ground, people said, the warmer it will be to while away the winter .

By December 12, the weather was quite cold, and people believed that at this time Winter roamed the streets and even rooftops in a bearskin, waking up women early in the morning to light the stoves and prepare food, since it was very difficult to get up in the morning. There was another interesting sign: on this day it was necessary to feed the chickens buckwheat only from the right sleeve — this way they would start laying eggs earlier. In addition, a nail was driven into the bottom log of the western wall of the bathhouse so that the building would be strong and no one in the family would get sick.

Girl fortune telling was also common. So, the girls kneaded the dough using river water, for which they approached the reservoir 3 times and brought water in their mouths. When they scooped up water, they looked at what came into their hands. Pebbles predict marriage with a builder, earth — with a grain grower, fish — with a fisherman. The baked goods were then placed on a bench, and the girls brought their roosters. Whose rooster tastes the bread first, the girl will have the wedding first.

They also said that on December 12 you must borrow something from your neighbors: bread, eggs, butter, etc. This way you can attract good luck for the next year.

The Church today honors the memory of Saint Paramon, who suffered for the faith along with other 370 martyrs in the year 250. As you know, Paramon was imprisoned by pagans who forced him to renounce Christian teaching. It was Paramon who initially stood up for righteous Christians against whom mass persecution was organized. As a result, he was tortured and then beheaded along with the rest of those arrested.

Signs of the day:

• The snow covered the valleys on Paramon — the blizzard will continue for another week.
• It’s snowing — there will be a blizzard soon.
• Dawn is painted in crimson light in the morning — strong winds will begin soon.
• The snow has not fallen yet, which means there will be severe frosts until December 19th.
• If a person was born on December 12, then his talisman is amazonite or amethyst.
• Red dawn — it will be a clear day.

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