CrimeaPRESS reports:
This day was also called cold Yegory, Yuryev’s day, winter Yegory, cold Yury, George the Victorious, Yegory-with-the-Bridge (as a sign of strengthening the ice), Yegory the Wolf Intercessor.
December 9 was a very significant day for our ancestors. Before the establishment of serfdom in Rus’, Yegor Kholodny was considered the period for the possible transition of peasants from one landowner to another. It was only necessary to warn the former owner of your desire a week before St. George’s Day, pay the owner of the land for the “living” and with a pure soul go to another estate in search of a better life. The Council Code of 1649 once and for all banned such “liberties”, assigning peasants to the owners of those lands on which they had until now lived, albeit meagerly, but freely. From that time on, bitter sayings began to circulate around the world, surviving to this day: “A man got up on Yuryev’s day to take care of the boyar’s goods, and he sat down like a biryuk in a hole,” “A woman got ready to take a walk from the master’s yard on Yuryev’s day, yes I couldn’t find the way,” “Here’s to you, grandma, and St. George’s Day.”
They also said that Yuri needed to finally pay off all existing debts.
On December 9, the Church honors the memory of the martyr St. George the Victorious, or rather, the date of the consecration of his temple in Moscow is celebrated. It is Saint George who is considered one of the most revered saints in Russia. He was born around the 3rd century in the territory of Cappadocia. George’s parents were Christians, and therefore raised their son in faith and piety. However, initially George was not so famous among Christians. Moreover, he performed admirably while in military service under Emperor Diocletian. Although after the latter initiated persecution of Christians, George distributed all his property to poor people, and he himself went to Diocletian and openly declared that he was a Christian. Despite the fact that George had previously served the emperor faithfully, Diocletian ordered him to be subjected to numerous tortures. Before his death, George made the sign of the cross over the statue of Apollo, after which the idols in the temple were destroyed. The emperor’s wife threw herself at George’s feet and asked him to forgive Diocletian and the sins he had committed. As a result, she and George died at the hands of the pagans. According to legend, one of George’s posthumous miracles was the killing of a snake that was devastating the lands in Beirut. That is why St. George the Victorious is often depicted with a spear.
AND! People believed that it was on December 9 that the bear went to hibernate in its den — it became so cold. People went to wells to listen to the water and understand what winter would be like. So, if the water on December 9 was calm and without disturbances, then the winter will be warm, without snowstorms and frosts. If noise and hum were heard from the bottom of the well, then these are signs that the winter will be frosty, with blizzards and blizzards.
Other signs of the day:
- A lot of snow had fallen before this moment — on Gregory of the Veshny (May 6) everything will melt and new grass will grow.
- A cold day foretells that there will be severe frost, and the winter itself will be harsh.
- If a person was born on December 9, then his talisman is chrysoberyl or chalcedony.
- Not far from the house, a wolf howls — there will be severe frosts.
- A persistent snowstorm throughout the day means that the bees will be watered early.
- Frost has fallen — there will be a good harvest.
- The north wind foretells frosts.
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