February 22 is St. Pancras Day. Be sure to give your cat a gift!

CrimeaPRESS reports:

On February 22 we honor the memory of the recluse and ascetic Pankraty of Pechersk, who lived in the 13th century. Legend has it that he chose caves as his home, where he lived his entire life in prayer.

The people believed that today was the same February day on which a miracle could happen, and the weather would suddenly change its winter character to spring. They said: “Pankrat adds water, March collects.” And our ancestors now wove bast shoes from bast and flax. We were preparing for spring. Moreover, this work was carried out exclusively by men. And I had to make a lot of such shoes, because they wore out quickly — 2 pairs per week for one person.

And our ancestors also looked at this day with caution: from February 22, a difficult time began for the peasants, because food supplies were coming to an end — “Pankrat doesn’t have much in his bins.”

Today’s weather signs are as follows:

• The next 7 days after February 22 are cold — March will be both warm and sunny.
• Snow is sticking to the trees — expect warming soon.
• A crimson sunset means snowfall.
• Starless and dark night — winter will soon end.
• It’s been thawing all day — winter won’t go away for a very long time.
• The forest is noisy — expect warm weather soon. February is very cold — there will be no more frosts.
• Seeing a hazel grouse on a spruce branch means cold weather.
• The windows in the house are fogged up — it will become warmer.
• Tree branches bend under the snow — the year will be fruitful.

AND! All dreams about Pankrat are prophetic!!!

Name days on February 22 are celebrated by: Mark, Innocent, Tikhon, Gennady, Vasily, Ivan, Nikifor.

In Japan today they celebrate Cat Day! Everything is, in principle, simple: the Japanese believe that cats, when meowing, make the sound “nyan-nyan-nyan”, which in Japanese means “two-two-two”. And by someone’s will, this “cat phrase” was tied to a date similar in numbers — to the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the year. So don’t forget to wish your pet cats a happy holiday and treat them with a treat today!

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