CrimeaPRESS reports:
July 26 in Rus’ was usually spent in the fields, because the active harvest period continued. Our ancestors were very happy if the weather was good on these days: rain had an extremely negative effect on the condition of the mown hay — it began to rot. People often tried to drive away the showers with special prayers and magic rituals. In the Arkhangelsk region, for example, the saying «Don’t go, rain, where they reap, but go where they wait» has survived to this day.
And July 26 is also a turning point, which people considered the middle of summer.
The Church now honors the memory of Archangel Gabriel. He is one of the most important angels and is mentioned several times in the Bible. It was Gabriel who predicted to the prophet Daniel how the fate of the Jewish people would develop, and told Mary about the birth of Christ. Incidentally, Gabriel was with Mary throughout his life and protected her. He appeared to Joseph, the husband of the Virgin Mary, to warn him of the danger that threatened Jesus when Herod decided to exterminate all the babies in the city. Jesus himself also met with Archangel Gabriel when he was in the Garden of Gethsemane and asked for spiritual strengthening, strength to endure torment and suffering. It was also from Archangel Gabriel that the myrrh-bearing women received the news of the resurrection of Jesus.
As for signs:
- The day was dry, hot and sunny? Good weather in the first autumn months.
- Heavy rain means crop failure.
- Swallows fly low — it’s late autumn.
- Dark clouds in the sky mean a change in the weather. If it was dry before, it will rain. But if it was rainy outside, the Sun should come out soon!
- The rye is ripe – it’s time to pick boletus mushrooms.
- In the morning the bees went to the meadows — the weather will be good all day.
- A fish beats its tail – good weather.
- Lots of rye in the fields means a good raspberry harvest.
- Ducks quack during the rain — clear weather will set in soon.
- During a thunderstorm, the wind blows from the west or northwest — the rain will pass quickly, and there will be no hail.
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