July 3 is the day of Methodius the Sparrowhawk. It would be better if it didn't rain that day…

By CrimeaNEWS On Июл 2, 2023

CrimeaPRESS reports:

And on July 3, the people called the Weather Indicator and Web Day. The period of light hunting began. The people believed that today you need to shoot at least one quail in order to return home with prey.

On July 3, the Church honors the memory of Saint Methodius, Bishop of Patara, who lived in the 3rd-4th centuries. in Asia Minor and was known for his monastic humility. He was engaged in teaching his flock the Law of God, tried to fight heresy, showing the strength of character and convictions. After the death of Methodius, a large number of his writings devoted to the defense of Christianity and the interpretation of Holy Scripture remained. There were also writings with dogmas against heresy, various teachings. It is known that in 312 the bishop was captured by pagans and sentenced to death.

And what about the weather? Notes for today:

Is it raining on Methodius? It will go on for another forty days.
If the spiders do not weave a web and even destroy the old one, there will be a protracted bad weather ahead with strong winds.
If the spiders diligently weave a web, warm and sunny weather will last for a few more days.
If the ants are hiding in an anthill — wait for a strong wind. Do they gather in small piles? To rain and thunder.
If the swans scream in the evening — to bad weather.
The toad crawled out onto the grass, the frogs begin to jump on land, the swans screamed in the evening — in all these cases, expect rain.

Name days are celebrated today by: Dmitry, Athanasius, Inna, Rimma, Naum, Gleb, Andrei, Ivan, Nikolai.

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