June 20 — St. Fedot Day. Let's go swimming, but …

Krympress reports:

The people believed that from June 20 you can open the bathing season. Until the day of Fedot, our ancestors believed, this cannot be done, because water and mermaids can be dragged under the water. Since the 20th, Fedot with a sickle guard near water bodies and cuts off the hair to all mermaids who are trying to attack a Christian.

The church now honors the memory of a martyr named Theodot Ankirsky, who lived in the city of Ankir in the III century. He was an ardent preacher of the faith of Christ. I was able to convert many sinners to Christianity. Feodot had his own hotel in which he often talked with his guests about faith and life. She became a shelter for many Christians who were persecuted organized by the emperor. In addition, Theodot tried to visit prisoners in prison as often as possible and buried them after execution or death from illnesses. It was then that 7 girls accepted the martyrdom at the hands of the persecutors. One of these girls appeared to Feodot in a dream and ordered him to raise the bodies of the girl from the bottom of the lake in order to produce their burial. Theodot fulfilled the request, and the Lord helped him in this. The emperor learned about Theodot, who ordered the old man to grab and subject him to numerous torment. After that, Theodot was executed. However, it is known that until the last second he did not renounce faith and continued to glorify Jesus Christ.

Weather signs are as follows:

• Bees sit on the walls of the hive — to strong heat.
• Night without dew — wait for the rain.
• Thunder thunders June 20 — to the badger, which will last for several days. If the thunder passes on June 20 from place to place and is heard from different sides, a hail is possible with cooling.
• Rain on Fedot — there will be a bad rye harvest.
• Pigeons are looking for shelters in clear weather — to the early rain.
• Red, fiery flashes of lightning portend winds or storm.
• If the smoke from the fire is creeping on the ground, swirls or eats his eyes, and the coals smolder — the weather will change to inclement.
• Vorozhki in dust bathe — to be bad.
• In the morning on the roof, the pigeons sit closely, turning breasts to the east — to the rain.
• During the night, spiders expanded their networks — the day will be good.

Name days today they note: Ignatius, Stepan, Zinaida, Kaleria, Maria, Anna, Valeria, Vasily, Lukyan, Athanasius.

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