March 11 — St. Porfiry's Day. And the birds drive nests

Krympress reports:

On March 11, they considered in Rus’, birds returning to their native lands begin to twist the nests. That is why these days were grandiose — a bird day. At the same time, however, they said: «Do not believe in early spring — frosts will return and destroy crops.» In addition, there was a belief: the young men precisely on March 11 bypassed the side of beautiful women, in which, according to legend, Kikimorye instilled. They seduced the guys, lured them into the forest and took power, or even killed them.

The church on this day honors St. Porfiry — the Archbishop of Gasky. It is known for claiming Christianity, struggling with the Gentiles. On his prayers, numerous miracles and healings were performed.

The people, paying attention to the weather, tried to predict her behavior in the near future:

• The birds returned from warm edges earlier — to the rich crop of grain crops.
• Birds drive nests in the south — the summer will be cool.
• The blizzard is a blizzard — the snow melts very soon, but the summer will be rainy and cool.
• The starry sky is to the summer drought.
• The snow on Porfiry melted — wait for Morozov in the coming days.
• If the birds drive nests on the shadow side, the summer will be warm.
• Snow went — there will be a lot of precipitation in the summer.
• Rooks arrived — snow will soon melt, but the summer will be cold.
• Sparrows in flocks are lost — the weather will be dry and sunny in the very near future.
• Pigeons cooked on the street — wait for warming.
• Crows are circling overhead — to warming.
• Pigeons under the roof are hidden — warming will be very soon.
• High clouds portend clear weather.
• In the morning, fog — the weather will be inclement. Fog in the evening — portends a warm morning.
• A strong wind blew — frosts come to an end.
• There are no clouds at night in the sky, the stars are visible — wait for a hot summer with a lot of thunderstorms.
• The southern or southwest wind blows-the thaw will come.

Name days on March 11 note: Asfeya, Ivan, Nikolai, Porfiry, Sevastian, Teresa.

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