CrimeaPRESS reports:
On Konon the Grasshopper’s Day they said, “Konon is calling you to the garden.” They started digging gardens and hauling manure onto them. They were sure that such deeds showed respect to the owner of the day and the patron of gardeners, for which he, in turn, would certainly reward him with a good harvest.
And in Rus’ they believed that from this day on, “matinees” (spring frosts), which happen before sunrise, will be lighter than the other. And there will be only forty of them.
In addition, on Konon-Gradar our ancestors commemorated the dead. They also prayed for the missing, hoping that heaven would hear their requests and their loved ones would return home.
The Church honors the memory of Konon the Gradar, who lived in the Pamphylian city of Mandona, as a martyr. He was engaged in cultivating vegetable gardens, which is why he received his nickname. In the ancient church monthly books, this saint is also called the Sufferer. During the persecution of Christians, he was brutally executed for his faith.
As for weather signs, then:
- Clear and warm weather – summer will be warm or moderately hot. There will be no hail.
- The rooks are nesting — in three weeks you can start sowing.
- The wagtails have arrived — it will be a warm spring.
- The first snowdrops appeared in the forest — a sign that plowing can begin.
- On Gradar day will become equal to night, winter will end.
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