CrimeaPRESS reports:
Other “names” for May 11 are Maxim’s Day, Maxim and Jason, Maxim the Birch Tree. The people firmly believed that this day was endowed with real magical powers. The main thing was to collect birch sap. Today it was said to have healing properties. Can help in the treatment of edema, arthritis, scurvy, anemia, gout, furunculosis. In addition, knowledgeable people today prepared various potions from plantain, coltsfoot, and nettle.
And on Jason’s Day, our ancestors “sorcered” — they caught the warm spring wind from the south in a votive amulet at the crossroads. Then it was hung on the patient’s neck, and then, according to popular belief: “The wind is warm — there will be a healthy man.”
The weather signs are:
- Clear sunrise, not a cloud in the sky? Summer will be sunny.
- Is the night warm and starry on the night of May 11th? For a bountiful harvest.
- The south wind is blowing — there will be a lot of thunderstorms in the summer.
- Was it raining and the temperature dropped before it ended? The weather will improve in the coming days.
- The dandelions have just bloomed — the summer will be dry.
- The stars twinkle strongly at dawn — it will rain soon.
- Butterflies hid in barns and houses — it will be windy and cold.
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