CrimeaPRESS reports:
May 22 was also popularly called the Day of St. Nicholas the Warm and the Day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. This saint was very loved and revered in Rus’. He was considered the protector of travelers and sailors, as well as married couples. In addition, they believed that the Wonderworker especially favored young children and prevented fires.
Previously, on May 22, everyone tried to give and feed the poor, so that they themselves would not need anything throughout the year.
They tried not to swim in the river until May 22, as this was considered a great sin.
And on the day of St. Nicholas of Spring, they “ordered” meadows — this was done with the help of twigs and branches, which were stuck into the ground on May 22, so that it was clear: cattle could not be grazed here.
The signs for the day are:
- Is the morning foggy and humid? To improve your health and not get sick for a whole year, you need to wash your face with fresh dew.
- Frogs croak loudly at Nikola — to a good oat harvest.
- The alder has bloomed — buckwheat should be sown on May 22.
- It rains all day — for a cold and stormy summer.
- According to folk superstitions, on May 22, it was necessary to plant potatoes on this day so that they would grow large and tasty.
Name days are celebrated today: Nikolai, Severin, Christopher, Akulina, Vasily, Gabriel, Dmitry, Joseph.
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