It is August 10 - the Orthodox holiday of Saints Prokhor and Parmen, whose signs are connected with people's lives and their daily activities. Also on this day the Smolensk icon of the Mother of God is celebrated - one of the main church holidays in Russia.
What is remarkable about the 10th of August?
On this day, villagers not only celebrated church holidays , but also honored blacksmiths - masters of all trades who could, as everyone thought, tame iron, water and fire. They came with gifts and words of gratitude. But on August 10th the trade went badly. It was believed that buying this day will not bring benefits and will not last long.
Folk signs
Signs of Smolensk associated with the occupation of people:
- August 10 went to the forest for berries. It was believed that for the successful collection of berries it was necessary to give the first collected glass to a stranger, which guaranteed complete baskets in the future;
- The found berry places had to be kept secret - if on that day someone was told about them, they could lose them forever - they confounded the path leading to the left;
- signs on August 10, argue that the mushroom pickers also had to keep their mouths shut about the mushroom spots found; it is better if the children and old people went about mushrooms;
- if a woman was going to pick berries, she must have been healthy and in a good mood, otherwise there will be no luck;
- It was believed that on this day, Prokhor and Parmen, it was not worthwhile to start any exchanges - they necessarily ended in failure or deception;
- popular signs on August 10, asserted that on this day it was impossible not only to borrow money , but also to give;
- on Smolensk the pears were cleaned, thus only men and children were engaged in it. It was believed that the fruits on this day acquired an unusual property: if there was any problem, you had to slowly eat a fruit, and its solution was;
- August 10 was successful for transplanting flowers and blanks for the winter.