Philippov's Kanitor: how to guess for money on October 24

On October 24, 2026, the Orthodox Church remembers St. Philip, the apostle of seventy from Caesarea of Palestine. According to popular signs, this day is called Philippovaya Kaniteli and has a number of strict prohibitions and traditions, the correspondent of MK in Pskov said.

On Philippov day, the ancestors tried to complete the accumulated household chores and prepare the house for the cold season. Diligence on this day, according to legend, helped lay the foundation of prosperity for the coming winter. In the evenings, women chopped and salted cabbage, harvesting it for the winter, and men carried grain to the mill for threshing.

A special tradition was fortune-telling about money: if the snow fell on the wet ground and did not melt or the river was already possible to walk on the ice, waited for a good income. And those who accidentally stain their shoes in a deep puddle or step into a muddle, signs promised unexpected profit.

The most stringent ban concerned the recalculation of savings: it was believed that if you recalculate the money on October 24, you can lose it. It was not recommended to look at crows and count them - this, according to legend, attracted troubles. You couldn't argue and argue at the table, otherwise the year would be at odds. I didn’t recommend putting things off until tomorrow, either – it was a problem. Taking bread and salt out of the house was considered a harbinger of loss of wealth.

The main weatherman of the day was the first snow. If it snowed on the morning of October 24 and did not melt until the evening, it foreshadowed an early and severe winter. A clear frosty morning also predicted a cold and snowy winter, and frost on trees and bushes suggested that there would be a good harvest of grain in the new year. If rivers and lakes were already covered with ice by that day, winter promised to come early, and spring - to be late. A fog running low on the ground foreshadowed several warm days, a clear moon at night promised quick frosts, and the moon in a dull haze - snowfall. The north wind foreshadowed severe cold, the poultry hiding its head under its wing - a sharp cold snap.