They told me what not to do on the Day of the hundred bans

Orthodox Kalugans today remember the martyrs of Probus, Tarakh and Andronikos. In the national calendar, this date is listed as the Day of Andron the Stargazer or the Day of the Hundred Bans.

It was accepted in honor of the saint on this day until midnight to watch the stars. According to signs, many stars promised a rich harvest in the next year, the bright sky was to frost, dim promised the arrival of warming.

This day included many prohibitions, including the refusal of large cleaning, physical labor, new beginnings to avoid pain in the hands and back, failure.

It was forbidden to brag and whitewash the walls. It is better to tie a white ribbon to the broom and sweep out the corners. Among the prohibitions were profanity, quarrels and boasting, as well as making wishes for falling stars - instead of fulfilling fortune tellers got problems.

In order to prevent trouble in the house, it was believed that on October 25 you can not open the door to those you do not know and ask who came.

It was forbidden to laugh loudly, so as not to cry later, offend living beings, count money, overeat, joke with the elderly, as well as brew tea and coffee so that things would not drag on. Among the prohibitions was the refusal of marriage and wedding.

Earlier, “MK in Kaluga” wrote that the Kaluga residents were told what not to do on the Autumn Grandfathers.