Ludmilin Day September 29: what can and cannot be done, folk signs

The name "Bird bone" appeared due to the ancient custom of guessing about the coming winter. After the feast, people considered the bones of the eaten bird and the amount of fat on them. It was believed that thick bones and abundant fat foreshadowed cold and snowy winters, and thin bones - milder weather.

At this time, peasants completed seasonal work and began to actively prepare for the cold. The houses were put in order, checked supplies, insulated outbuildings. Women harvested cabbage: it was salted and fermented, adding apples, carrots, cranberries or lingonberries. Such collective preparations often turned into gatherings, which were called “cabbage parties”.

Particular attention was paid to birds. The migratory flocks were already heading south, so they tried to determine what autumn would be like and when the cold would come. If geese and starlings did not leave for a long time, it was believed that warm weather would linger.

Folk signs

The date was associated with many observations of nature. For example, warm and dry weather was considered a harbinger of a mild winter. If the geese gathered in flocks and went south, they waited for a quick cold snap. Large reserves, which made mice and moles, in popular belief, also associated with the harsh winter.

The sky was also watched: the thunder of September 29 was considered a sign of a low-snow winter, and low-smoking smoke - a sign of an imminent change in weather. Brightly twinkling stars in the morning were associated with worsening weather conditions.

What to do on Ludmilin Day

The day was considered suitable for household chores and preparation for winter. You can do cleaning, check food and other supplies, put in order outbuildings and harvest products.

In folk tradition, it is also customary to start the day with kind words and wishes to loved ones. It was believed that a good attitude to others will return to man.

What can't you do

It is considered undesirable to quarrel, swear and find out the relationship. Do not lend money or things, because with them you can give your own luck.

In addition, it is better not to go on a long road and do not start big business.

Separately, there was a ban on fishing and eating fish.

In the bath tried not to use someone else's broom, fearing to take over the illness or troubles of its owner.

Church festival

The main church remembrance of this day is the memory of the Great Martyr Euthymia the All-Praiseful, who lived in Chalcedon at the turn of the III-IV centuries. According to church legend, she suffered for the Christian faith during the persecution. September 29 also commemorates the martyr Lyudmila, Princess of the Czech Republic, and several other saints.

Ludmila Czecha is considered one of the early patroness of Christianity in the Czech Republic. According to legend, she was the wife of Prince Borzhivoy I and was engaged in the education of her grandson Wenceslas, the future holy prince. Lyudmila died in 921 at the hands of opponents of Christianity and was later canonized.