Folk signs on October 18: why on this day you can not boast about prosperity and leave work unfinished

Tomorrow, October 18, according to the national calendar, the day of Kharitinina (Kharitininin day) and Denis Pozimnei is celebrated. The Orthodox Church remembers the martyr Charitina and Saint Dionysius. In the people, this day was called the “eternal weaver”, since from it women sat behind spinning wheels and looms. Denis received the nickname “Winter” due to the fact that from this day the real cold began, and the first snow could already lie on the ground.

• There is no snow on Haritina - winter will come late, and autumn will drag on.

The first snow fell - for the fast and snowy winter.

Dry and clear day - winter will be mild and snowy.

Wind from the north - to cold and severe winter, from the south - to warm.

• Crows gather in flocks - for a cold snap.

• Smoke from the pipe rises in a column - to the frost.

• The trees have not yet shed their leaves; winter will be late.

• Bright stars in the sky for good weather the next day.

• In the morning frost on the grass - to dry and sunny weather.

Women - spin, weave and sew - Saint Charitina was considered the patroness of needlework, and lazy she could confuse threads.

• Cleaning and preparing the house for the winter - wash windows, insulate doors, change the curtains for denser ones.

• Baking pies and treating loved ones - the hostess baked pies so that the house had prosperity.

• To help those in need - to give alms, to share warm clothes.

• Buying winter clothes is considered a good sign to buy warm clothes on this day.

• To be lazy and leave needlework unfinished - according to legend, unclean force could confuse threads or spoil the work.

• To quarrel, swear and gossip - to protracted conflicts.

• Showing off your wealth can lead to poverty.

• To lend money, they may not come back.

• To go to the forest alone - it was believed that on this day you can meet evil spirits.

On this day, the Russian Orthodox Church honors the memory of the martyr Charitina, who suffered for her faith at the beginning of the IV century, and also remembers St. Dionysius, Bishop of Alexandria. Believers try to visit the temple, pray to the saints and spend a day in peace with loved ones.