Why women in Kalmykia should be wary of strangers tomorrow

In the national calendar of Kharitonov, the day had bad fame. Ancestors believed that on October 11, dark forces would intensify.

Especially wary in the villages were the occasional encounters with strangers. There was a superstition that people with dark eyes are able to jinx a person more than others.

On October 11, women were engaged in needlework: sewing, knitting, spinning. Ahead was Pokrov, which in Russia began the active time of autumn weddings. Therefore, such evening gatherings became a meeting place for unmarried youth. Guys came to the girls, met, communicated, looked at each other. After that, the case could go to matchmaking and wedding preparation.