Volgograd residents were reminded of holidays and ancient traditions on October 23

Orthodox calendar

The Church of October 23 honors the memory of the Nicomedia martyrs – Eulampius and his sister Eulampia, who suffered for open confession of faith at the beginning of the IV century during the persecution of the Roman emperor Maximian. Tradition says that neither a hot stove nor a boiling pot harmed them, after which the young man was beheaded by the sword, and his sister departed to the Lord beside him.

Also on this day is celebrated the memory of St. Innocent, Bishop of Penza (1819), and the Monk Martyr Ambrose (Astakhov) (1937).

The Day of the Angel (name day) on October 23 is celebrated: Andrew, Innocent, Eulampius, Eulampia.

Secular and professional holidays

Advertising Workers’ Day (Advertiser’s Day) in Russia is a professional holiday of marketers, creatives, PR specialists and creators of advertising, celebrated since 1994.

Kabuki Syndrome Awareness Day is an international day to support people with rare genetic diseases.

Snow Leopard Day is an environmental date approved in 2013 at the World Irbis Conservation Forum in Bishkek.

People's calendar

October 23 – Evlampiy the Winter Indicator: “Evlampiy cleaves the ray, fire inflates, drives away the darkness.” Earlier, on Evlampiy, peasants began to prick logs on thin rays and inserted them into special forged stands - seculars. Under the light of the rays, women sat at the spinning wheels, and men repaired utensils and shoes.

Young people on this evening traditionally lit bonfires, throwing old and worn things at them, symbolically getting rid of accumulated diseases and troubles before the long winter.

Weather marks

The horns of the month look to the north - winter will come quickly, it will be frosty and the snow will fall dry; to the south - there is no imminent cold, until the feast of the Kazan icon (November 4), dirt and slush will remain.

If there were no strong morning frosts before October 23, the real winter will not get up for another four weeks.

The leaves of the willow crumble from the bottom up - by early spring.