Tomorrow residents of Kalmykia need to hang a bird feeder

The people revered Saint Zinovius as the patron saint of birds, and associated the beginning of the winter period with his holiday.

In folk culture it was believed that on November 12 tits give signs of the coming cold, and caring for birds was perceived as a spiritual duty.

Sinichkin Day is one of the most important ecological holidays in Russia. It reminds of the need to take care of those who stay in the winter next to people - tits, snowmen, whirls, goldfinches, jays and other birds.

On this day in many Russian regions, citizens actively harvest food (dried ash, unsalted lard, raw sunflower seeds, pumpkins), hang feeders on trees in parks, yards, schools. These simple actions become a real salvation for birds in the season, when access to food is limited and the cold increases.