On October 13, believers honor the memory of Saint Michael, the first Metropolitan of Kyiv.
People call this day Mikhail Solomenny. October 13 received this name in honor of an interesting tradition.
It was customary to take out and burn the straw bedding that had become unusable over the past summer.
Name day October 13
Today is the name day of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexey, Apollinaria, Vasily, Vyacheslav, Grigory, Leonid, Matvey, Mikhail, Petr, Polina, Semyon.
Those born on October 13 are strong and purposeful individuals who achieve everything through their own hard work.
Birthday people rarely make mistakes, since they rely on reason in all situations.
Weather signs
It was believed that if snow fell for the first time on Michaelmas Day, it would melt quickly, and winter would not come soon.
They watched how the harvest grew in the forest. If there were a lot of nuts on the trees and no mushrooms, they believed that the winter would be cold and snowy.
A harsh winter was also predicted by cranes if they had already left their homeland by October 13.
Author: Irina Tint
