According to the folk calendar - Emelin's day

January 21 (January 8, old style) is celebrated as Emelin’s Day according to the folk calendar Its name comes from the ecclesiastical date of veneration of the memory of St Emilian the Confessor, who served as bishop of Cysis in the 9th century According to legend, he was imprisoned for objecting to the ruler to force the population to abandon veneration of church icons People celebrated this day as Emelyan Kumishny According to tradition, godfathers who baptized the child were invited to visit They tried to treat them as generously as possible - the more nutritiously the godfather or godfather was fed, the stronger the child’s health would be Godparents brought a bar of soap and a towel as a gift Using them during bathing procedures, the child was read a conspiracy aimed at the successful growth of the baby Emelin's day fell during the wedding period Sometimes parents married their children without asking their opinion The newlyweds had to get to know each other and adapt to each other after the wedding On Emelin’s day, young men who became husbands against their will had to drink a lot of alcohol in order to fall in love with their young wife This ritual helped in the future to avoid strong scandals and contradictions in family life In peasant families, everyone lived together: parents, children, grandchildren In the evening on Emelin’s day, for entertainment, they came up with and told various fables to the household Since then, the catchphrase began: “Shallow, Emelya – your week!” In order to find out the coming summer, they watched the wind on Emelin’s day: blowing from the south predicted frequent thunderstorms If the weather was calm, the summer was warm The dog lying curled up near the booth foreshadowed the cold in the coming days They also prepared for frost if they saw a clear starry sky Fogged glass on the windows meant that it would soon become warmer