According to the folk calendar - Luke Day (Mighty Woman)

Luke's Day, also called the Mighty One, is celebrated on February 20 according to the folk calendar (February 7 according to the old style) Its name is associated with the church date of honoring the memory of St Luke of Greece, a Greek monk who lived in the 9th-10th century Born into a poor family, Luka was accustomed to hard work since childhood He devoted his free time to prayers to God, so after the death of his father he became a monk Luke led a righteous life, shared his property with the poor, and was a spiritual mentor to many Christians The Lord gave the monk the gift of healing from illnesses, which was passed on to his relics after death A church was later built over his tomb But among the people, the day was more often called the Mighty Day This is the name given to cinquefoil, a plant with leaves in the shape of a cross, endowed with a powerful effect on various diseases It was believed that on the Mighty Day many medicinal plants had an increased effect, so healers on this day processed herbs and roots collected from the summer into medicine The day itself was dedicated to the memory of the deceased forefathers, visited their graves in the cemetery, and prayed in the temple for their calm afterlife Living parents and elderly people were treated with reverence and respect There was a tradition according to which housewives prepared pies with onion filling and treated their households to them Some of the pies were distributed to the poor, believing that the good done would come back a hundredfold One of the pies was placed on the street at the threshold, treating the spirits of dead ancestors with them Looking at the reddened sunset on Luke Day, residents predicted a cool summer with strong winds A warm summer was expected if the winds blew from the north The afternoon wind from the south predicted a good harvest of spring crops Blue clouds were observed before warming A rare occurrence was thunder on the Mighty One, promising a small amount of hay for the winter