According to the folk calendar - Manuilo and Savely

According to the folk calendar, Manuylo and Savely are celebrated on June 30 (June 17, old style) The holiday is named after a church date - the day of veneration of the two martyred brothers Manuel and Savel Also on this day the church honors their third brother Ismail The brothers lived in Persia in the 4th century and adopted Christianity from their mother When they grew up, they entered military service Years later, Manuel, Ismail and Savel were sent as state advisers to conclude peace with the Roman emperor However, there the pagan ruler Julian, having learned about their religion and refusal to sacrifice to the pagan gods, ordered the brothers to be tortured and then beheaded The people paid special attention to two brothers - Manuel and Savel On their day, before the advent of Christianity, Young Yarila, the god of warmth and fertility, was honored The holiday itself was called Yarilka In cities and villages, residents organized fairs, selling or buying seasonal products and products After them, the cheerful people organized a party with songs and dances There was a belief that on the day of Manuel and Savely the sun freezes in the sky, and evil spirits come out of hiding to harm the people If fog rose above the clearing, they said that it was raised by evil Sometimes human shadows suddenly appeared in the fog It was forbidden to enter the white fog, otherwise the evil spirits could lure them into the swamps and drag them into the depths On this date, evil spirits reincarnated as strangers or dead people, approached the windows in the evening, called the owners in a quiet voice and asked them to take out the fire Therefore, it was forbidden to lend money to Manuil and Savely and take out matches, since it was possible to take the wealth out of the family Invisible spirits that found their way into homes frightened residents with sharp sounds and made noise with objects at night In case of unusual phenomena one should cross oneself and read a prayer If a lost white cow appeared near the yard, it was forbidden to bring it into your barn They believed that this is how unclean spirits penetrate people by reincarnating as cattle By letting a cow into the barn, peasants could lose the milk yield of their livestock, and in the worst case, livestock could die from pestilence On Manuil and Saveliy there was a tradition of lighting large bonfires on the banks of reservoirs Eggs were set to boil over the fires and the plot was read They believed that the ritual with boiled eggs would help poultry increase egg production In addition, the fireplace drove away unclean spirits from the settlement If on a given day you noticed stuffiness in the morning, you prepared for rain in the middle of the day However, the falling rain foreshadowed a generous harvest for the peasants Heavy precipitation promised a snowy winter The burgundy sunset predicted strong winds the next day