According to the folk calendar - Marina with Lazarus

According to the folk calendar, July 30 (July 17, old style) is the day of Marina and Lazarus The name of the holiday was taken from the church calendar - the day of honoring the memory of Marina of Antioch and Lazarus of Galicia Marina was born in the 3rd century in Antioch (modern Türkiye) She learned about Christ from her nurse and by the age of 13 she was baptized, after which her pagan father disowned her At the age of 15, the girl received a marriage proposal from a local ruler, but in those years there was persecution of believers in Christ, so they tried to force Marina into idolatry She was tortured with fire, water and iron, but the Lord healed her wounds, and many residents, seeing this miracle, believed in God Then the ruler ordered Marina to be killed The story of Lazarus began in Lydia (in modern-day Turkey) in the 10th century From his youth, nurturing love for the Almighty, Lazar became a monk in the Palestinian monastery of St Sava Years later, the monk was elevated to the rank of presbyter, then he moved to his native land on the Galician Mountain Other monks began to come to him, and subsequently Lazar built a monastery there The saint lived to a ripe old age and gave up his soul to the Lord at the age of 72 On this day, people often observed flashes of lightning without rain They even associated a legend about the rebellious daughter of the sea lord The girl secretly left her father and headed to the earthly world, and now every year on this day he angrily remembers his daughter, sending flashes of blue lightning to the heavens Lightning without rain has always been viewed with concern The people at Marina and Lazar once again tried not to look at such reflections The reason for this was concern about the fields, which could catch fire from a lightning strike, and then the entire grain harvest would burn out On this day, residents prayed to the saints, asking them to protect the field from fire And Marina was also approached with a request to protect her household from illness and poor health If Marina and Lazar noticed insect disturbances, they prepared for inclement weather The day itself predicted the weather for the beginning of autumn: what it was like was what was expected for the autumn season The downpours that occurred promised frequent precipitation in the fall and plenty of snow in the winter A cloudless, hot day meant that the winter season would be harsh and with little snow