According to the folk calendar - Ustin - Lingonberry lips

The holiday of Ustin - Lingonberry Lips according to the folk calendar is celebrated on June 14 (June 1 according to the old style) Ustin named the date from the church day of veneration of two martyrs - Justin the Philosopher and Justin of Rome, who were classified as saints The story of Justin the Philosopher began in the 1st century in the city of Shechem (modern Israel) He had a good education and studied Greek philosophy By the age of thirty, Justin knew the faith of the Savior, accepted Christianity and set out to spread it throughout the lands of the Roman Empire He assured the ruler Antoninus Pius to stop persecuting believers in Christ When ill-wishers falsely slandered Justin before the government, the saint was imprisoned and executed Justin of Rome lived during the same period and professed Christianity While the order to persecute Christians was in effect, Roman soldiers captured Justin and his supporters and forced them to make sacrifices to pagan idols However, the believers were unshakable For this they were tortured and deprived of their lives People used the day of Ustin to determine what the harvest would be in the fields If you noticed a clear sky, you prepared for a generous rye harvest The sky, covered with clouds and clouds, delighted the weavers and tailors, since the cloudiness on this day foreshadowed long stems of hemp and flax The wind was also a predictor of the future for peasants If it was observed from the northern or western side, then they were preparing for a change in weather from clear to rainy The east wind foreshadowed frequent illnesses for the residents A breeze from the south promised a fertile time On Ustin's day, folk healers tried to conjure the wind, asking it to take care of the grain harvest People considered Saint Justin to be the intercessor of honest relationships; they believed that he stood up for the offended Therefore, on a given day, the wife could publicly tell her husband about his unfair treatment of her or the offense caused The husband should have asked for forgiveness from the missus, but if the husband refused, then those around him considered him lost and stopped cooperating with him If the girl was tired of the attention and pursuit of her lover, then she handed him a willow rod, or stuck a rod between her footprint and the suitor's Guys and fans did the same But the couple in love should spend this evening together, then their union would become stronger If a rainbow was noticed in the morning on Ustin’s Day, they were preparing for an imminent thunderstorm Open buttercups and dandelions against the backdrop of dark clouds signaled that precipitation would pass The light yellow sun at dawn promised an evening thunderstorm The cry of swans was also heard during rainy weather