According to the folk calendar - Loop Cowberry

On September 5th in the folk calendar there is a holiday called Loop Lingonberry It correlates with the Christian day of remembrance of the passion-bearer Lupus of Thessalonica Lupp lived in the 3rd century He was a faithful slave of another passion-bearer - Demetrius of Thessalonica The owner, who professed Christianity, before his execution wanted to distribute all his inheritance to those in need He asked Lupp to help in this matter The servant zealously and honestly fulfilled Demetrius's last will After the execution of the owner, Lupp, taking his bloody tunic and ring, sprinkled the blood on his robe Thanks to this, he was able to work miracles and glorify Christianity among the pagans Although Lupp was not baptized, the Almighty protected him from pagan persecution One day, however, the man was captured and sentenced to death The warriors who were supposed to strike Lupp with their swords suddenly turned their weapons against each other Lupp was not afraid of death, but he did not want to die unbaptized He turned to the Lord with a fervent request for Baptism Then water poured down on him from heaven Lupp considered this a symbolic Baptism and accepted death from his torturers as a Christian Lupp's relics became famous for their miracles of healing Orthodox people pray to the passion-bearer for those who died unbaptized On September 5, the clergy read the troparion and kontakion dedicated to the martyr Lupp Loop was popularly called Lingonberry, because women and children went to the forest to pick berries on that day Lingonberries become tasty only after the first frost, which has already happened by this point That is why September 5 was sometimes called the Lupine frost From the collected berries, housewives cooked compotes and jam, and made marshmallows Pickled lingonberries, which have healing properties, were especially valued It was believed that ripened lingonberries are a sure symbol of the fact that oats and flax are ripened The peasants urgently needed to start harvesting their crops, otherwise the Lupa frosts could kill them The girls on Lupa told fortunes about their betrothed, they also memorized their dreams and tried to unravel them It was believed that dreams came true after some time Signs:• Morning clear weather foreshadows a warm autumn• Cranes have reached south - winter will be early• A crane wedge flies hastily and silently, which means it will rain soon• By evening Lupa, fog will appear - expect warm weather