According to the folk calendar - Titus the Deciduous

Every year on September 7, the holiday of Titus the Deciduous is celebrated - the day when the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the apostle of seventy, a disciple of St Paul The name of the celebration is associated with leaf fall, which usually began on September 7th Another name for the holiday is “Griborost”, meaning the completion of the mushroom harvest "Titov Day" is the last day of mushroom picking It is believed that tomorrow they will not be suitable for pickles It was on September 7 that mushroom pickers tried to finish harvesting Agricultural work continued - peasants threshed grain and picked berries The beginning of leaf fall meant the approach of the first frost, so people collected rowan so that it would not lose its healing properties They picked the berries in whole bunches and hung them in a cool place On the holiday of Titus, everyone did their own thing: women, children and old people picked mushrooms, and men threshed grain Rural craftsmen tried to weave as many baskets as possible for the Day of Deciduous Fall Usually they went to the forest early in the morning, before sunrise You should be quiet in the forest, otherwise the mushrooms can send a person down the wrong path It’s not for nothing that September 7th is called “silent hunting” Even a loud conversation can anger the local inhabitants dozing in the depths of the forest You should especially beware of Borovichki - forest spirits living under mushroom caps A disrespectful attitude towards forest gifts can turn into a curse for a mushroom picker It is better not to pick inedible mushrooms unless necessary The holiday helps determine what the coming winter will be like If there is a lot of grain on the ears, it means it will be cold and have little snow A rich mushroom harvest indicates a long winter, which can last until mid-April Based on the nature of leaf fall, it was possible to predict the weather for the near future Leaves falling face up indicate imminent frost If the leaves meet the ground “face to face”, the warmth will last until December To preserve youth and health, the ancestors performed a special ritual It is necessary to lower a silver object to the bottom of a container of water for several hours, and in the evening to wash with this very water People believed that water acquired healing properties