According to the folk calendar - Denis Pozimny

On October 16, the national holiday Denis Pozimny is celebrated This day is sometimes called Autumn Fever or Dionysius Day The holiday is associated with the name of the apostle Dionysius the Areopagite from 70 Dionysius received a classical education and was distinguished even in his youth by his great wisdom Once he managed to observe a solar eclipse This phenomenon amazed the sage so much that he came to the conclusion about the power of God Dionysius, revered by people for his justice and wisdom, was appointed a member of the court, or Areopagus One day the Apostle Paul arrived in Athens to explain his teaching Dionysius, struck by the sermon he heard, became a Christian, and then a disciple of Paul Three years later he became the first bishop of Athens After the execution of the apostles Peter and Paul, Dionysius continued their educational work The bishop was beheaded during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Domitian After the execution, the body of Dionysius stood up, took his head in his hands and walked towards the church Having fallen, the body showed the amazed believers where it should have been buried Dionysius the Areopagite is credited with writing works that influenced Christian philosophy Theologians call them Areopagitists On the icons, Dionysius is depicted in appropriate bishop's clothing with the Gospel in his hands A lunar crater and a street in Athens were named after the apostle It was believed that from October 16, autumn entered its final stage Denis was called Winter, because the Indian summer gave way to rain, cold and abundant leaf fall People were afraid of an unkind look at Denis Onions and garlic were hung above the entrance to the home, the pungent smell of which scared away evil people On October 16, they read conspiracies and washed the smoothed person with salty holy water Also on this day, people were wary of fever, which was carried by evil spirits The spirits lived in the swamps, toiled themselves and tormented people They turned into specks flying into people's eyes To protect against them, knowledgeable people carried an aspen branch with them An aspen log was hidden in the house for this purpose Sometimes it was applied to a sore spot: it was believed that it would immediately relieve the pain Signs for Autumn fevers:• Low-floating clouds foreshadow a cold snap• If the cattle scream, then there will be bad weather• If the sparrows behave restlessly, flying from place to place, then it will soon be cold• An owl screamed during the day - expect bad weather• Rosehip bush bloomed - the weather will be warm • If the first frost did not hit Denis, then it will not hit until November 2