According to the folk calendar - Klim Kholodny

According to the folk calendar, December 8 (November 25, old style) is the day of Klim Kholodny This day is named in honor of the holy martyr Clement I, the former Pope of Rome His life began in a wealthy family in Rome, but as a child, Clement was separated from his parents during a shipwreck Someone else's family took the boy in and gave him an excellent education Having grown up, Clement became acquainted with the faith of Jesus Christ, went to Palestine, and was baptized there Only then was he able to find his family As a disciple of the Holy Apostle Peter, Clement managed to receive the rank of Bishop of Rome A righteous life, compassion for people and constant prayers of the saint helped the followers of Clement convert to the Christian faith But the pagans slandered the holy martyr, telling Emperor Trajan that Clement was insulting idolatry The emperor expelled Clement from Rome to the Crimean peninsula to do hard work in the quarries of Chersonesus There the saint found people and helped them accept Christianity He also managed to organize the construction of a temple in the rock Having learned about this, Emperor Trajan became angry and ordered Clement to be drowned Winter frosts usually came on Klimentyev's day There was so much snow that there was no need for lighting indoors The women sat down to spin by the window, singing songs There was a tradition of starting to grind grain for bread on an empty stomach, since it was easier to bend over for the bags People believed in evil spirits called crackers It was believed that on the day of Klim, cracklings flew around the surrounding area and blew into their fists, driving an icy wind from the north They also knocked on trees, the ground and roofs It was impossible to complain about the cold weather, as the cracklings could find out about it and cause illness According to folk signs, on the day of Klim Kholodny, they listened to the rooster; if he crowed early, one should wait for a thaw Warming and sleet and rain were expected if water appeared on top of the ice on the frozen river Heavy snow on Klimov day promised rain in the summer And large drifts of snow foreshadowed a good harvest If a person was destined to be born on Klim, he should not go outside the house on this day, since in the evening a pack of wolves gathered around his hut He was recommended to use rock crystal or corundum as an amulet