On October 4, the Orthodox Church remembers the Apostle of the Seventy, Quadratus of Athens, and the holy martyrs Hypatius and Andrew.
In the folk calendar, October 4 is Kondratiev's Day, Ipat and Kondrat, Yards.
According to folk signs, on Kondratiev's Day you can find out whether the winter will be harsh and snowy.
If there are a lot of nuts and few mushrooms, the winter will be harsh and snowy.
A harsh winter is also expected if the moles have dragged a lot of straw into their burrows.
If poultry starts to molt by Kondratiev's Day, winter is just around the corner.
What the weather is like on Ipata and Kondrata, that's what October will be like.