On October 27, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of Saint Paraskeva of Serbia.
In the folk calendar, October 27 is Paraskeva Pyatnitsa, Paraskeva Gryaznikha, Paraskeva-Lnyanitsa, Praskovya-Trepalnitsa, Lnyanitsa, Poroshikha.
According to folk signs, on Paraskeva Friday you can find out what the next summer will be like.
Dirt on the roads on this day foretells the timely arrival of winter.
If there are a lot of berries on the rowan tree, the next summer will be rainy.
If there are many stars in the sky on the night of Paraskeva Friday, there will be a good harvest next year.
If it snows on Parskeva Gryaznikha, May will be stormy.