Folk omens for November 5, 2024: will the winter be long and cold

05.11.2024 04:30

On November 5, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Apostle of the Seventy, James, the Lord’s brother in the flesh.

In the folk calendar, November 5 is Jacob's Day, Jacob the Righteous, Jacob the Guzhnik, Guzhniki.

According to folk signs on Jacob's Day, one can determine whether the winter will be cold and long.

Weather signs for November 5

If there is already a lot of snow, the winter will be cold and long.

Moderate snowfall on Yakov Guzhnik promises a good rye harvest.

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A hazy moon on Jacob's Day foretells prolonged bad weather.

Frost on the trees in the morning is a harbinger of warming.

Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor