On November 7, the Orthodox Church remembers the martyrs Marcian and Martyrius.
In the folk calendar, November 7 is the feast of Marcian and Martyrius, Grandfather's Lamentations.
According to folk signs on Marcian and Martyrius, you can find out whether the winter will be long.
If there are a lot of leaves left on the trees, winter will last a long time.
If there is no precipitation on Marcian and Martyrius, the winter will be cold and snowy.
If there is already a lot of snow, there will be a good grain harvest.
A red sky at sunset foretells worsening weather.
If the stars are dim on the night of Marcian and Martyrius, bad weather is also expected.
If the wind howls, the bad weather will last for several days.
Morning fog is a harbinger of warming.
If crows sit on the lower branches of trees, there will be a strong wind.