On September 2, the Orthodox Church remembers the biblical prophet Samuel.
In the folk calendar, September 2 is Samuil Svekolnik, Samoilov Day, Svekolnitsa, the Day of Fathers and Husbands.
According to folk signs, on Samoilov Day you can find out whether there will be severe frosts in the winter.
Weather signs for September 2
If there are no frosts on Samuil Svekolnik, then there won’t be any throughout September.
If there are few mushrooms in the forest, there will be a lot of snow in winter.
If the beginning of September is hot and dry, the winter will be very frosty.
If there is a lot of rowan, the winter will be both snowy and cold.
