On October 5, the Russian Orthodox Church honors the memory of the Prophet Jonah and the Holy Martyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope.
In the folk calendar this day is called Jonah's Day or Foka the Wind-Governer. The names Listoder and Listopadnaya are also known.
We will tell you which natural phenomena of today predict the weather for the coming winter.
Traditions of the holiday
The day of October 5 was called leaf-fall because of the strong wind.
There is a belief that today the wind tears leaves from the trees and if this does not happen, then an early winter should not be expected.
Weather signs
If the birch tree has not shed its leaves, the snow will fall late in winter.
If the leaves have fallen and the trees are bare, you should expect a thaw at the end of January.
If the morning was foggy, they expected rain.
If thunder rumbles, then they expected a warm autumn and a cold winter.
Frosts in the morning mean an early winter.
If the bird cherry and maple trees shed their leaves, they expected an early winter.
