On October 24, the Orthodox Church remembers the Apostle of the Seventy, Philip.
This date is popularly known as Philip's rigmarole or Philip's day.
According to folk signs, on St. Philip's Day you can make a weather forecast for the winter and find out whether spring will come early.
Weather signs for October 24
If it snows on this day, the winter will be frosty.
If snow falls on wet ground, spring will come early.
If mice, squirrels and moles are intensively stocking up on food, the winter will be harsh and long.
A dim moon on Philip's night is a harbinger of inclement weather.
