On October 10, the day commemorating Saint Savvatiy Solovetsky, folk signs help predict the…

On October 10, the day commemorating Saint Savvatiy Solovetsky, folk signs help predict the weather and avoid mistakes in near-future plans. This day, called Savvatiy Pčelnik, marked the end of beekeepers' preparations of hives for winter, with children praying to the saint, as beekeeping was considered a task requiring special purity.

Heavy labor and large-scale farm work were forbidden on this day, except beekeeping, since tasks started on October 10 were believed to bring no benefit.

Weather signs on October 10 helped forecast winter: dry and warm weather predicted a late winter, thunderstorms a short and warm one, north wind a cold winter, south wind a warm one. The first snow indicated winter would start in 40 days, rain mixed with snow predicted a mild January.