On August 9, Christians of the Eastern Rite celebrate a holiday dedicated to the memory of the healer Panteleimon. They turn to him with prayers for healing, health, and also ask for deliverance from various kinds of addictions.

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What not to do on the day of Panteleimon the healer.

On this day you can not work in the field. It is believed that Panteleimon can punish for disobedience. According to popular beliefs, someone who goes to work in the field on a holiday can be struck by lightning, and his crop can be burned..

It was also believed that it was impossible to transport or carry hay, since Panteleimon could burn it..

It was also considered a sin to bake bread on a holiday..

Signs of the Day of Panteleimon the Healer.

Rainbow in the sky on the day of Panteleimon the Healer - to cloudy weather in the coming days.

If on the day of Panteleimon the Healer ants wall up passages into anthills, heavy rain should be expected.

Clear and dry weather of Panteleimon the Healer is predicted by jumping and strongly chirping grasshoppers.

If a woman ate an egg with a double yolk on August 9, she would get pregnant.

In the evening, the one who cried in the morning will have fun.

A hare sitting in cabbage on the day of Panteleimon promises profit.