Day of Porphyry the Late

The Orthodox Church celebrates March 11 every year the memory of Saint Porphyry the Late, who led a secluded and ascetic lifestyle. Porphyry lived in the 4th-5th centuries, was first a monk, and later became the bishop of the city of Gaza.

On March 11, you can’t spit in the river, take a rope in your hand, plant a willow tree, and men are recommended to avoid and especially not to communicate with women. They believed that in Day of Porphyry the Late every woman seems to have a kikimora that wants to harm her husband.

For a long time, the people have omens to this day. For example, the return of migratory birds portends a good grain harvest. If the birds make their nests on the sunny side, then we are waiting for a cool summer. Accordingly, nesting on the cold side promises warm weather in summer.


Day of Porphyry the Late
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