On November 4 (October 22, old style), according to the folk calendar, the Kazan icon of the Mother of God was honored. Day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, one of the most revered autumn holidays. People said: "Kazan came and brought winter." This day is considered a holiday of family well-being, home peace and the intercession of the Mother of God. In the old days in Russia it was also an important day for the villagers. Since ancient times, it was customary to complete all construction work by the Kazan winter season. Carpenters, builders, joiners, diggers - all this time they were handing out jobs on contracts, taking payments from the owner-contractors and preparing the village for their yards. "In Kazansk, the wallets of the owners are losing weight, but the thin ones of the workers are getting fat! ". He said a saying dedicated to this custom. People called such workers "uthodniks". Many left home for hired work from spring to late fall. What did the "autokhodniks" do for a living? They could be hired by a rich prince or boyar house as artisans: carpenters, builders, tailors, shoemakers, coopers or simply cultivators. They can also engage in seasonal trade or trade in special goods: books, icons, candles, sewing equipment. Utkhodniks were also often hired as water carriers, carters, rafters and ferrymen. Sometimes you could find an "Otkhodnik" in the role of a clerk, an innkeeper, even a servant or servant. Matchmakers traditionally agreed on a wedding in Kazanskaya. There were sayings and signs about a successful marriage: "Choose a cow by the horns, and a girl according to her birth (her parents)", "A good wife and greasy cabbage soup - don't look for anything else", "Getting married early pays off at home. " If no one asked the girl to marry, she held a special ceremony. In Kazanskaya, the maiden got up early in the morning and went to the brick grove to find a leaf covered in frost. She had to look into such a sheet, as in a mirror, to become attractive to suitors.

On November 4 (October 22, old style), according to the folk calendar, the Kazan icon of the Mother of God was honored. Day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, one of the most revered autumn holidays. People said: "Kazan came and brought winter." This day is considered a holiday of family well-being, home peace and the intercession of the Mother of God. In the old days in Russia it was also an important day for the villagers. Since ancient times, it was customary to complete all construction work by the Kazan winter season. Carpenters, builders, joiners, diggers - all this time they were handing out jobs on contracts, taking payments from the owner-contractors and preparing the village for their yards. "In Kazansk, the wallets of the owners are losing weight, but the thin ones of the workers are getting fat! ". He said a saying dedicated to this custom. People called such workers "uthodniks". Many left home for hired work from spring to late fall. What did the "autokhodniks" do for a living? They could be hired by a rich prince or boyar house as artisans: carpenters, builders, tailors, shoemakers, coopers or simply cultivators. They can also engage in seasonal trade or trade in special goods: books, icons, candles, sewing equipment. Utkhodniks were also often hired as water carriers, carters, rafters and ferrymen. Sometimes you could find an "Otkhodnik" in the role of a clerk, an innkeeper, even a servant or servant. Matchmakers traditionally agreed on a wedding in Kazanskaya. There were sayings and signs about a successful marriage: "Choose a cow by the horns, and a girl according to her birth (her parents)", "A good wife and greasy cabbage soup - don't look for anything else", "Getting married early pays off at home. " If no one asked the girl to marry, she held a special ceremony. In Kazanskaya, the maiden got up early in the morning and went to the brick grove to find a leaf covered in frost. She had to look into such a sheet, as in a mirror, to become attractive to suitors.