According to the popular calendar, November 15 (November 2, old style) was the day of Acondine and Pigsius.
A day of fire, home warmth and protection of the house from the hardships of winter. People said: "On Akindina, take care of the fire in the hut. He believed that at this stage special attention should be paid to the fireplace and to cleaning the house.
Today in Bruce they said: "Acondine sets the barn on fire, and Pigasius extinguishes the sun." ".
This saying reflected two significant phenomena for the people.
First, the hours of daylight decreased, therefore, all possible work had to be moved to the house and carried out by the light of a torch or candle.
In addition, from that time onwards, grain was actively dried in barns by lighting a fire under it.
Peasant children loved to warm themselves by this fire and tell various stories about the spirits that live in the village buildings - barns, bean boxes, ryzhniks.
In the old days, people believed that barns and barns were inhabited by brownies, who were never shown in their true form, but only appeared in the guise of a person with fur-sized black skin or an ugly black beard.
Obinik is not considered an evil spirit. At least he didn't bother anyone with heating the barn and drying the grain.
You just had to first ask him for permission to do this work and offer an offering in the form of bread.
However, if someone struck the barn tower, he might burn the entire crop in anger, spreading the fire to the sheaves.
Why was the barn keeper angry? According to the peasants' belief, the spirit punished the owner if the barn drowned on a major holiday, for example, in an effort.
or for drying bread in strong winds. Or just dirt in the barn.
In addition, in Akondin, farmers crushed hemp and flax, preparing them for sale.
Even today you could make wishes. For this they opened the window at dawn and threw a handful of grain into the street, saying the precious words.
traditions and customs.
- Turn on the stoves and make sure that the fire does not go out unnecessarily.
- We checked our supply of firewood for the coming winter.
— The whole family gathered around the stove for evening conversations.