Date in the old style: May 31. On this day, Saint Hermas, one of the seventy apostles, was honored. Saint Hermas was a bishop in Philippopolis, Thrace. Preaching the Gospel, he endured many persecutions and sufferings from pagans, but died peacefully. On May 14, when sowing began, the people celebrated Yeremey Zapashnik Day, and on June 13, when sowing ended, Yeremey Raspryagalnik Day arrived. As they said: "Yeremey starts sowing, Yeremey also finishes"; "Raspryagalnik - the end of sowing, unharness the horse." On this day, it was customary to listen to the cuckoo: if it sings often and loudly, the weather will be good. However, by the time the cuckoo starts singing, all the seeds should have been sown, otherwise, a bad year was expected. Attention was also paid to the weather: rain on this day foretold a poor harvest. Name days on this day Boris, Yeremey, Christina, Nicholas, Roman, Philip