Date in the old style: June 27. Reverend Samson the Hospitable, who is honored on this day, was the son of noble Romans. He received a good education and studied the art of healing. His heart was so kind that he treated all the suffering for free. After his parents died, Samson freed his slaves and gave the inherited money to the poor. For his good deeds, God rewarded him with the gift of miracles. The ruling emperor at that time, Justinian, became seriously ill and saw in a dream that he could be cured only by Samson. After praying, the healer touched the sore spot with his hand, and the ruler recovered. Justinian intended to reward Samson generously, but he refused and instead asked to build a hospital and a shelter for the poor and destitute. Samson dedicated his entire life to treating sick people. In Russia, Samson (Samson) was also called Senognoi. Peasants noticed that it often rained at this time, and the harvested hay (as haymaking was in full swing on Samson’s day) got wet and rotted. Moreover, rain on Samson’s day promised another seven weeks of wet weather — until the Indian summer. “Rain on Samson’s day — seven weeks of rain,” people said. But clear weather predicted seven weeks of cloudless skies. The state of the hay was used to predict the future harvest: if the hay was green — there would be black porridge (buckwheat porridge) on the table; if the hay was black — there would be white porridge (wheat porridge). In some regions, it was customary on Samson’s day to bring horses to the church and sprinkle them with holy water. This was done before re-plowing the fields left fallow. Names celebrated on this day Alexander, Ambrose, Vladimir, George, Ivan, Martin, Peter, Samson.