Date according to the old style: September 27. On this day, Saint Savvaty of Solovetsky is commemorated—a revered saint of the Russian Orthodox Church and the founder of the Solovetsky Monastery. Savvaty took monastic vows at the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery but soon moved to Valaam Island to live a stricter life among the monks. Even there, he astonished the brethren with his patience, humility, and desire for complete solitude. Learning that there was a large, deserted island in the White Sea, two days’ sail from the shore, Savvaty left the Valaam Monastery and set out for it. The monk Herman, who had been living alone in the forest, volunteered to accompany him. The two elders arrived on the island, where they raised a cross and built a cell. After Savvaty's death, other hermits began to settle there, and eventually, a monastery was formed, which became known as the Solovetsky Monastery. In Russia, Savvaty marked the end of the “Bee Nine” – nine days during which beekeepers prepared the bees for winter. Beekeepers would place the last hives in the winter quarters and ask their children to pray to Saint Savvaty. Beekeeping and wild honey collection were considered activities requiring special moral purity, which only children possessed. The Russian people had many proverbs about bees and their primary product—honey. Among them: “We love the apple tree for its apples, and the bee for its honey”; “The beekeeper is bitter, but his honey is sweet”; “Butter is sweet, but honey is better”; “With honey, you'll eat even a poisonous mushroom.” Honey was also mentioned in jokes: “Our sister-in-law eats everything: she even devours honey.” It was believed that on Savvaty, the queen bee takes the keys to summer and carries them to warmer lands. About her, they said: “Not a girl, not a widow, not a married woman. She raises children and feeds people.” Doing any work other than beekeeping on this day was considered a great sin. People said that anything done today would be of no benefit. Names celebrated on this day: Akulina, Aristarkh, Victor, Herman, Dmitry, Ignaty, Mark, Mikhail, Peter, Savvaty, Fyodor.