In folk tradition, October 2 is called the day of two holy martyrs - Zosima the Hermit and Trophimus.
On this day in Rus' they celebrated the beekeepers' holiday, which was called Bee Nine.
On this day, it was customary to prepare hives for the coming winter and collect honey, which, as our ancestors knew, helps during the cold season.
That's why many signs were connected with bees. If insects flew around the hive, it meant good weather would set in.
Name day is October 2nd
October 2 is the name day of Alexey, Gabriel, Georgy, David, Zosima, Igor, Konstantin, Makar, Maria, Nikolay, Trofim, and Fyodor.
Those born on this day have a sociable nature and love to be the center of attention. They take failures hard when they follow them on their life path.
Weather signs
It was believed that if a south wind blows on this day, then winter crops will grow well next year.
If it rained on October 2, then the first frosts will begin in a week.
Thick fog and frost on this day indicated that the weather would be warm and dry in the coming days.
