Folk calendar - Grandfather's laments
Celebrated on 7 NovemberOn this day it was considered necessary to come to the graveyard and decorate the graves of loved ones.
In this way, the living pay tribute to the memory of the dead, so that the latter can help them in earthly affairs. It was also considered right to help those in need during Grandfather’s laments - to shelter, feed or warm them.
Other holidays on 7 November
- Day of the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia
- The day of the military parade on Red Square in 1941
- Russian Paintball Day
- Jellied day
- A day of drawing on foggy glass
- Sobering up day
- Day of Harmony and Reconciliation (celebrated from 1996 to 2004 and was a day off in the Russian Federation)
- October Revolution Day in the Republic of Belarus
- New Era Day in Tunisia
- International Merlot Day
- Information and Press Day in Kyrgyzstan
- Days of history and memory of ancestors in Kyrgyzstan
- Memorial Day of the Holy Martyrs Marcian and Martyrios
- Memorial Day of Righteous Tabitha of Joppa