Pärtel Day in Estonia
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It was believed that from the day of Pärtel autumn begins. It was said that Pärtel “throws a cold stone into the water”, that is, the water bodies are cooled.
By the day of Pärtel, the rye harvest was to end, because the potatoes were to be harvested, and the spring harvest was still being harvested. Started washing and shearing sheep. It was believed that a sheep sheared on the day of Pärtel would give a long coat.
Hops were used to make beer. The hops picked on Pärtel's day should have been particularly good because Pärtel gave the hops the final bitterness.
Pärtel Day is one of the hundred significant dates of the Estonian national calendar.