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July 16: what church holiday is today, what can't be done and what signs our ancestors knewtranslated

July 16, 2026 · 1 min read

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Стефан Ристески

This year on July 16, I remember that my grandmother always said not to pick garlic, that "it will make you cry". I wonder if anyone still keeps those old rules or now everyone just looks at the calendar.

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