Dhrim (unlucky day-cluster)
Dhrim / Dhrimëra
March (and August) unlucky day-cluster; vines and washing taboo; weather omens.
Description
Unlucky day-cluster. Elsie s.v. Dhrim: first three + last three days of March (Hahn also 1–3 & 15–17) bad for vines/washing; also first 5–6 or 12 days of August (= djegagur) fixing next year’s monthly weather. Greek tradition personifies Drimes as demons harming wood/water — a neighboring contact, not the core of the Albanian entry. Distinct from Ditët e Plakës.
Features
- March unlucky vine/wash days (Elsie/Hahn)
- Aug weather-determining days (Elsie)
Lead story
March keeps days you do not trim vines. August’s first stretch writes weather for a year — the same heat people also name djegagur.
Aliases
Dhrim · Dhrimi · Dhrimëra
Region
March unlucky days (Hahn); August set overlaps Djegagur (Elsie)
Relations
- Djegagur (Burning Stone days)calendar pair
- Old Wife's Days (calendar hinge)not the same as
Linked stories
- Djegagur — August burning stoneRecorded
North: Aug 1–12 poltergeist and witch fear; Labëri: each day omens a month’s weather.
- Dhrim — unlucky daysRecorded
March vine and washing taboo days; August weather set overlapping Djegagur.