To understand the meaning of this phrase “Vot tebe, babushka, i Yuriev den!” (“Here’s your Yuriev Day, Grandma!”), you need to recall (or find out) what is actually ‘Yuriev Dien’ (‘Yury’s Day’). The day of his memory falls on November 26 (George's Day in Fall). Therefore, 'Yuriev Day' became virtually synonymous with a kind of liberation, albeit illusory and short-lived, but freedom, nonetheless. However, as peasants became more enslaved and serfdom became legislated, they were forbidden to pass even on ‘Yuriev Day’. So, “here's your Yuriev Day, Grandma” is a sarcastic phrase that appeared in the 16th century, meaning there would be no freedom anymore.