Signs for August and folk traditions. Folk omens for August Folk omens for every day of August
Folk signs for August
August 1. Macrin's day. Macrids.
Look at autumn according to Macrids. Macrida is wet - and autumn is wet, dry - and autumn too.
Summer work ends, autumn work begins. "Makrid equips autumn, and Anna (August 7) - winter."
Macrida Day is also considered important for the coming year. “If it rains on Macrina, rye will grow next year.”
On Ilya, before lunch it’s summer, after lunch it’s autumn.
Note: if it’s dry on Elijah’s day, then it will be dry for six weeks; if it rains on that day, it will be dry for six weeks.
They stop swimming in the river. From Ilya's day there is a turn to autumn, although summer with its heat will still last a long time.
Haymaking ends, harvest begins.
August 4th. Mary Magdalene.
“If there is strong dew on Marya, the flax will be gray and braids.”
Flower bulbs are taken out for Mary.
This day has another name - Maria Yagodnitsa: black and red currants and blueberries are being collected in the forests.
If autumn mushrooms appear early, the mushroom layer will be thin.
"Boris and Gleb - the bread is ripe."
If the matinee is cold, and the winter is cold.
What is the weather before lunch, such is winter until December; what is the weather after lunch, such is winter after December.
August 9. Panteleimon the Healer.
Panteleimon Zazhnivny, pre-autumn collection of medicinal herbs.
Nikola Kochansky - forks curl into a head of cabbage.
Peasants in the northern provinces say: “Lord, sweep away Kalinnik with darkness (fog), not frost.”
Gloomy, foggy times are not good for bees. The beekeepers note: “The bee has no choice in trouble.”
The best time for sowing winter crops. Rye sown on Sila and Siluyan will be born strongly.
"Holy Strength will add strength to a man." "On Strength - the powerless hero lives (from hearty food, new bread)."
Evdokimovo’s plot before the Assumption Fast, about which the people say:
"The Dormition Fast is not a fast of hunger."
There is a lot of everything at this time: new bread, vegetables, fruits, berries.
First farewell to summer.
Honey Spas - they break (cut) the honeycombs. Roses are fading, good dew is falling. Swallows and swifts begin to fly away to warmer climes.
“On the first occasion, the Savior and the beggar will try the doctor.”
"Swallows fly off to three Spas (August 14, 19 and 29)." “The first Spas is Honey, the second is Apple, the third is Spozhinki.”
August 15. Stepan Senoval.
By this time, in the meadows, the aftergrowth is the “second hay.”
Start mowing:
"And there's an increase in hay."
“Otava is autumn hay, summer hay will be saved.”
“Like Stepan Senoval, so is September.”
Rain in the evening - expect mushrooms in the morning.
As is Vikhrovei, so is October.
If the wind is whirlwind, expect a snowy winter.
It will swirl from all sides - it will be a furious winter with thick snow on the houses.
How many rains - so many milk mushrooms. The rains have dragged on - don't expect milk mushrooms.
Avdotya Malinovka. Avdotya Cucumber. Wild raspberries are ripening.
Last cucumber harvest.
Avdotya Senognoika - rains destroy hay.
"Seven youths bring seven rains."
Great peasant holiday. Apple Spas - mass ripening of apples.
Autumn - meeting autumn.
A dry day foreshadows a dry autumn, a wet day foretells a wet one, and a clear day foretells a harsh winter.
“As is the day on the Second Savior, so is the Intercession (October 14).”
August 21. Myron Vetrogon.
There are strong winds on this day. “The carminative winds drove dust across the wide world, and wept over the red summer.”
“Like Myron Vetrogon, so is January.”
The waters are getting cold. At noon they look at the water in rivers and lakes: if it is quiet, then the autumn will be quiet, and the winter will be without blizzards and evil blizzards.
If there is intense heat or heavy rain, then it will last for a long time - all autumn.
Average time for leaf fall to begin.
If the cranes fly, then there will be frost by mid-October, but if not, then winter will come later.
Known for its winds, the strength of which is used to judge the upcoming weather.
“Micah’s day echoes the Indian summer with storm and wind.”
"Micah with the storm - to the stormy September."
“Calm winds blow on Micah - towards a rainy autumn.”
August 28. Dormition, an important holiday of the end of summer - beginning of autumn.
The peasants dedicated this holiday to the end of the harvest and the welcoming of autumn.
The day of farewell to summer and the end of harvesting - dozhinki.
End of the Assumption Fast. “Say goodbye to the Assumption, welcome autumn.”
Bread day - the first loaf of new bread was baked.
After the third Savior, the last swallows fly away.
“The third Spas is good - in winter there will be kvass.”
“The third one saved the bread”
Autumn matinees begin, and frosts occur.
If you don’t drop out before Frol, Frols will be born (flowers).
We looked at the roots of wormwood: if the roots are thick, the year will be fruitful.
"On Frol and Lavra there is a horse festival."
“I begged Frol and Lavr - expect good things for the horses.”
Last date for winter sowing.
Evening "stays" begin (women's work in huts by fire).
Signs of August
In August, the oak tree is rich in acorns - for the harvest.
Good mushroom harvests are repeated every 3 to 6 years.
Warm and damp August means a mushroom harvest.
The fluff has flown from the aspen tree - go get the boletus.
Early frost at the end of summer - for next year's harvest.
The friendly rise of flocks of domestic geese predicts early autumn and winter.
The fog does not dissipate for a long time - to clear weather.
August without rain means a warm and dry autumn.
Lots of thunderstorms in August - for a long autumn.
Bees cover the hive entrance with wax early - in anticipation of a harsh winter.
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The most generous and beloved month of the year has arrived. The mornings feel cold, but the evenings continue to be warm and sunny.
Our ancestors did not just observe August, but determined the autumn weather from it. The calendar for August will tell you what the weather will be like at the end of the coming year.
Week from 1 to 7 August
Ancestors observed natural phenomena and drew conclusions about what autumn would be like. They believed that rain promised a stormy autumn, and dry weather foreshadowed a sunny Indian summer.
The people imagined Ilya as stern, subjugating strong thunderstorms. But in fact, Ilya has a broad soul and takes care of the earth, sending fertility to it.
People believe that real autumn begins on Ilyin’s day. The rain on August 2 indicated that the coming year would be rich in harvest.
On this day, people rested at home and did not work in the garden in order to appease the prophet.
Also, after Elijah’s Day, as one of the main signs of August says, you cannot swim. This is explained by the fact that after rains the water becomes very cold.
According to popular wisdom for August, it was believed that a thunderstorm promised a lot of hay for the coming year. As on the previous day, today it is forbidden to work in the garden.
On this day, flower bulbs are dried and dug.
The ancestors worked without sparing themselves.
Ancestors noted that thunderstorms destroyed all the hay of those who did not spare themselves in the field. They knitted birch brooms and collected bird cherry.
People made conclusions about what the weather would be like in January.
The cold morning foreshadowed an early winter that would be bitterly cold. And if it’s warm outside in the morning and the sun is shining, then the winter will be pleasant and snowy.
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Whatever weather prevails during the first part of the day, such winter will remain until the end of the year. Whatever the weather will be like in the afternoon, this will be the winter since the new year.
Week from 8 to 14 August
From August 9, morning cold sets in throughout Russia. The potato tops turn brown and it’s time to dig up the tubers.
It was believed that whoever works loses the entire harvest.
Our ancestors were forbidden to decide important matters and exchange things with each other. It was believed that one could be deceived.
Ancestors determined what autumn would be like using the popular August weather sign. A cool day foreshadows a good and warm autumn. And if the day is stuffy and insects attack heavily, then autumn will be wet.
The last day when you can eat “fully”. Ahead Post.
People associate this holiday with the Baptism of Rus'. The water is illuminated and people do not forget about honey.
The ancestors observed and established that the bees were completing the production of honey. Beekeepers collect honey and break honeycombs.
Week from 15 to 21 August
The ancestors stopped haymaking activities.
The sign of the month says: what the weather is like on this day in August - this will be the second month of autumn.
The month received its name in honor of the Roman Emperor Octavian Augustus. In Rus' it was called serpen, hospitable, pasikha-soberikha, stubble, dawn (since there are bright and cold dawns at this time), pickle, thick-eater; bushar.
SIGNS OF AUGUST
August- the crown of summer, suffering, sir.
August- sunset of summer.
August- pickles, plenty of everything.
August- month of bird flocks.
In August, a peasant has three worries: mowing, plowing, and sowing.
In August, the sickles are warm and the water is cold.
Look at the sheep and flax in August.
In August, everything is in stock: rain, buckets, and sickle weather.
In August, summer skips towards autumn.
Whatever you collect in August, you will spend the winter with.
August prepares pickles for the winter table.
In August, winter and summer fight.
August stores bread for the year: winter has a huge mouth.
August never gets tired - he collects and stores everything.
August will come and establish his own order. Warms your back, cools your chest.
Whoever sleeps in August sleeps on his own head.
In August, the sun warms like summer, the night blows cool.
Summer has turned - dawn comes later, it gets dark earlier.
Signs of August:
The morning dawn will soon fade - there will be wind.
Red clouds before sunrise - towards the wind.
Wind in stripes and gusts means calm weather.
Bad weather occurs more often with a high (south) wind.
If you can see far on the horizon, go to the bucket.
The golden color of dawn and the violet color of the horizon indicate good weather.
Good weather will continue if it is clear at night.
The strong twinkling of stars at dawn foretells rain in two or three days.
Good weather will continue if ground fog forms in low places in the evening and at night, dissipating after sunrise.
There will soon be a strong wind if high (cirrus) clouds stretch out in a narrow and long strip.
Night dew does not dry out - a thunderstorm.
If there was a steamy fog over the forest, then go mushroom hunting.
The pine blossomed and a grainy oil can appeared.
The fluff has flown from the aspen tree - go after the boletus.
He's already crawling out onto the road to warm himself before the rain.
Ants hastily seal the entrances in the middle of the day - it will rain.
If it rains, but spiders begin to weave webs, the sky will soon clear.
The spider weaves a web with a wheel - towards the bucket.
The cobwebs have flown - wait for a long sunny year.
Before dry weather, flies wake up early and begin to buzz, but before rain they sit quietly and quietly.
August 1
Macridin day. Gadflies bite on the last day. Summer work ends, autumn work begins.
Look at autumn according to Makrid.
If it rains on Makrida, rye will grow the next year.
Macrida is wet - and autumn is wet; dry - and autumn too.
The web flies - to lack of money.
Few mushrooms mean a wet and snowy winter.
Anyone who quarrels with Makrida will be in for squabbles all year long.
August 2
Elijah's day. Elijah the prophet is the manager of the most powerful forces of nature, riding across the sky in his fiery chariot and sending lightning, thunder and rain to the earth.
This divine image gradually replaced the god Perun, who was considered the main heavenly manager in pre-Christian times, from the religious ideas of the Slavs. Elijah the prophet is intolerant of sinners and evil spirits, which, fleeing his wrath, turns into a beast on Elijah’s day. At this time, the harvest and collection of other agricultural crops began, and Elijah the prophet was thanked in ritual songs:
Ilyushka fed
And he fed and gave him something to drink,
And Petrushka was
He didn't starve to death.
Here, Ilyin’s Day is contrasted with Peter’s Day (June 25) - a time of famine, when old supplies have long since run out and the new harvest has not yet ripened.
Sooner or sooner Ilya reaps life,
Sweeps the field with a golden sickle.
The field is swept away, the ear is poured out.
Wherever he slaughters, there he places a sheaf,
Where there are peas, there are hemp,
Where there is a meadow, there is a sheaf.
Slavers walked around the courtyards:
Elijah the prophet walks between places,
Walks along the borders, reaps the rye,
The rye is reaping, the fury is pouring.
The stars in the sky are frequent and thick,
More often than not there are heaps in the fields;
The poppy in the gardens is clear and red,
Clearer, redder are the sheaves in the fields.
There is a lot of goodness in these fields!
Behind this, mistress,
Live healthy, rich and long!
Give us, the singers,
Each singer has a red egg,
Singers - in balls.
Don’t languish too much, give soon!
By this day, the peasants were in a hurry to finish haymaking, since it rarely happened without a thunderstorm. And the rains that began on Ilyin’s day were prolonged:
Before Ilya, even the priest will not pray for rain, but after Ilya, even the woman will catch up with an apron.
If it’s dry on Elijah’s day, it will be dry for six weeks; if it rains on that day, it will be dry for six weeks.
On Elijah’s day, rain goes to the bins, and after Elijah’s day, rain goes to the bins.
If you rake the hay into heaps, don’t be afraid of the clouds.
Rainwater collected on Elijah's day is a good help against the evil eye and damage.
Starting from Ilyin's day, it was forbidden to swim in reservoirs.
It was believed that the water became cold because one of the horses carrying Elijah’s fiery chariot lost its horseshoe and it fell into the water. They also say that Ilya throws a piece of ice into the water, that the elk dips its antlers in it...
Before Ilya the man bathes, and after Ilya he says goodbye to the river.
In order not to inadvertently anger the formidable biblical prophet, they did not work that day - a sin! - and they didn’t drive out the cattle. It was customary to bake bread from the new harvest. The eldest man in the family - the “father-plowman” - blessed the new bread, “new bread,” broke it and distributed it to family members. It had to be eaten silently, carefully, without dropping a crumb.
From Ilya's day the weather turns to autumn, although the heat can last for a long time.
Ilya's summer is ending.
For Ilya, it’s summer before lunch, and autumn after lunch.
From Ilya's day the night is long and the water is cold.
From Ilya's day the night is long: the worker gets enough sleep, and the horses eat enough.
Peter and Paul shortened the day by an hour, and Elijah the prophet took two hours off.
Petrok will come and pinch off a leaf, Ilya will come and pinch off two.
On Ilya’s day, if it rains, there will be few fires; if it rains, there will be many fires.
Mosquitoes have been biting for the last day. You can’t dig wells - the water in them will be bad. On this day, the first bucket in the well should be lowered with mint - the well-dweller will like this, and he will store the well.
August 3rd
Horses are not forced to work; all livestock are fed nutritiously and tasty. They counted the grains in a picked cucumber: an even number meant goodness and profit.
August 4
Mary Magdalene Day, in which lightning was feared and did not go out into the field. Otherwise, the day was considered happy.
Marya - good afternoon.
If there is a thunderstorm on Marya, there will be hay behind her eyes.
If the cucumbers are poorly salted, there will be no rain or thunderstorms. Milk quickly turns sour - this means thunderstorms.
5th of August
Day of Trofim the Insomniac. From this day on, you are allowed to sleep during the day. It's time to pick raspberries and viburnum.
On Trofim there are raspberry bushes.
The forest is like a big-bellied merchant: he sells all kinds of grub, all kinds of goods.
Finding a queen of bread on this day - a fat stalk of wheat or rye with 12 ears - is almost the same as finding a fern flower on Kupala night: extraordinary happiness will come, your innermost desire will come true.
August 6
Boris and Gleb Day. It's time to collect bird cherry. On this day they were afraid of a thunderstorm and did not collect shocks - lightning would set it on fire:
Don't rely on Gleb and Boris for bread.
Boris and Gleb - the bread is ripe.
August 7
Anna the Cold Lady's Day, winter indicators.
What is the weather before lunch, such is the winter until December; What is the weather like in the afternoon? This is what winter is like after December.
If the matinee is cold, and the winter is cold.
August 7 (July 25, old style) is also called "Makar's Day"- the opening time of the famous Nizhny Rod fair. Initially, it took place near the walls of the Makaryevsky Monastery near Nizhny Novgorod, which explains its name. With the transfer of the fair to the city, the timing of its holding changed (previously it ended on Makaryev Day). “Vanity of all kinds, a general desire for trade, the movement of huge capital, sophisticated deception in turnover, the procurement of everything for the whole of Russia, in a word, the center of all merchant calculations. This is what Makaryevskaya Yarmonka is” (I.M. Dolgoruky. “Journal of travel from Moscow to Nizhny” 1813).
Trading at Russian fairs was traditionally accompanied by all kinds of entertainment. The so-called raeshniks, who brought a large wooden box with holes cut in it - rayeks, enjoyed constant success with the public. Two rollers were built into it, onto which a wide paper tape with pictures drawn on it was wound - a kind of photographic film divided into frames. Raeshnik showed pictures one by one and accompanied the spectacle with a fascinating story. Initially, the main theme of such ideas was the life of Adam and Eve in paradise, hence the name of the device - paradise. Over time, the topic expanded: the raeshniks began to illustrate and ironically, with jokes and jokes, comment on the latest news, vividly, with invention, depict the events that had happened: “Look, look, here is the big city of Paris, if you enter it, you’ll get bored, but here’s a big column, Napoleon was placed on it. But in 1912, our soldiers were in use, the march on Paris was settled, and the French were agitated.” Near the district there were sellers of sweets, and here the spectators were also offered popular prints, repeating the most striking scenes of the performance. Thus, the area around the district became the busiest place at the fair.
An indispensable participant in the fair's festivities were buffoons - traveling amateur artists. Initially, they were the protagonists of pagan rituals, later their function became purely entertaining, and over time, buffoon performances acquired a sharply satirical, politicized overtones. This displeased the authorities, and buffoonery was banned in the 18th century. Nevertheless, the image of the buffoon remains one of the most striking in Russian folklore.
8 August
It's time to go to the forest to pick mushrooms. If the paths are covered with mold, there will be a lot of mushrooms.
Mushroom-mushroom,
I'll take you with me!
Waves - into tubs,
Morels into alyssums,
Openings - into barrels,
Milk mushrooms - in boxes,
Boletus - in chests,
Oil cans - in buckets.
Oh, you bor-borok!
Give us boxes of berries.
A box of mushrooms,
A bag of nuts!
Coins were placed in the nests for good luck and profit. The beekeepers were showered with gifts, but they did not eat honey until the honey Savior. New flax and canvas were laid out along the river banks so that all the women’s work went smoothly.
August 9
Nikola Kochansky Day. The cabbage begins to curl into heads of cabbage, and the blueberries are ripening.
Spruce-birch forest - why not firewood, bread and cabbage - what not food!
Without cabbage, the belly is empty.
In some areas it was the day of Panteleimon Zazhnivny - the pre-autumn collection of medicinal herbs.
10th of August
Prokhor Day.
Whoever sells or exchanges today will lose everything.
Prokhors and Parmens - don’t start bartering.
11th August
Kalinnik. On this day, the peasants were afraid of frost:
Lord, carry Kalinnik away with darkness (fog), and not with frost!
If the oats turn green again, it will be a bad autumn. The ants have enlarged the piles - for a frosty winter.
12th of August
Day of Strength and Siluyan. The best time for sowing winter crops:
Rye sown on Siluyan will be born strongly.
Holy Power will add strength to a man.
On Sila and Siluyan, the rye is drunk (the ears tend to the ground).
Girls baptize the cuckoo, witches steal milk. Anyone born on this day will be a happy merchant, strong in mind and body.
August 13
Evdokim Day, spell, the last day before the Assumption Fast.
The Dormition Fast is not a fast.
They bake small pancakes - security ones. They are placed in every corner of the house to prevent evil spirits from entering. Some of the pancakes must be eaten while going around the house, shop, shop - for profit and to ward off thieves. Bird cherry berries collected on this day are an excellent cure for stomach diseases. .
August 14
Honey Spas, the first show of the results of peasant labor (there are three Spas in total in the calendar). This day is the farewell to summer, the first meeting of autumn. Bees stop producing honey, beekeepers begin to break out honeycombs. The first honey was brought to the church for consecration and the parents were commemorated. After this, honey becomes medicinal. This holiday was otherwise called Spasov-ka-lakomka.
For the first time, the Savior and the beggar will try the honey.
On this day, they held a religious procession to the water (another name for it is Wet Spas), and after the blessing of the water, they bathed themselves and bathed the horses for the last time of the year. It was supposed to bless wells and sprinkle huts with wild poppy seeds - it was believed that it scared away witches. Roses are blooming, good dew is falling. Migratory birds—swallows and swifts—begin to fly to warmer climes.
The swallow begins spring, autumn calls.
On this day you can go to a crossroads, draw a cross, put your ear to it and listen: if it seems that someone is driving heavy, be rich this year; if he travels light, he will be poor.
August 15
Stepan-hayloft. Completion of haymaking work.
As is Stepan, so is September.
To keep poultry and animals healthy, they need to be given plenty of water.
August 16
Day of Anton the Whirlwind.
Like Anton the Whirlwind, so is October.
If the wind is whirlwind, expect a snowy winter.
It will swirl from all sides - it will be a furious winter with thick snow on the houses.
Dusty day - a lot of bread.
August 17
Day of Avdotya the robin, borage.
As is Avdotya, so is November.
It's time to pick raspberries - today they are especially medicinal, as well as cucumbers, onions and garlic. They were afraid of rain: if it was wet that day, then all the hay would rot. Second flight of swallows. On this day they fasted on onions, kvass, bread and salt.
August 18
Day of Evstigneus the Granary.
As Evstigney is, so is December.
The harvest is in full swing. Since ancient times, reaping bread was considered a purely female occupation. Women sang special harvest songs while working, promoting the rhythmic movements of the sickle. Each line ended with the exclamation “Ooh!” - higher by an octave:
It's time, mother, to reap the crops,
Oh, and the spikelet has filled up - wow!
The spikelet has filled up - wow!
It's time, mother, to give birth to your daughter!
Returning home, they sang:
And he talked and he talked
Rye rye:
I don't want to stand in the field,
I don’t want to swing a spike of ears,
And I want to tie myself in a bun,
Go to bed in the dark
And so that I, rye grain,
Knitted in a bun,
They took the rye out of me.
A lot of acorns on an oak tree means profit and a good harvest.
August 19
Apple Spas(or “Savior on the Mount”, since this day coincides with the holiday in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mount Tabor).
The Savior came and summer left us.
From this day the harvesting of apples begins and it is allowed to eat fruits and vegetables. There was a belief that on this day in the Kingdom of Heaven apples are distributed to children - but not to everyone, but only to those whose parents resisted the temptation to try an apple before the Savior. Therefore, adults, and not only the parents of deceased children, considered it a great sin to eat an apple without waiting for the Savior. On the first picked apples they wished:
I think up a strong thought, I conjure a difficult thought, according to the Savior, may it come true, but this fall it will not pass.
Apples were brought to the temple for consecration and distributed to the poor.
On the second day, the Savior and the beggar will eat an apple.
In the evening we went to the field and saw off the sunset with songs and greeted autumn. The harvest is in full swing:
The Savior has come - it’s only an hour.
The cranes begin to fly away and the weather deteriorates:
The Savior came - take mittens in reserve, the second Savior saved a fur coat.
A dry day foreshadows a dry autumn, a wet day foretells a wet one, and a clear day foretells a harsh winter.
Peas on this day are medicinal.
August 20
Pimena-Marina Day.
As are Pimen, so is January.
The berry season has passed.
Pimeny-Marina - don’t look for raspberries in the forest.
If storks fly away on this day, autumn will be cold.
August 21
Day of Myron the Carminative. Time to collect honey mushrooms.
If it’s mushroomy, it’s also bready.
The carminatives drove the dust across the wide world, and sobbed through the red summer.
Frost on the grass means a good future harvest.
August 23
Lawrence Day.
Autumn and winter live well if the water is calm and there is rain on Laurentia.
Quiet water means good fishing in the fall.
At noon, the water in rivers and lakes is quiet - autumn will be quiet, and winter will be without blizzards and evil blizzards. If there is intense heat or heavy rain, then it will last for a long time - all autumn.
The harvest has not yet been harvested, but it can be judged by many signs:
In August, the oak tree is rich in acorns - a sign of harvest.
A lot of pine cones - for a barley harvest.
The harvest of morels leads to the harvest of millet and buckwheat.
Buckwheat is bad - it spoils the oats.
There is no nut harvest for two years in a row.
On this day the birds stop singing. He who makes noise calls for trouble in his house.
24 August
Eupla Day. According to legend, on the night of the martyr Euplaus, ghosts seek meetings with people. Dew becomes healing - the dew is collected for a year.
25-th of August
We read conspiracies for harvest and profit.
August, 26th
Day of Tikhon of Zadonsk. They turned to him with prayer for deliverance from the sin of despondency.
August 27
Day of Micah the Quiet One. Is it starting to fall?
Micah's day and Indian summer echo with the wind and storm.
Micah with the storm - for stormy September.
Quiet winds blow on Micah - towards a great autumn.
If the cranes fly, then there will be frost by mid-October, but if not, winter will come later.
August 28
Dormition, the end of the harvest (“Dozhin-ki”). From the last remaining ears of corn in the field, the reapers made a “goat” - they tied them into a bundle like a hut and put a piece of bread sprinkled with salt inside. The women turned to God with gratitude for the successful completion of the harvest, and then wondered: the eldest of them sat on the ground with her back to the “goat”, the rest gave her sickles, and she threw them back over her head. The closer the sickle was to the “goat,” the happier the future awaited its owner. A sickle stuck into the ground foreshadowed misfortune.
Niva was planted
Suffered from suffering
Flexible backs
Sharp sickles.
God bless,
Until the New Year.
A handful of uncut ears of corn left on the field were “curled into a beard” - tied with a ribbon, saying: “God grant that there will be a good harvest next summer!” This “beard” was intended for Veles, the patron of livestock, or Elijah the Prophet, or Nicholas the Wonderworker. It was believed that along with the uncut ears of grain, the fruiting power of the grain remained on the field, which would be useful for future harvests.
The last, “dozhin’s” sheaf was dressed up in a sundress or wrapped in bright scarves and carried to an honest feast, which was organized by sharing. He was called the birthday boy and was kept until the New Year, attributing magical powers to him. Sick animals were treated with straw from this sheaf, and grain was poured into a sieve, starting a new sowing.
Tired reapers lay down in the field on the last compressed strip and asked the earth to return their spent strength:
Niva, Niva,
Give my strength to another field.
I pinched you, I lost my strength!
The reapers returned home, wearing wreaths woven from ears of corn on their heads. It was considered particularly lucky to find a “stubble queen” - an ear with very large grains, and a “knotweed” - a double ear.
The end of field work was celebrated with a feast with the obligatory baking of loaves from the flour of the new harvest. Women workers were sung in songs.
In the field of grain I put the squeeze on
I made five haystacks,
And the sixth barley -
For your own pleasure.
I went through the whole field,
I found a wreath under the border.
A wreath rolled from the field,
Rolled to rest.
Who will buy the wreath?
A barrel of honey will roll out.
Vanya bought the wreath,
Rolled out a barrel of honey -
To treat the reaper,
Treat, dignify,
Take note in the round dance!
They pressed on, they pressed on,
They put the squeeze on their shoulders.
Rowed grain
They baked a loaf.
The guests were treated
Nyvka was remembered.
Little life, grow and grow!
Time to fly, fly!
Until the new spring,
Until the new summer,
Until new bread!
This day is the last time for swallows to fly away. Cold mornings are starting. The “young Indian summer” begins with the Assumption, lasting until September 11:
The young Indian summer begins, and the sun goes to sleep. If the young Indian summer is bad, expect bad weather in the old one.
On Assumption, the water is quiet—autumn and winter are quiet.
Homemade season is in full swing:
Pickled cucumbers are good for Assumption!
August 29
The Third Savior, or Savior on the canvas, a holiday in honor of the Image of the Savior Not Made by Hands. It is also called bread, nut, linen: pies are baked from new bread, nuts are ripe, fairs open. Buy linen products - they will last a long time.
First Spas - standing on the water; the second Savior - they eat apples; third Spas - canvases are sold on the green mountains.
The three August Spas are days of summing up the results of peasant labor. After they pass, the weather, as a rule, changes. After the third Savior, the last swallows and swifts fly away.
If the crane flies to the third Savior, then there will be frost on Pokrov.
August 30
Myron's Day. The beginning of leaf fall. The birch tree begins to drop leaves first, followed by linden, elm, and bird cherry.
If there is fog and dew in the morning, the weather will be good.
You need to feed your pets well to stay healthy throughout the year.
August 31
Frol and Laurel, horse people. Horse holiday. The horses were given a break from work. They were taken out to the meadow, cleaned, fed oats from the palm of their hand, and their manes and withers were trimmed with ribbons. Housewives baked special cookies with the image of a horse's hoof and gave them to the priests. A worldly treat was arranged for the herdsmen, pies were baked for them, and mead was treated to them.
If you begged Frol and Lavr, expect good things for the horses.
Autumn matinees, frosts and September fogs begin, which are very harmful to health. They try not to leave the house, especially on windless days. Frolov's day was considered the end of the main field work. By this day they tried to cope with the winter sowing, and this day was called additional sowing.
If you don’t drop out before Frol, Frol will be born (color dots).
We looked at the roots of wormwood: if the roots are thick, the next year will be fruitful.
August- the last month of summer. At this time, field work, harvesting, preparing food for the winter, and preparing children for school are actively underway. The nights are getting cooler. No wonder they say: “In August before lunch it’s summer, after lunch it’s autumn.” In common parlance this month is called “stubble”. In addition to sayings, there are also folk signs of August, with the help of which the upcoming weather can be determined by natural phenomena and animal behavior.
Signs about the weather in August
- If the weather is constant in the first week of August, then the winter will be long and snowy.
- The fog does not dissipate for a long time - to clear weather.
- August without rain means a warm and dry autumn.
- Frost fell in August - a sign of an early, icy winter.
- Lots of thunderstorms in August - for a long autumn.
Signs about nature in August
- If in August a lot of yellow leaves appear on the trees, especially on birch, then autumn will be early.
- Warm and damp August means a mushroom harvest.
- If cranes gather in flocks at the end of August and fly south, then winter will also be early.
- In August, the oak tree is rich in acorns - for the harvest.
August still pleases with warmth and delights with colors. As summer wanes, minutes of sun-filled days slowly flow into starry nights. And every moment counts. After all, the storehouses of nature are still generously open to man, which allows him to prepare for a long winter. And everywhere you look, everything screams that the cold will soon come, despite the midday heat and the absence of chilly autumn rains. It is not without reason that folk omens for every day of August talk about the coming winter, and holidays glorify work and the harvest.
Folk signs for August 1
August starts with one of the rainiest days.
In the folk calendar the names Mokridin and Makridin day are found. Makrida is literally translated from Greek as “dry”. But signs associated with rain and thunderstorms became the reason for changing the common name.
If it’s wet on Makrida, then the suffering is stormy
Rain on Makrida promises stormy weather
The weather on this day was used to judge not only the upcoming suffering, but also the entire autumn.
Look at autumn according to Makrid
Bucket on Makrida – dry autumn
Macrida is wet - and autumn is wet
National holidays and signs on August 2
Most of the signs of the day on August 2 are associated with the holiday of Elijah the Prophet. The calendar is simply replete with proverbs, rituals and rituals saying that the weather has turned to autumn.
Ilya always ends summer
On Ilya, before lunch it will still be summer, and after lunch it will be autumn
The nights are not just getting longer, but also colder.
From Ilya's day the night is always long
Even the stone will vegetate on Ilya
The weather determines what the Exaltation will be like.
What Ilya is like, so is the Exaltation
Many proverbs and signs for August 2, Elijah's Day, are associated with heavy rains, which usually occur with thunder and lightning. Which often became the cause of fires. The peasants perceived the fires on Ilya as punishment.
When Ilya comes, he will bring rottenness with him.
Before Ilya, the clouds move with the wind, and after that everything goes against the wind.
Before Ilyin’s Day it dries under the bush, but after Ilyin’s Day it doesn’t even dry on the bush.
There was no work that day, especially in the fields. And in order to appease Ilya, food was placed on the porch, which in the evening was thrown into reservoirs. The day ended the swimming season.
Since Ilyin's day the water has been getting cold
The man bathes before Ilya, and says goodbye to Ilya with water
Folk signs on August 3
The day was named Onuphrius the Silent in honor of the reclusive monk Onuphrius of Pechersk.
Therefore, they tried to carry out all the work in silence. And the day was dedicated to the arrangement of barns and bins. They were aired and dried so that the bread would not go to waste. In some places, the ceremony of “launching cats” was carried out. House cats were allowed into the barns to catch all the mice.
Folk signs for August 4
The day is dedicated to the memory of Mary Magdalene. All the signs from the people on August 4 are quite contradictory and can be perceived in two ways.
They attached great importance to dews. But on the one hand, it was used for washing, so that the girl’s face would be beautiful and young. And from another dew, a bad flax harvest was promised to Magdalene.
There will be strong dew on Mary - the flax will be sulfur and braids
In some areas, Mary Magdalene protects from thunderstorms. And in others they don’t go into the fields, because lightning can kill.
Also, the day was named Mary the Berryman, the Sweet Lady, as it was dedicated to picking berries in the forests.
Folk signs for August 5
On the day of Trofim the insomniac, you are not supposed to sleep for a long time. The harvest is in full swing and the peasants rush to the fields at sunrise.
To sleep for a long time - to get up with a duty
Reap - don't sleep
Berry picking continues. Therefore, you can find the name Kalinniki-Malinniki. It is these berries that are harvested for future use. They were valued for their medicinal qualities and nutritional value. By the way, they collected not only berries, but also bark and leaves.
The berries from the raspberry tree are sweet and the basts are small
You can’t take berries from a viburnum into your mouth, but you’ll cut your bast
Folk signs on August 6
Saints Boris and Gleb, who were revered on this day, were popularly called palii, palikops. This accurately characterizes the weather on August 6th. There were frequent rains with thunderstorms and lightning, which threatened fires in the fields. Lightning flashes - and just in case they burn the haystacks.
Gleb and Boris are not taken for a living
And they didn’t go out into the fields, fearing for their lives. And this is in the midst of suffering.
Boris and Gleb - bread ripened in the fields
The day was devoted to collecting bird cherry and currants, from which jams and compotes were made.
Folk signs on August 7
St. Anne's Day, popularly known as Kholodnitsa. Not only the nights are already cold, but also the matinees.
Frost will fall on Anna - it will be a cold winter
Before lunch – December, after lunch – January
Anna is dry - winter is harsh
Storks gathered in flocks - the winter will be early and harsh
Many cool anthills grew before the frosty winter
Folk signs on August 8
Yermolai Day, when apple picking began. They picked the early varieties, but did not eat them, since it was a sin before the Apple Savior.
They also started digging new potatoes. Many dishes on this day were prepared from potatoes.
Folk signs on August 9
St. Panteleimon's Day is popularly called Kochannik. Late cabbage begins to knit forks. Housewives take out last year's supplies of cabbage, from which they make pies. They must be distributed to children and the poor so that the cabbage is well preserved in the winter.
Healers went to the forests for herbs, as the season for collecting autumn plants opened. They collected herbs with sentences, lamentations and prayers.
Panteleimon the healer will give the herbs special power
Panteleimon was also called palium, since thunderstorms could burn haystacks.
Folk signs on August 10
On the day of Prokhor and Parmena they do not start any trades or exchanges. Otherwise, there will be no success for the whole year.
Blacksmiths are praised. And not only because the blacksmith could forge the tool needed for the job, but because of his ability to “calm down” the fire. The peasants are so fed up with the threat of fires that interfere with harvesting that they are ready to bow down to the forge.
They began to plow the harvested fields and collect pears.
Folk signs on August 11
The people called the day Tumannika and Kalinnika. There were often fogs in the mornings. But the peasants were afraid of the early morning frosts.
Lord, carry Kalinnik away with fog and not with frost
And the morning cold promised an early cold snap in early September.
Folk signs on August 12
On the day of Siluyan, the sowing of winter rye began.
May Holy Power add strength to the man
The power of bread strengthens
Legends told about witches who died after drinking cow's milk.
The cloudy weather that day did not foretell rain. But the stuffiness and angry insects clearly signaled about imminent rain.
Folk signs on August 13
On Evdokimov's day a ritual is held. This is the last day when it is allowed to eat fast food.
After all, the next day begins the Assumption Fast, which is popularly considered not to be a fast.
The cobwebs flew - for warm weather
Morning fogs promise warmth
Folk signs for August 14
The Assumption Fast begins with the Honey Savior. This is the first show of summer work. You can taste honey, but apples and nuts are not yet put on the tables.
Spasovka is a gourmand
In churches, not only honey is sacred, but also poppy heads. The day was also called Wet Spas, as they walked in religious processions to bodies of water for immersion and blessed wells.
Folk signs on August 15
Stepan Senoval's weather determined what September would be like.
On this day, work related to autumn haymaking began - mowing the overgrown grass.
And an increase in hay
The saint was considered the patron saint of horses. Therefore, many rituals are dedicated to the care of these animals.
Folk signs on August 16
Based on the weather on August 16, they predicted what October would be like. Weather conditions in winter were also determined.
South wind for snowy winter
Folk signs on August 17
It usually rains, which interferes with the drying of the hay and rots it. The last cucumbers are being harvested for winter. Since the nights are already quite cold, the cucumbers stop growing.
Folk signs on August 18
On the day of Evstigney Zhitnik, in the fields they tried to find a “wheat uterus” - a stem with several spikelets. It was necessarily stored until the sowing season, so that the grains would be the first to be thrown into the ground.
The weather determined what December would be like.
Young people went out into the field and shouted loudly. A good echo foreshadowed more beautiful weather for a long time to come.
Folk signs on August 19
Apple Spas is celebrated. From this day on you can already eat apples. It is these fruits that are blessed in churches today, eaten with honey, and prepared in various dishes.
Autumn - welcome autumn
And indeed, the nights are already becoming cold like autumn, and the wind brings coolness with it.
The second Savior has arrived - prepare mittens in reserve
Based on the weather on Yablochny Spas, they predict what January will be like.
Folk signs on August 20
After Marina's day, raspberries can no longer be found in the forest. Therefore, housewives bake the last pies with this berry.
They sow winter crops and see off the summer. This is the last warm summer day.
And they look at the weather to see what February will be like.
Folk signs on August 21
Myron Carminative brings the winds with him.
The wind could have been quite strong. And if it blows, there will be a storm until Indian summer. They go to the forest for blackberries and blackberry leaves. Mushroom season begins. Today they are collecting honey mushrooms.
Folk signs on August 22
Matthew marks the beginning of the cold rainy season.
Summer rain argues with autumn rain
During the day you can already feel the cold and the approach of real autumn.
Matthew allows bad weather to happen
There was a sign that snakes in pastures would stick to the udders of cows on this day. Therefore, they were not kicked out of the house. And the mistresses even milked the cows without prying eyes.
Since Matthew was considered the patron saint of the merchant, preparations for fairs began from that day.
Folk signs on August 23
Based on the weather conditions on Laurentia, they predicted what both autumn and winter would be like.
Warmth and sunshine promised a long, warm autumn and a snowless winter. But the rain promised precipitation in the fall and a snowy winter.
They also paid attention to the state of the water in the reservoir. The calm water suggested that the autumn would be calm, without bad weather.
Folk signs on August 24
The day is full of superstitions that are associated with ghosts, will-o'-the-wisps in swamps and cemeteries. The peasants were afraid of the ghost of a horse that prowled the night in search of its lost rider.
The day was devoted to shearing sheep and preparing winter clothes.
According to signs, on August 24 it was forbidden to drink alcoholic beverages, so that the deceased would not come to punish for drunkenness.
Folk signs on August 25
On Photius Povetenny they began to prepare poveti - places to store summer instruments.
A leaf begins to fall from the maple tree. And in the forest they collect boletuses.
They look at the weather to determine how long the Indian summer will be.
Warmth promises a good harvest of porcini mushrooms.
Folk signs on August 26
Traditionally, the day was dedicated to preparing basements and sheds for winter. They were not only swept and smoked, but also spoken of from evil spirits.
The oat harvest has begun in the fields. According to signs, the first sheaf is carried home and placed in the corner, where it should stand for at least a day.
The calm wind will not calm down and will continue to blow for several more days in a row.
Folk signs on August 27
On August 27, according to popular belief, autumn leaves begin to fall. If the cranes had flown away by this day, frosts were expected already in mid-October.
The wind on Micah's Day can tell you a lot.
Micah's Day echoes the Indian summer winds
Tikhovei on Micah for a calm September
The day ends the Assumption Fast and begins the wedding season.
Folk signs on August 28
Indian summer begins with the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. On this day, joint feasts are held, sheep are slaughtered and rich tables are set. The feast is held in honor of the end of the harvest and the welcoming of autumn.
Farewell to the Assumption, welcome autumn
They begin harvesting cabbage in the winter, which they ferment in whole barrels so that there will be enough until next August.
The Assumption rainbow promises a long and warm autumn. If there are a lot of cobwebs flying, a cold but clear winter awaits.
Folk signs on August 29
The Bread Savior is celebrated, on which bread is necessarily baked from the flour of the new harvest.
The Third Savior supplied bread
The day was devoted to walking around wells, reservoirs, and springs, as if completing the summer season.
If the cranes began to fly away, then frosts were expected on October 14th. Usually the swallows had completely flown away by this time.
Clear weather promises a short winter
Folk signs on August 30
By this day they tried to finish all the sowing work in the fields.
You won’t drop out of Miron – next year you’ll be left with no harvest and no flowers
The last date for the beginning of leaf fall.
The day is called Widow's Help. Therefore, they tried to help women left without husbands.
Throw at least a sliver of wood into the widow's yard
Folk signs on August 31
The Horse Festival is celebrated. Therefore, the horses were not only not taken out into the field, but not even saddled. They were groomed, washed, even treated to pies.
Work in the fields is completely finished, and the day is devoted to festivities on this occasion.
Everything around turns red and yellow, and in the mornings there are real autumn matinees.
The time of “women's sitting” begins - time devoted to joint winter work.
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