2 folk omens about spring. What will spring be like? Signs of spring. Spring equinox day - signs

The beginning of spring is associated with an increase daylight hours, large quantity sun rays, flowering plants and the beginning of the summer season. It will be useful to know some spring signs not only for the successful planting of vegetable crops, but also for many other areas of our life.

Folk omens on a spring theme

Exists a large number of spring signs that have been preserved since ancient times. Signs of spring can be associated with the following factors:

• weather conditions - frost, snow, rain, wind;
• environment - thunderstorm, rainbow, sunrise;
• connection with animals, insects, birds - swallows, cats;
• growth and flowering of plants - lilacs, dandelions;
• everyday moments - empty buckets, whistling.

spring interesting signs:

• a cuckoo cuckoos on a dry tree - a sign of frosty weather;
• melting snow on the south side of the anthill - to a cold short summer period;
• if in early spring to see bathing sparrows, then you can wait for early spring;
• the arrival of thrushes promises the absence of spring frosts;
• migratory birds fly in a large flock, then spring promises to be friendly.

First day of spring - signs

We often look forward to the first day of spring. With him, some associate new beginnings, changes in life, or simply the beginning of the warm season and good mood. The first signs of spring can be associated with the weather, the upcoming summer, family happiness and prosperity. So, on the first day of spring, you can check the effect of some signs:

• a woman expecting a baby will see the sunrise - she will have the strength to carry a healthy baby;
• the first day of spring is warm - there may be frosts;
• thick heavy fog - to a bad summer;
• fresh snow needs to be swept off the porch - this brings health and happiness to the house;
• snow fell - to a rich harvest.

Spring equinox day - signs

It is not a mystery to anyone that folk signs about spring accompany the spring equinox. March 20, when is the day equals night, is considered the time of veneration of the sun in Slavic mythology. There are signs associated with this day:

1. If you spend this day well, then the year will be successful and fun.
2. Negative thoughts could attract evil spirit and harm a person, so they were not supposed to accompany a person on the day spring equinox.
3. Daytime sun and warm weather at night are a sign of the arrival of spring and the early start of sowing.

Spring wedding - signs

It can be difficult to collect all the predictions about the wedding, but the main signs of spring are easy to highlight. The most popular of them is not to get married in May, otherwise, according to legend, the newlyweds will toil all their lives. Whether this sign works or not is up to the young to decide, because there are examples of both happy and dissolved May marriages. There is a belief that a wedding in March - to move to a new place, and in April - to equally share all the hardships and happy moments, while at first family life it can be difficult, but having survived this period, the family will become happy.

There are signs associated with the weather on the wedding day. They can be attributed to any time of the year, but in spring the weather is more changeable:

• it started to rain on a sunny day, it means to be a happy future family;
• a thunderstorm began - unfortunately;
• snowy wedding day, which is often found in March - the family will be wealthy;
• if strong wind- life will be windy.

A fly in the house in spring is a sign

Sometimes insects act as predictions. So, the first fly in the spring is a very well-known sign. Its appearance symbolizes the arrival of heat and the beginning of the solar period of the year. This is due to the fact that flies hibernate for the winter, and wake up with the onset of warm spring, thereby announcing the arrival of the long-awaited time.

Wasp in the spring - a sign

Often the signs of early spring can accurately determine the beginning of this season. For example, not only flies wake up in spring, but wasps also appear. The peculiarity of this type of insect is that only a young wasp survives the winter - the uterus, which begins to build a nest. When cold or adverse conditions this happens very rarely, so it is generally accepted that if a wasp flew to Fresh air and starts building a nest sure sign beginning of spring.

Mosquitoes in spring - signs

If people, in most cases, meet the beginning of spring with a smile, good mood and optimism, the appearance of mosquitoes does not always cause such emotions. These insects are associated in humans with unpleasant bites, itching and a monotonous buzzing, but their appearance is a sign of the onset of a warm period. After all, for active life and reproduction require appropriate conditions. This prediction, like other interesting signs of spring, came to us thanks to the observation of our ancestors ..

Sign - lilac bloomed in spring

Sometimes, on the contrary, signs associated with spring do not go unnoticed. After all, it is so difficult to pass by the unusual flowering bushes of lilac or bird cherry and enjoy the enchanting smell. The pleasure of this phenomenon can be obtained if a person does not have an allergy. Flowering plants are directly related to the onset of spring. At positive temperatures and the first sunshine buds swell, the first leaves appear, and then flowers. Depending on the region, flowering may begin in different periods- in the southern part of the country already in April, and in the northern part - in May or June.

In most cases, bird cherry blooms earlier. The appearance of its flowers is often accompanied by a slight cooling. When establishing warm temperature lilac blooms in the air - this is a sure sign of spring, and in some regions of summer. In addition to the arrival of heat, other signs are associated with lilacs:

• the shrub symbolizes harmony, tranquility and protection from evil spirits, especially if the plant is planted next to the house;
• the smell of lilac soothes and provides an opportunity to relax;
• given the opportunity to see a flower with five petals - it will come true.

Sign - to see a squirrel in early spring

Sometimes folk signs associated with spring can be completely unexpected. So, when you see a squirrel in a park or forest, you can’t always be happy. According to folk signs, this is a sign of adverse events in the future. There are also, for example, if in the spring the newlyweds decided to get married and met a squirrel on their significant day for a walk, their family life will be long and happy.

Folk signs about the weather in spring

We list the most famous signs of spring weather:

• if the birch gives a lot of juice, then you can wait for a rainy summer;
• another sign of bad weather in summer is early spring;
• dandelions bloom early - by a short summer;
• a large amount of cobwebs in spring is a sign of a hot summer;
• there is a proverb-sign: dry March, yes April, yes cold May- grain-growing year;
• after meeting a hare in the forest white color you can wait for the snow to fall;
• thunder peals at the very beginning of spring may be before the cold;
• if lightning flashes in the sky, but there is no thunder in the spring, signs say - you can wait for a dry summer;
• The birds are building a nest sunny side Possibly cold summer.

These and other signs of spring weather will be of interest to those who want to check their truth. After all, it was not in vain that in ancient times people determined the weather and the start time of sowing or harvesting not according to the calendar, but according to the signs and prompts of the surrounding world. There are many predictions of weather, harvest, family well-being and happiness, and spring signs are no exception. Many of them have been tested over the years and considerable experience, some remain invisible to the human eye. To believe in them or not, or at least follow them, each person decides for himself.

If in March blizzards snow falls on the fields in mounds, then vegetables and spring bread will be born well.

Dry March - fertility, rainy - crop failure.

If a woodpecker knocks in March, then spring will be late.

When in spring the snow surface is rough - to harvest, smooth - to crop failure.

The spring ice is sinking - on a lack of bread.

March 7 - Mauritius. In Mauritius, the earliest arrival of rooks. Early arrival of rooks - to a warm spring.

March 13 - Vasily Kapelnik. Long droppers (icicles) - long flax. If it rains, be a good fly.

If the icicle does not have a void in the middle, then the filling of loaves is full and rich.

If lightning flashes in early spring, but no thunder is heard, the summer will be dry.

If the snow melts around the tree, forming circles with steep edges - the spring is steep, and circles with gentle edges - the spring will be protracted (long).

If the rooks fly straight to the nest - to a friendly spring.

When migratory birds fly in large flocks, this is a friendly spring.

When the thrushes arrived, there would be no more frosts.

If a warm wind blows on Warm Alexei on March 30, the summer will be warm and wet, if there is snow, frost and wind, the summer will be cold, and if it rains, the whole summer will be rainy.

In April, wet - mushroom summer, thunderstorm - to warm summer and a harvest of nuts

Birds build their nests on the sunny side - by the cold summer.

When the birch leaves in front of the alder, the summer will be dry, but if the alder is ahead of the birch, the summer will be wet.
The first booming thunder - to vigorous bread.

April 7 - Annunciation Holy Mother of God. If there is snow on the roofs on the Annunciation, so it will be on Yegory (May 6) in the field. If there is wind, hoarfrost and fog on the Annunciation - by a fruitful summer; if it rains, rye will be born, there will be a mushroom summer; if frost - harvest for milk mushrooms; if a thunderstorm - to a warm summer, a harvest of nuts; if the weather is good - to fires, a formidable summer. Annunciation without swallows - cold spring. If the night is warm on the Annunciation, spring is early and friendly.

A lot of juice flows from a birch - by late autumn.

May is cold - a grain-growing year.

Bird cherry bloomed early - it will be a warm summer. The earlier it begins to bloom, the hotter the summer will be.

May 6 - Egoriy. Clear morning on Yegori - early sowing, clear evening - late sowing. Dew on Egory - there will be good millet. It's frosty on Yegory - there will be millet and oats.

May 24 - Mokiy (Mokey) Wet. The sunrise is crimson, and during the day it rains - to a wet and thunderous summer. If the sky gets thin, then it will rain all summer.

May 25 is the day of Epifan. If there is a morning in a red caftan on Epifan, then the summer will be dry, fire.

May 26 - Lukerya-mosquito. If on the day of Lukerya the mosquitoes appear, then the berries will be born in great abundance. A lot of mosquitoes - cook boxes for berries, a lot of midges - cook baskets for mushrooms.

May 31 - Fedot Ovsyanik. If the top of the head with an edge on Fedot on an oak tree, you will measure the oats with a tub.

The material was prepared on the basis of information from open sources

If in winter the snow falls evenly, this spring it is thicker (germination will be poor).

If it's March in January, then wait for January in March.

If at the end of February long icicles hang from the roofs - to a long spring and a good summer.

The colder the last week February, the warmer the weather in March.

The beginning of February is more serene and spring is expected to be early.

Warm February brings cold spring.

The stronger the winter, the faster the spring.

In the year when Easter is early and spring will be early. Late Easter is late spring.

Snow will fall early in the fall - and spring will be early.

Cold winter - to warm spring. Clear autumn - spring will be rainy. Cold autumn - to warm spring.

When in March the first thunder strikes with a north wind - by a cold spring, with east wind- to dry and warm, in the south - to warm.

In March, it will melt early - it will not melt for a long time.

If in March it will cause snow, then April will be washed away with water.

Long icicles in spring - for a long spring and bad weather.

In late autumn, the winds blow from the east - so the spring will be cold.

The first thunder in the north wind is a cold spring, in the east it is dry and warm, in the west it is wet, in the south it is warm.

Freezes early - will not melt for a long time.

Early snow - by early spring.

Rainy May - no rain in September, and vice versa.

Late spring portends good weather in summer.

If lightning is frequent in May, there will be a good harvest.

If early spring sparkles lightning and thunder not audible - the summer will be dry.

If Christmas is warm, spring will be cold.

If Baptism is under full month, then in the spring there will be large melt waters.

The sun will peep at Tatyana early - by the early arrival of birds.

If there is a blizzard and a blizzard on Athanasius, spring will drag on.

If there is sun on Athanasius at noon, spring will be early.

If there are many stars in the sky on Macarius Day, then winter will last a long time.

A clear, sunny Makariev day heralds an early spring.

If there is a blizzard on Macarius, then you should expect it throughout Maslyany week.

March 2, Fyodor Tiron's day. What a day, what a summer. If the moon plays in the evening, then there will be a good harvest, if it rains, then bread will be born.

March 4, Fedot's day. If the hare has not yet changed its white skin to gray, then snow will still fall. Snowdrifts - late grasses.

March 6, the day of Timothy-spring. If the first thunder strikes in the north wind - to a cold spring, in the east - to dry and warm, in the south - to warm.

March 7, Mauritius Day. On this day, the arrival of rooks and swallows was expected, which promised an early spring.

March 8, Ivan's Day (Finding Day - on this day they say that a bird finds a nest). If a bird settles on the south side of houses, trees, then wait for a cold summer, and vice versa. If it is dry on this day, then it will be dry on Easter, if it is snowy, then the holy week will be wet.

March 10 - the day of Taras Kumushnik - it is not advised to go to bed on this day before sunset, so as not to get a fever.

March 12, the day of Prokop. If on this day the willow blossoms first at the crown, then the sowing will be good and it is better to start sowing early. And if the willow at the crown is in no hurry to bloom, then the second sowing will be good.

March 13, the day of Vasily - dropper. From that day on, snow begins to melt on the roofs. The peasants watched the snow melt around the tree - the edges are steep, so the spring will be early, the canopies - the spring is protracted. On Vasily, the Sun in circles - to the harvest. If it rains that day - be wet in the summer. Long icicles - long flax.

March 14 is the day of Avdotya Vesnovka (Avdotya-Plyushchi). From this day on, according to legend, the snow acquires healing power. From where the wind blows on this day, from there it will mainly blow all spring and summer. If the rooks have arrived before this day, the summer will be wet, and the snow will melt early. If it is too warm on Evdokia, then it may be early spring. "Evdokia is fine, all summer is fine." If there is a thaw on this day, then they expect the snow to melt soon. “If it drops from the roofs on Evdokia, it will be a warm summer”, “Evdokiya with rain - to be wet in summer”, “If Evdokiya sweeps, all the food will be swept away, if a sparrow gets drunk in Evdokiya” (water appeared), there will be a good spring. On Evdokia, a warm wind - a wet summer, a northern one - a cold summer. A newcomer to Evdokia with rain - to be wet in summer (if there is a new moon on this day). A warm day on Evdokia - a warm spring and a particularly successful haymaking; rain promises, the harvest of bread; fog - leguminous plants; frost threatened to freeze buckwheat when it bloomed; blizzards, rare for this time, predicted a big cold for the whole year, Evdokia's red day - a crop of cucumbers and milk mushrooms, Snow on Evdokia - a harvest, a warm wind - a wet summer, a wind from Moscow (from the north) - a cold summer. The beekeepers knew that if there was water at the threshold of Evdokia, people would bathe in honey. Seedlings sown on this day in pots, according to popular belief, cannot suffer from frost. Usually cabbage is sown on Evdokia.

March 15, Fedot's day. bad weather - there will be no grass for a long time - there will be unsuccessful haymaking in the summer. Yasny Evdokia and Fedot - signs of weather to Yuri (May 6) and Nikola (May 22) will also be clear; they are cloudy - everything will be different. “From the wind from Fedot to Fedul (April 18), from Petrovka (May 25) to Wet Mokrida (August 1), or even all summer.”

March 16, Basilisk Eutropius.
Basilisk Eutropius melts snow.
On this day, the peasants went around the field crosswise, indicating that the sun has no time to rest, it is necessary, they say, to bring moisture, to water the field with snow.
It was believed that on this day the bears began to wake up.

March 17 is the day of Gerasim Grachevnik - the rooks are returning. If the rooks arrived earlier than this day, then this promises a crop failure, if later, then it’s good. If the rooks immediately fly to the nests, then the spring will be friendly and after 3 weeks you can go out for sowing. If they do not immediately sit on the nest, then spring and summer will not be very good.

March 18 is the Day of the Gardener's Canon. If the day is clear, then there will be no hail in the summer. On this day, in any weather, the peasants tried to start a garden so that the harvest was good. On this day, seeds were also soaked for sowing cabbage. In the old days in Russia, the peasants, in order to avoid midges, worms and drought in the garden, dug three holes and said: "One hole for sushi, another for midges, the third for worms."

March 19, the day of Arcadia. Another name for the day is Constantine's circles.
Storks return to Arcadia from warm lands.
In the old days in Russia, the peasants went around the wells in circles so that they would not fill up with bitter underground drains, so that the water would be good, pure, sweet, free from all kinds of ailments.
If there is frost on Arcadia, then there will be forty more morning frosts.

March 20, the day of Pavel the dropper
Drops with icicles - to the harvest of hemp and flax.
If on this day it is cloudy and cold by night, then frosts will soon come.

March 21, Spring Equinox
Astronomical spring birthday.
Time for the willow to turn silver.

March 22, the day of the forty holy martyrs. On this day, the second meeting of spring (the first on the Candlemas on February 15), winter ends - the beginning of spring. According to custom, on this day, 40 "larks" are baked from the dough, and one of them was laid "forty" - 20 kopecks. Whoever gets the coin will be happy. If the day is warm, then another 40 days will be warm, if it's cold, then wait for 40 frosty matinees.
This is one of the most predictable days for a vegetable grower. There is only one goal - to guess when to plant seedlings so that frosts do not destroy them, but at the same time plant them as early as possible. During the years of high harvest, the least amount of frost falls on this day.
If it didn’t rain from Sreteniya to Soroki and the road didn’t deteriorate, then a drought was expected in the summer. If on that day there was snow on the roofs, then on the Annunciation the snow will cover the whole earth, and on Yuri - separate places.
What is the weather on this day - such will it be for another forty days: if frost - forty frosts; if it rains, forty rains await. Good weather on this day predicts a good harvest of buckwheat, but if it is frosty on this day, then after that day forty more frosts await, and morning and evening frosts are counted as two. If matinees from this day continue constantly, then the summer will be warm. The peasants believed: "I am going to sow after forty frosts after forty martyrs." If frost fell on forty saints, then the harvest is on millet.
The vegetable grower has one more control sign: which Easter is this year, early or late, and for what period the cold week before Easter falls (Palm Week).

March 23, Vasilisa's day
If spring streams run into the hole, then the fishermen will be good at catching roach.

March 24, the day of Euphemia.
There was frost at night - there will be no snowfall during the day; fluffy frost - good weather.
Another name for this day is Zubnik. On Zubnik, the memory of the holy martyr Antipas is honored - a healer from various ailments and, first of all, a comforter of toothache.

March 25, Feofanov's day
Our ancestors noted that if such a day begins with fog, then flax and hemp will be excellent. And in order for the sign to come true, they throw a few hemp and flax seeds around the yard to treat the birds. This sign is confirmed by the fact that if the temperature is below zero in the morning on this day, then the fog gives frost, and if it is positive, then the morning fog is equivalent to frost, and these two equivalent signs will indicate the beginning of the rainy period in 90 days - June 12. And June 12 is such a period for flax, hemp, and other grains that if it rains during this period, the harvest will be excellent.
On this day Special attention given to horses. The people noticed that if a horse gets sick that day, then it is not suitable for summer work.

March 27, Fyodor Skotnik Day
Shedding in horses and cows. Cattle were taken out into the yard, washed, cleaned and spoken, trying to protect them from evil spirits and the evil eye.
Thunder in the morning promises a fruitful and fertile summer.

March 30, Alex warm
If on this day streams ran from the mountains, then they expect a favorable spring, and with it good harvests. If it is warm on Alexei-warm, spring will be early. But if the snow melts soon on Alexei and the water runs together - wait for a wet summer.
The people said: "Alexey - turn the shafts out of the sleigh." The beehives were taken out of storage for Alexei. In the southern regions, oats are being sown.

March 31, Cyril's Day
Another name for this day is Kirill-deripoloz.
By this time, the ice on the roads is melting, which makes it difficult to ride a sled.
If the first flowers of the coltsfoot appear on the slopes of the hills, then the beginning of April will be warm.

April 4 is the day of Vasily Solnechnik: they note that if red circles are visible at sunrise, then the year will be fruitful.

April 6, the day of Artemon Selevitsky: if the snow melts by this day, it will no longer fall. If it still lies, it will lie for a long time. If the night on Artemon is warm, then the spring is friendly.

April 7th. Annunciation. What is the Annunciation, such is Easter. If the Annunciation is a red day, then the year will be formidable and fire. Thunderstorm on the Annunciation - to a warm summer and a harvest of nuts.

April 19 is the day of Eutychius and Yerema, a quiet day for the harvest of early grain, if the wind is not this early grain.

April 21 is the day of Rodion Ledoloma. What a day, such a summer. If on this day the lump of earth does not crumble, it is too early to plow.

April 24 is the day of Antipas Aquarius. If by this day the ice on the river has not opened, then the summer will be bad.

April 29, the day of Irina seedlings: on this day in the villages cabbage seedlings were planted in the ground.

May: May is cold, the year is grain-bearing.

This is in bad weather, but put it in a bucket.

The weather for Easter determines the weather for the year: if on the first night after Easter the night is dark and cloudy, then there will be a good harvest.

May 13 is the day of Jacob Zevedeev: if the night of May 13 is starry and warm - for the harvest, a clear sunrise - for a dry summer. If the sun rises in the clouds, it will rain.

May 18 is the day of Job the pea - on this day peas were sown in the villages. Peas were sown on the damage of the moon at sunset.

May 23 is the day of Simon the Zealot. The peasants believed that the land on that day was a birthday girl, it was a sin to plow that day.

May 24 is the day of Mokiya: if it rains on this day, then it will rain all summer. On this day, the peasants did not work, so that the hail would not break the crops.

May 30 is the day of Evdokia Svistunya. What a day, such a summer. If the day falls on a new moon, then to a wet summer. And if the north wind is still blowing on this day, then the summer will be cold.

Signs for spring on plants

I saw fluff on the willow and spring on the hearth.

The April flower breaks the ice.

Bird cherry will turn white - they will inspire cold weather.

Oak leaves leaves - cold snap comes.

Signs for spring by birds, animals and insects

A migratory bird flies together in flocks - to a friendly spring.

If tits remain near human habitation for a long time, the spring will be cold.

After the arrival of thrushes, frosts occur very rarely.

The lark flies to the warmth, the chaffinch to the cold.

The migratory bird "flows" in flocks - to a friendly spring.

The rooks have arrived - in a month the snow will come down.

Early arrival of rooks and larks - to a warm spring.

If a wild ducks fat ones arrived - the spring will be cold, long.

Geese fly high - there will be a lot of water, fly low - little.

Early flight of bees - to the red spring.

The titmouse sang in March - the spring warmth is telling fortunes.

If the hares do not shed for a long time, it will be a cold spring.

If the spring squirrel is blue, spring will be early.

If the sand swallows build their nests high above the water, and the spiders weave their webs higher than usual, then the spring will be wet and floods are not uncommon, the appearance of young spiders will lead to a warm spring.

It begins on March 22, on the day of the spring equinox, and ends on June 22, on the day of the summer solstice. Judges it a little differently. folk calendar: on Candlemas (February 2) "winter met summer", and already on February 11 "knocks down the horn of winter."

However, the first meeting of spring was universally celebrated on March 1. And people noticed: if streams flowed to Evdokia, wait for the first grass in the first decade of May, and they didn’t even pay attention to the fact that after that day snow could pile up “higher than a standing dog.”

The second meeting in the spring was arranged on March 9th. On this day, they expected the arrival of the first feathered guests from faraway seas, they baked "larks" - dough buns in the form of birds. This is what the proverb is about: "A sandpiper flew in from overseas, brought spring from captivity."

A truly national holiday was the third meeting of spring - on the Annunciation, which in the old days was celebrated on March 25th. It was believed that “I overcame the winter, but you either won’t get there for a week on a sleigh, or you’ll move for a week.”

The day of May 1 in Russia was called a harness, since everywhere, except only for the northern regions, harrows and plows touched the spring steamy land.

With the beginning of arable land, they finally said goodbye to winter.

Early flight of bees - to the red spring.

Geese fly high - there will be a lot of water; fly low - little.

The rooks sat on the nests - in three weeks to go out for sowing.

If the ducks arrived fat, it will be cold and long.

The cuckoo began to crow - no more frost.

The lark is warm, the chaffinch is cold. A forest lark flew right to the nest - take on the garden.

The mole always knows in advance what level of water will be in the river. With this calculation, he builds his home. And its mounds are never flooded with water in the spring.

Before a big flood, the warbler nests high.

A duck makes a nest on a high bank before a big flood.

The first thunder in the north wind - to the cold spring; in the east - to dry and warm; at the western - to wet; at southern - to warm.

When a month in the spring seems reddish, then this is a great warmth and thunder.

When the bird cherry blossoms, the cold always lives.

But in the spring, what will the summer be like? Will it be productive and favorable to the peasant? Or maybe the rain will rot the whole crop or the hot sun will dry it up? And people noticed a lot...

If in spring the snow melts quickly, and the water runs together - to a wet summer.

The observant person was given helpful tips and trees, and birds, and beasts.

If a lot of juice flows from a birch, then the summer is expected to be rainy.

If the birch grows pubescent forward - wait for a dry summer, and if the maple - wet.

If lightning flashes in early spring, but there is no thunder, the summer will be dry.

In the cold spring - hailstorm summer.

If the first - thunder thundered early in the morning - the summer will be moderate; if at noon - warm and fertile; in the evening - warm, but autumn will be cold.

Snow melts in spring from the north side ant heaps- summer will be warm and long, and if from the south - cold and short.

If there is no more water in the rivers in spring, the summer will be hot.

In the spring, a lot of shadow flies - to a good summer.

Birds build their nests on the sunny side - by the cold summer.

If a lark builds a nest in a hole, the summer will be dry, and rainy on a hillock.

The steppe harrier builds a nest near the swamp - by a dry summer, in the steppe - by a rainy one.

However, wait for good weather, hope for it, but do not make a mistake yourself - and the farmer firmly grasped this truth. Therefore, we must roll up our sleeves and take up the fertilization of arable land.

Spring is the favorite time of the year for most people, because this is the time for the first drop, warm sun and the singing of birds returning from the south. In the spring, everything comes to life and blossoms. There are certain folk signs of spring that the ancestors have been collecting for centuries and used them to navigate and predict the weather, which was especially important for the start of sowing.

Spring signs for March, April and May

March- this is the month when the sun begins to warm a little stronger, but it still blows in winter, because it’s not in vain that they say: “Martok - don’t take off your trousers.” However, by observing the weather, plants and animals, it was already possible to make forecasts for the first month of spring:

• the first peals of thunder this month could already tell a lot, but at the same time they paid attention to the direction of the wind: the northern one promised a cold spring, the eastern one promised dry and warm weather, the western one promised an abundance of rain, and the southern one promised a warm spring;
• the spring signs of the weather also include this: the rooks and larks returned early - wait for a warm spring;
• if the snow around the tree forms circles with steep edges, then the spring will be steep, that is, fast, and the gentle edges promise prolonged and prolonged warming.

AT April spring is already coming into its own more firmly, covering tree branches with young leaves and delighting with longer sunny days. Notes for this month are:

• birch abundantly secretes juice - by late autumn;
• if birds make nests on the sunny side, this promises a cold summer;
• a nut covered with a strong ovary portends thunderstorms;
• ducks splash in the ponds and scream - for the rain.

May in some southern regions it is so hot that it is already more like summer. Grass is earing, lilacs are blooming, and the weather is such that you want to sing. Folk spring signs about the weather are as follows:

• rain in May promises a good harvest;
• if on May 10 the sun rises clear - wait for a windy summer;
• if on May 15 the nightingale sings loudly, then they said that spring was waning, and summer was profitable;
• May 24 is the day of Makei Mokry. Rain that day promises the same wet weather all summer.