The month of August. Folk beliefs, signs and holidays

Greetings to all readers! I continue the good tradition we have established to observe everything that is around us and to draw up a natural calendar for children. Ahead is the last month of this summer and on the agenda are the folk signs of August, by which we will judge the weather both at the end of summer and for the next autumn and winter. So, let's get down to what interesting August can promise us.

Before lunch - summer, after lunch - autumn

Yes, that's what they say about August, because if you can still bask in the warm sunshine during the day, then the nights become cooler every day. Previously, they jokingly said that in August "summer is skipping on a date by autumn."

The name of the month is associated with the Roman ruler Octovian Augustus. For ordinary people, this extreme summer month was called a hospitable, sickle, stubble and pickle. Because active work begins in the field, the grown crop is harvested and prepared for the coming winter.

And the next winter was judged by the first week of August. If the weather at the beginning of the month is clear and unchanging, then you can expect a long and snowy winter. But if in August you managed to observe frost, then maybe from the end of November - the very beginning of December you will have to get a fur coat and felt boots - wait for a cold and early winter. Especially if in August it is not hot according to the weather, then February will definitely be fierce.

When there are a lot of thunderstorms in August, it is highly likely that autumn will drag on for a long time, but this does not mean at all that it will be without rain.

Dry and warm autumn predicts dry August. The autumn cooling will come early along with the yellowed leaves on the birch, and the cranes flying away already in August rush away from the early winter frosts. Ants also predict the upcoming frosts for us - in anticipation of cold weather, they begin to increase their anthill.

Every day is a sign

Now let's look at signs for every day.

On the very first Makrinin day, they noticed the weather for the entire coming month. The rain did not please anyone, but it promised large crops of cereals for the next summer - "Rain on Makridu, rye next year." Wet on Makrinin's day - in the fall you can not remove the umbrella far. And the elders advise not to quarrel over Makrida, otherwise you will swear all year long and live in squabbles. And don't fight at all!

On the second day, Ilya rules - the owner of the mighty force of nature, from his chariot sending thunderstorms with lightning. “I raked the hay in heaps, the clouds are not terrible” - this is how they sentenced in the old days, trying to finish the haymaking, since very often from that day long downpours began.

Children do not like August 2 very much: according to old signs, it is forbidden to swim from this day on - the water in the reservoirs becomes cold, as Elijah the prophet throws pieces of ice there. Autumn comes “on summer heels”, but if this day stays warm, then it will still be possible to warm up for about six weeks.

On August 3, on the day of Onesimus, pick a cucumber in the garden and count the seeds. Received an even number - there will be good and profit. If not, don't despair, there are many more to come. In the evening, you can watch fireflies glow in the bushes. If they are like bright lights, then you can plan a walk for tomorrow - the weather promises to be good.

On the fourth day of Maria Yagodnitsa, they picked berries in the forest. Often there was a thunderstorm on Mary Magdalene, therefore they were in no hurry to go out into the field, they were afraid of lightning, but they believed that “a thunderstorm on Marya is hay behind her eyes.”

On August 5, they searched for a spider and its web on Trofim Besonnik. If the spider weaved its laces in a northerly direction, then warm things were taken out, and if its web was woven to the south side, then one could still count on warm weather.

Cirrus clouds, bearing rain and thunderstorms on their shoulders, also promised cold weather. The villagers that day were looking for a fatty wheat or rye stalk of 12 ears - such a find promised happy life and fulfillment of a cherished desire.

On the 6th, if Boris and Gleb provided warm weather, then in the future we can expect a winter with little snow and frost. But if they brought rain, then the winter promised to be warm and snowy.

August 7th is called Anna Kholodnitsa, as the cold morning predicted frost from December to February. Want to know what the weather will be like before the New Year? Pay attention to the first half of the day of the Winter Guide. But the second half will tell you what to expect after the Christmas holidays.

On Ermolaev day on the 8th, they began to slowly collect apple and potato crops. Witch doctors replenished their collections of herbs.

On the 9th day of Panteleimon, which is also called Headed, cabbage was sorted out in the beds. If the vegetable grew dense, with a curled head, then autumn was expected early and with cold weather.

On August 10, on the day of Prokhor and Parmen, blacksmiths were praised, but the day itself was considered not very suitable for business: “Whoever sells and changes today will lose everything.” There will be an opportunity, walk through the morning dew - it promises hot days. Look at the sky - dry weather will come with high clouds.

If the 11th Kalinov day began with fog, then expect cold weather soon. But if it suddenly becomes clear, then until September 5, in the old days, they did not expect rain. On Kalinnik they collected viburnum berries.

On the Day of Strength and Siluyan on August 12, they tried to sow winter crops in order to then reap a rich “strong” harvest. A cloudy day did not mean at all that it was going to rain, but if it started to rain, it would drag on for a long time.

On the 13th Evdokimov day you can see a rainbow, it usually happens before a short rain. A domestic cat will also tell you about precipitation, diligently rubbing its back.

Honey Spas is celebrated on August 14, seeing off the summer and calling autumn for the first time. Does the south wind blow you off your feet? So it will be winter with snow. Northern creeps to shiver? This is for winter frosts.

On the 15th day of Stepan Senoval, they judged the upcoming September.

On Anton Vikhrovei on the 16th, it was possible to make a forecast for October. And again, the wind is our helper. Southern - to warm snowy winter, northern and with whirlwinds - to frosty.

According to Avdotya Ogurechnitsa (she is responsible for picking cucumbers), on the 17th we will determine november weather. If she came with rain, then expect cold weather on the eve of winter. Well, if it’s clear, then in November it will still be possible to go on an autumn picnic.

On the 18th of August "what is Yevstigney, such is December." Go out into the open and shout something. Does the echo carry far? Then there will be a sunny day. Sounds very close? Don't forget an umbrella.

19th is a great holiday Apple Spas. The people used to say: “The second saved the fur coat and saved the mittens in reserve,” as it was getting colder at night. This day determined the weather for January. With the departure of cranes, it flies away and good weather.

If in Marinino on August 20 you saw storks gathered in distant lands, then autumn will come early.

On the 21st day, Myron the Windrunner sends everyone to the forest for honey mushrooms and foreshadows the forecast for January. "Dust drove through the wide world, wept through the red summer."

On the 23rd, Lawrence advises: go to a river or lake, watch the water. If the water is still, then the autumn will be fine and the winter will not be prickly.

On the 24th day of Evpatiy Kolovrat, if it's hot, then autumn months will be warm. Take a look at the stars, the twinkling of which will tell you that rain is ahead.

On the 25th, Fotya and Anikita will most likely bring drizzle, but precipitation can serve as a reason for a long Indian summer.

With Tikhon on the 26th came gentle winds, bringing good weather with them. But if the wind is strong, then in the coming September you can not wait for dry days.

Do you have builders and masons in your family or among your acquaintances? In the old days, they were glorified precisely on Micah Tihovey, which is on August 27th.

Did the wind blow that day? Then in the fall it will blow us away, put in the pockets of the coat for the weight of the "patch". Well, if you notice a flock of flying cranes, then by the middle of October frost cannot be avoided.

28th - Feast of the Dormition. It is connected with the end of the harvest and the beginning of the young Indian summer, which will last until September 11th. "If a young summer bucket, then wait for the old rainy one ”- this is how the people judged the weather.

Walnut Spas, the third in a row, is celebrated on the 29th. If the remaining cranes fly away that day, then prepare mittens - on Pokrov, October 14, frost will come.

From the 30th day of Myron, the leaves begin to fall. The very first to lose their birch, linden and bird cherry. Harbingers of good weather are fog and dew in the morning.

The last day of August is the feast of horsemen Frol and Lavr. Horses are treated with cookies, ribbons are woven into manes, generously fed with oats.

These are the August omens. We prepared paper and a pen to write down: will it come true - will it not come true?

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August- the last month of summer. At this time, field work, harvesting, food preparation for the winter, and preparing children for school are actively carried out. The nights are getting colder. No wonder they say: "In August, before lunch - summer, after lunch - autumn." In the common people, this month is called "stubble". In addition to sayings, there are also folk signs of August, with the help of which natural phenomena, the behavior of animals can determine the upcoming weather.

August weather tips

• 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 - to a warm and dry autumn.
• Hoarfrost fell in August - a sign of an early, icy winter.
• There are many thunderstorms in August - by a long autumn.

Signs about nature in August

• If in August a lot of yellow leaves appear on the trees, especially on the birch, then autumn will be early.
• Warm and damp August - to the harvest of mushrooms.
• If cranes gather in flocks at the end of August and fly south, then winter will also be early.
• In August, the oak is rich in acorns - for the harvest.

Martyr Seraphim, who suffered during the persecution of Christians under the emperor Hadrian (II). Martyr Theodotia and her three daughters (III). Martyr Kallinikos (III-IV).

Popular name:

Kalina, Kallinik, komelnik, Kalinin day, Seraphim, Fedotya.

Signs and customs

The name of St. Kallinikos was popularly called morning frosts, which were not uncommon at that time. The peasants were afraid of them, because the grain is still on the fields, and frost will strike in the morning and destroy the entire crop. Therefore, they prayed to Saint Kallinikos, asking him to save the harvest. Frosts were especially feared in the northern regions, from there the saying went:

"Bring Kallinikos, Lord, with fog (fog), and not with frost."

From St. Kallinikos, birds gather in flocks, preparing to fly to warmer climes.

If there are fogs on Kallinika, store scythes (or bins) for oats with barley.

If ripe oats turn green for the second time, autumn will be rainy.

Kallinik troubles - unfavorable time for bees; in the confusion, the bee has no move.

Fog on Kallinika - to a good grain harvest.

Seraphim gathers lightning in the field, and the reapers gather rye and wheat.

If there are a lot of berries and nuts, and few mushrooms, the winter will be snowy and harsh.

Name days on August 11 are celebrated:

Alexander, Basilisk, Benjamin, Viry, Kallinik, Konstantin, Kuzma, Mamant, Mikhail, Roman, Seraphim, Theodosius, Theodotia.

August closes the summer, but it has little resemblance to summer. The nights become cool and the days are not so hot. People say about the August nature: "The night is long, the water is cold." Harvesting has been the main occupation of people in August for more than one century. It is not for nothing that August was nicknamed the farmer, the thick-eater, the generous hospitable. And today farmers take care of the timely harvesting of grain.

In this thread:

August Traditions

August is cleaning time

At last month summer was a lot of work for the farmer. They started harvesting grain, dug early potatoes, collected medicinal herbs, berries, mushrooms, carried out the second haymaking, sowed winter crops. Each step fed the whole year.

Delay could lead to famine in the winter. Therefore, they tried with the whole family, involving all family members in economic affairs. Each Orthodox holiday made adjustments to his life.

Signs about the weather and nature

Knowing the folk signs of August about the weather and nature, you can prepare in advance for the surprises that autumn and winter are preparing. The following signs that give weather predictions are very popular:

Signs about animals and birds

Many signs of the weather for the current August were based on the behavior of animals, birds, and even insects.

• Cranes try to leave their native places - to the rapid onset of winter frosts.
• Songbirds fall silent before rain.
• Bees begin to actively buzz in the hive - before a good, clear day.
• Mosquitoes cluster and fly in heaps, grasshoppers chirp loudly on fine days.
• If it is rainy, cloudy, and the owls began to scream, then dry weather will set in.
• If in the rain the chickens behave calmly and do not try to hide, and the spiders calmly continue to weave webs, then the precipitation will soon stop, and several days of clear weather will set in.
• Frogs jump out of the water before the rain.

In the past, this blah is known: pigeons hide under cover, the cuckoo flies low, seagulls spend all their time swimming - also to rain.

Notes by day

The knowledge collected by the people is distributed according to the days of the calendar. Each day corresponds to a religious holiday installed Orthodox Church or coming from more ancient, pagan times. This combination made the agricultural calendar part of the Orthodox one, which mentions all the Saints and the days of their veneration. The people have always honored the traditions of venerating the Saints, skillfully combining in their minds prayers to the Saints for help and appeasing Domovoy, Leshih, and Ovinnik.

Below are the main traditions of each day of August and folk signs that were observed on this day.

1. Macrides. Makrinin day. It marked the end of summer work and the beginning of autumn work. According to the weather on Macrides, they judged the weather for all days of August. Rainy weather frightened rainy August. But she promised a rye harvest for next year.
2. Elijah the Prophet. Many signs are associated with the day of Elijah. They stop swimming in ponds, watch the weather, start harvesting. Ilya sets the weather for a month and a half.
3. Day of Onesimus. They sowed winter crops, performed the ceremony of “launching cats into huts”, the purpose of which was to get rid of rodents. Abundant dews at this time were bad sign who did not promise a good harvest of flax.
4. Mary Magdalene, Berry. Flower growers traditionally remove flower bulbs from the soil on Mary. We went into the forest for berries - red and black currants, blueberries. Signs of August about the 4th believed that the morning fog ensured the dominance of calm weather until the evening.
5. Theophilus, Trofim, Day of 13 martyrs, Kalinniki-raspberries. This period has many names. If the morning sun in a short time stopped its radiance, the weather was windy during the day.
6. Boris and Gleb. Thunderstorms are usually shawls to work in the fields during this period of the month. Thunderstorms were accompanied by lightning, so the peasants tried not to go out into the fields and postpone the harvest. We continued to collect currants, bird cherry. Jam was made from berries, juice was made. There was an active preparation of birch brooms for a bath.
7. Anna Cold. Cold morning on the Winter Index - to a frosty winter. The state of the weather before lunch indicated the peculiarities of the weather before the New Year. The afternoon foreshadowed frosts or a calm winter for the period when the New Year holiday would pass.
8. Yermolai Day. The picking of apples began, but they were only picked and piled, it was impossible to eat them. After all, the Apple Savior has not come yet. Pancakes were fried from the early potatoes of the new harvest, they were added to vinaigrette, okroshka, which was an indispensable dish in the time of trouble. folk traditions advised to start collecting medicinal herbs, which during this period of the month accumulated many useful substances.
9. Panteleimon the Healer. This is a refreshing holiday. They were engaged in harvesting oats, collecting herbs, the collected ears were consecrated in churches. The consecrated spikelets were kept in the house.
10. Smolenskaya. Parmen and Prokhor. On August 10, many signs and proverbs were based on the glorification of blacksmiths. The productivity of the farmer depended on their skill. The day as a whole was considered negative, so they tried not to leave home, not to arrange fairs. People slowly worked in the gardens, picked pears in the orchards.
11. Kalinnik. They started collecting viburnum, dried it, cooked different dishes. Often in the morning the first frosts began. So that the frost would not destroy the crops, people asked to send them fogs instead of frost. It was believed that if the fog appears in the evening, then. At this time, mushrooms began to grow in the forests.
12. Strength and Siluyan, John is a warrior. They hoped to receive strength from the Force for work in the field. The more you work during this time, the stronger you will become. So everyone tried their best. Sow winter rye. Overcast weather on Sila had nothing to do with the rains. Superstition advised to get rid of pain in the legs by applying three burdocks, plucked from three bushes, to sore spots.
13. Evdokim. Preparing for the Dormition Fast. If the night before Evdokim was calm, the weather will be fine. But in the afternoon to hear the frequent knock of a woodpecker - to bad weather.
14. Makovey. Honey Spas. They begin to cut the honeycombs. Honey was lit in the church. A treat is prepared from a fresh collection and covered festive table. everyone was fed, including the poor. Assumption fast began, but people did not have to starve, because vegetables, bread and mushrooms were in abundance. The martyrs Makoveev were commemorated in the church. On Makovey procession went to the rivers and sanctified the water. And then they bathed themselves and bathed cattle, protecting themselves from diseases and the evil eye for a year. On August 14, all signs advised to determine the weather of December 28 by the weather of the day. Swallows begin to fly to warmer climes.
15. Stepan Senoval. In the middle of the month, they began to mow the grass that had grown back after the first haymaking for the second time. The first thing they did in predicting winter weather was to look at August 15-19. The weather these days is similar to the weather in mid-January.
16. Anton Vikhrovey, Isaac. The first thing that the day foreshadowed was violent winds and whirlwinds. If this happened, they were afraid of winter with cold and snowstorms. Also determined the weather on October 19, which coincided with this day. Recognized by the wind winter weather. Each wind had its own meaning. The north wind promised a fierce winter, the south - mild.
17. Avdotya Ogurechnitsa, Raspberry. The hostesses picked the last cucumbers of the year. And the girls went to the forest for raspberries. If you manage to collect a lot of it, next year you will be able to enjoy the harvest of bread. The beginning of the rains can destroy the hay.
18. Evstigney Zhitnik. The rite of invocation of the stubble was practiced. People in the field turned to the earth for help. It was forbidden to sing in the field so as not to distract the earth. At home, they ate bread with salt, kvass could be consumed from drinks, paying tribute to the field. The first kneading of dough from fresh flour was ritual. The bread baked from it was kept until spring as a talisman.
19. Apple Spas. Time for picking apples, their consecration. signs on the Savior on August 19 until that time did not allow eating fruits, and on the Second Savior they broke the fast with consecrated apples and met autumn.
    
20. Marina. The raspberries are completely gone. By storks they judged what autumn would be like. Their departure marked the cold autumn days.
21. Myron Vetrogon. The cold was active. According to the weather on Myron, they judged January.
22. Matthew. The rain is no longer like summer, more like autumn. The cows were not allowed out of the house so that the snakes would not suck the blood out of them.
23. Lavrenty Zorechnik. At noon we watched the water. If she is calm, then autumn will stand evenly, calmly, and winter will please with softness.
24. Evpaty Kolovrat, Fedor and Vasily. The swamps at that time were considered a place of rampant evil spirits, so they did not go there. It was forbidden to drink alcohol, because a drunk person is the first desire for evil spirits, because drunk people are very easy to overcome.
25. Holy Fire Day. Fotya Povetenny. Need to put things in order. After all, the time was approaching for a change of harness, cleaning tools for storage until spring. Therefore, the first. What needs to be done is to remove the garbage, sort everything, put it in its place.
26. Tikhon Passionate. Organized cleaning in sheds, cellars, hallways. To expel evil spirits, conspiracies were used. With the "Passion" icon they went around the house, and they prayed to Saint Tikhon for deliverance from misfortunes.
27. Mikhey Tikhovey. Masons and other builders who participated in the construction of churches and temples were revered. At the end of the month, the weather of autumn was determined by the winds. Rampant winds promised a windy autumn.
28. Dormition. Seeing off the summer, celebrating the harvest. The day was also called Dozhinki. A wreath woven from the last ears of corn was brought into the hut. The Dormition Fast ended.
29. Walnut (Bread) Spas. Nuts ripened, they were collected and consecrated in the church along with the ears. Pies were made from the fresh harvest. From that day they began to sell canvases and grain, to clean wells.
30. Miron. Beginning of leaf fall. Signs on Miron on August 30 said that by this time the sowing of winter crops should be completed. There is another name - "Widow's Help." Everyone tried as much as possible to help the widows, to give gifts to their children. To understand the future weather, they looked into the chimney. If soot falls off in pieces in it. So, bad weather lies ahead.
31. Frol and Lavr. Horse holiday. Since Saints Frol and Laurus can be depicted on icons only together with horses. On this day, these animals were given special attention. They weren't pushed anywhere. The horses needed to rest. They were fed heavily, given something tasty. Thoroughly cleaned and bathed. It is believed that this will protect the horses from diseases. There were also logical reasons in this regard: the agricultural season was over, now the horses could rest.

"August comes - a friend of the gardens, the trees bend from the fruits"

For 1 August: If Mokrida is dry - autumn is dry, if wet, then autumn is wet - for next year's nut harvest. Mokrida shows what winter sowing will be like if this rain is bold before winter. Watch the weather all day long.

For August 2: Meteorological signs: Ascension (28.05.) - rain → Ilya (2.08) - thunderstorm → First Savior (14.08) - rain → Exaltation (27.09) - rain → to a bountiful harvest next year. No rain, no harvest. Weather 2.08 to 27.09. If it is dry on this day, then six weeks (until September 10) is dry, if it rains, six weeks until September 10, too. Rain on Ilya - potatoes will be born. Mornings begin. It’s raining on Ilyin’s day - winter rye needs to be sown later. Elijah the Prophet - mowing time for bread.

For 6 August: Heavy thunderstorms are frequent on this day. It's time to collect the bird cherry. They don't shy away from Boris-Gleb.

For 7 August: What is Anna like before lunch, such is the weather until December (14.12-13.01); what is after lunch - such is the weather after December (14.01-13.02). Light and warm weather portends cold winter, and if it rains - the winter is snowy, but warm. If on this day 7.08 is a matinee, then winter is expected to be cold and early. The weather of this day catches the others (7.08->16.08->23.08). On Anna, the rain is interspersed with the Sun, then this is a harbinger of a good harvest of rye next year. Anna Kholodnitsa 7.08 on Anna Winter 22.12 the weather promises.

For 9 August: On this day, medicinal herbs and roots are collected. In the mornings, the cold starts.

For 10 August: On Prokhory and Parmena - do not start any exchange, you will be left without pants.

For 11 August: Carry Kalinnik with a haze (fog), and not with frost. "Kalinnik will not harden, and Lupp (5.09) will not thrash." See the weather 08/11/2010 to December 27, 2009

For 12 August: If at this time there are cloudy and cool days, then it will not rain soon.

On August 14: Spas honey. The beginning of cold dews, the first frosts, cold matinees. “The Savior has everything in store: rain, wind, bucket, and different weather.” There are no frosts on the First Savior, there will be no frost until the Dormition (August 28). There was no frost on the Savior - the bread will reach well.

For 15 August: What is Stepan Senoval, such is September (14.09.-13.10). Birds flock together.

For 16 August: What is Anton Vikhrevey, such is October (10/14-11/13). What is Anton, such is Nikola Winter (19.12). There are already morning frosts. "It will swirl from all sides - there will be a furious winter with thick snow on the houses."

For 17 August: What is Avdotya, such is November (14.11-13.12). It's raining in broad daylight. If it rains, then for 7 days (until 24.08).

On August 19: Spas Apple. What is the day on the Second Savior, such is the Protection (14.10). Dry day - dry autumn, wet - wet autumn, clear - harsh winter. What is the Savior, such is January (14.01-13.02). Frost was expected - the second Kalinnik. Saved the time of frequent changes in the weather.

For 21 August: On this day there are strong winds. What is Myron, such is January (14.01.-13.02).

For August 23: Look at the water in the lakes at noon: don’t worry, the boats are standing quietly - the autumn will be quiet, and the winter will be without blizzards and evil snowstorms. If extreme heat or heavy rains, then it will be so for a long time - all autumn. If it is quiet, autumn and winter live well (autumn is quiet and winter is without snowstorms). From August 23, the trees stop growing, and on Mid-March on April 28, 2010 they start growing (121 days - the growing season in 2010).

For 25 August: Early frost on this day - for the next year's harvest. If it is rainy on this day - the Indian summer is short, the weather is warm and clear - wait for the harvest of porcini mushrooms.

For 27 August: Usually there is wind, cold matinees. The winds are blowing - calm for a bucketful autumn, Micah with a storm - for a rainy September. Old Indian summer (14.09.-21.09) see Micah.

For 28 August: If the weather is calm and clear on this day, then autumn will be the same. If there is no wind and rain on the Dormition in the afternoon, then the whole autumn will be wet and quiet. Assumption frost, see 6.05. From 28.08-11.09 - "Young" Indian summer.

On August 29: Third Spas Nut. If the cranes fly away to the Third Savior, then frosts will hit the Pokrov (14.10), and if not, winter will come later. Third Kalinnik. If frost - long autumn.

For 31 August: The beginning of frequent matinees, turning into frosts, therefore, there was nothing left before winter. The sowing of winter crops is the last date.