Spring weather is rather changeable, it can change literally before our eyes. Using various signs that appeared many years ago, thanks to the observance of our ancestors, it is possible to predict what will happen in the future and what surprises spring days prepare for us.
Signs of spring
Such superstitions can be found in Old Russian annals, which speak of the relationship of natural phenomena with atmospheric ones. People passed their observations word of mouth. Signs were of great importance in human life, as they testified about the harvest this year and other important events in life. It should also be borne in mind that they were born differently: some appeared through observation, others simply tried to explain the inexplicable, and on the third influenced social factors, etc.
A large number of predictions at this time is associated with birds:
- You can hear the tits singing - soon there will be warmth, the cold will completely recede;
- flew thrushes - there will be no more frost;
- birds fly in large flocks - spring will be amicable;
- the birds returned home early - the harvest will be good this year;
- the cuckoo sits on a dry old tree - wait for a strong frost;
- sparrows bathe in the beginning of spring - in the spring there will be good weather;
- in March you see a woodpecker in the tree - spring will come late;
- in the beginning of spring crows bathe in water - heat will soon come;
- birds come back from warm edges with fat - spring will be long and cold;
- Cranes fly low and do not make a sound - wait for trouble;
- at home you see a lot of tits - the weather in the spring will be cold;
- birds begin to build nests on the sunny side - spring and summer will be cool, and if on the north, then warm.
There are a large number of signs that will tell what the weather will be in the spring:
- there is no snow in the middle of March - spring and summer will come early;
- the blossoms begin to bloom or the oak blossoms - wait for the cooling;
- large icicles - spring will be long;
- clouds in the blue sky - it will be warm, but it will rain;
- the ring is clearly visible around the moon - it will be windy;
- In the morning on the ground a fluffy frost - the weather will be warm;
- In the spring you saw a white fluffy hare - wait for snow and frost;
- Forest animals molt very long - until you wait for the heat.
There are also folk features of spring that will tell you about other aspects of life:
- Since the beginning of the heat, many mice have appeared - this year's harvest will be bad;
- in May it's cold - the harvest of bread this year will be good;
- the first thunder is very strong and loud - the harvest this year will be rich;
- the ice became dry - this year will be heavy;
- manure on the roads thaws - a year will be fruitful;
- on Annunciation wind and fog - the harvest this year will be good.
Also spring signs are associated with other seasons of the year, here such will tell about the summer:
- snow on the anthill melts from the south side - the summer will be cold, and if with the northern - warm;
- In the spring a lot of cobwebs - wait for a hot summer;
- in the beginning of spring you see lightning, but there is no thunder - the summer will be dry;
- A lot of juice flows from the birch - summer will be rainy;
- snow melts quickly and flows down numerous streams - summer will be warm;
- The birch blossomed earlier than the maple - the summer will be dry, and if on the contrary, it is rainy;
- in April there is a lot of rain - in summer there will be a lot of mushrooms;
- In the spring the dandelions started to bloom early - the summer will be short.
Using these signs, you can find out what kind of weather awaits you, and what this year will be like. Only it is worth treating this with a note of humor, as oral folklore is distinguished by the fact that such messages often resemble a "spoiled phone", since information can be transmitted with a slight inaccuracy.