September marks the beginning of autumn, the arrival of cold weather. Forecasts regarding the time of their onset, duration, as well as the severity of the whole winter, were given on the basis of the signs and knowledge passed down from generation to generation. There are certain signs of September, which are believed until now and pay close attention to them.
Signs of the month of September
In their forecasts, people relied not only on weather observations, but also took into account the behavior of animals, birds and insects. And each day of the month had its own name, which often revealed the meaning of works and rituals on that day. So, on lupa, a cowberry, whose day fell out on September 5, they watched the cranes. If on this day they left their homes, then winter was expected to be early. Low flying wedge foreshadowed warm winter, and high - frosty. The next day Eutychia was quiet. If it rained on this day, autumn was waiting for the dry one, and the next year - a harvest.
More signs of the weather for September:
- if the plants are entangled in a lot of cobwebs, then warm weather will please for a long time. This is also evidenced by the turbulent activity of spiders in the rain: if they do not cease to weave cobwebs, then the rage soon ends;
- by popular signs of a thunderstorm in September promises a long and rich autumn for warm days;
- low clouds promise prolonged rain and cold;
- If, after sunset, a large white cloud emerges into the sky, the rain will charge for several weeks;
- there is one very bad omen, concerning the flowering of apple trees in September. It is believed that death will come to the house near this tree.
According to the harvest, mountain ash also predicted the weather for the entire coming autumn. If there were many in the forest, then they were expecting heavy rains, and vice versa. In September, 11th, the Beheading of John the Baptist marked the presence of starlings. If they have not yet departed, then they have waited for a dry autumn. The swollen poultry on Kupriyanov on September 13 foreshadowed an early weather. According to the tradition of the ancient Slavs in Simeon on September 14, the "Indian Summer" began and continued until the Elevation on September 27. In these two weeks, the weather was always warm and dry, and even rare thunderstorms could not spoil it.
This is how he is - the month of September, still generous for warm days, but already cold at night. In ancient times people in this period worked very hard, they harvested crops, but they managed to walk too, because at that time it was time for weddings.