What is the morning frost in August called? The month of August. Folk beliefs, signs and holidays. August weather tips

22.04.2020

August got its name from the name of the Roman emperor Octavian Augustus. The old Russian name is serpen (from the word sickle): bread is harvested this month. August was also called gustyrek, hospitable, food-collecting, glow (from bright cold dawns), lenorast (flax is spread on dewy meadows). In Ukrainian and Polish, August is called serpen, and in Belarusian - stubble, that is, the month of harvest.

The length of the day in August is over 15 hours, the highest temperature is 37 °C (1938), the lowest average monthly temperature is 12.4 °C (1884). The earliest frost in the air is August 11 (1939), on the ground - August 25 (1921). The average rainfall is 68 mm, with fluctuations from 1 mm (1938) to 151 mm (1918).

August ends summer. The first half of the month is a hot summer, the second half is the first autumn: unstable, although still warm weather - from the 20th, the average daily temperature will go below 15 ° C.

August seasonal calendar

Folk proverbs and signs of August

The most intense month of field work: you need to mow, and plow, and sow. They store bread for the whole year: "winter has a big mouth."

In August, the sickles are warm, the water is cold.
August - gustar, thick-eater, pickle: there is plenty of everything.
Sweat wells up, and the reaper takes his own.
Cowberries are half ripe - whole rye.
Departure of birds: swifts, swallows, cuckoos, orioles, lapwings.
The month of August smells like an apple.
In August, everything is in stock: rain, and a bucket, and gray weather.
In August, summer is in the afternoon, and autumn is in the afternoon.
August is the month of cold dawns, abundant dew.
Rainbow from north to south - wait for rain, from east to west - there will be good weather.
Honey mushrooms appeared - summer is over.
A lot of berries - for a cold winter.
Swifts fly low and with a cry - to the rain and wind.
Ducks and geese strongly rinse in the water - for rain, quieted down - for a thunderstorm.

Detailed folk calendar for August

See autumn in Macrida: Macrida is wet and autumn is wet, Macrida is dry and autumn too.
Makrida equips autumn, and Anna (August 7) - winter.
If it's wet on Makridu, then the suffering is inclement. Bucket to Makridu - dry autumn.

August 2- Ilyin's day. By Ilyin's day, the first kolobas and donuts from the new crop were baked. The first sheaf was brought from the fields and placed in the front corner.

The light is waning, and the night is increasing.
The prophet Elijah ends the summer - the zhito zazhivaet.
On Ilya, summer is before lunch, and autumn is in the afternoon.
From Ilyin's day, the night is long and the water is cold.
On Ilyin's day, a deer wet his hoof - the end of bathing.
On Ilyin day and the stone vegetates (cold in the morning).
Peter and Paul (July 12) reduced the day for an hour, and Elijah the prophet dragged two.
Petrok will come - he will pluck a leaf, Ilya will come - he will pluck off two. Ilya is finishing the summer.
Ilya will come - he will bring shilya (rains).
After Ilyin's day, the rains become harmful.
Before Ilyin's day, a pood of honey in the hay, after Ilyin - a pood of manure.
Before Ilyin, the day dries under the bush, and after Ilya, it does not dry on the bush either.
Rains on Ilyin's day, on Makkoveev (August 14) and on Exaltation (August 27) portend a bountiful harvest for the next year.

August 13- Evdokim's spell. A conspiracy before the Dormition Fast, about which they said that the Dormition Fast is not hungry - there is a lot of everything about this time: new bread, and various slugs (vegetables), and fruits, and berries,

August 14- First Spas - honey. Seeing off summer. The beekeepers broke out the honeycombs in the hives. Bees stop carrying bribes. Swallows fly away: “swallows start spring, call autumn.”

From the first Savior - cold dew.
The Savior has everything in store: both rain, and a bucket, and gray weather.
The first Savior is the first sowing, plow under the winter, this rye.
Before Peter's Day (July 12) look up (plow), before Ilyin (August 2) - harrow, on Spas - sow.

What is the second (old style) number of August - such is September.

Whirlwinds are interrogating Anton about winter.
If the wind is with whirlwinds, expect a snowy winter.

August 17- Avdotya the hay worm. Cucumbers were plucked at Avdotya-hay sprout, tubs were prepared for pickling, garlic and onions were harvested.

The rains set in. “The rain is blind. They tell him: go where they ask you, but he went, more hay is being mowed. They say to him: go where they are waiting for you, but go where they reap.

August 19- The second (middle) Spas - apple. The time has come to pick ripe apples. The weather is getting worse. “On the second Spas, take the heads (mittens) in reserve.”

Myrons-windrunners drive dust along the road, moan in the red summer.

August 23- Laurentian day. On this day at noon, they watched the water in rivers and lakes: if it is quiet, do not worry - autumn promises to be quiet and winter without snowstorms.

Autumn and winter live well, if the water is calm and it rains on Lawrence.

August 27- Mikheev day. Usually there are winds. Cold mornings begin. The last days of August are usually hotter than June and July.

Silent winds blow on Micah - to the bucket autumn; Micah with a storm - to rainy September.
Mikheev day with the Indian summer storm-wind echo.
If the crane flies off to the third Spas, then it will be frosty on Pokrov (October 14), but no - so later.
It is necessary to plow before the Dormition, and sow before and after. To plow until Dormition - press an extra mop. This winter three days before the Dormition and three days after the Dormition.

If the young Indian summer is bucketful, expect bad weather in the old.

There are still hot days, but the approach of autumn is felt. The first matinees after fresh nights with cold dew. Cowberries and mountain ash are reddening in the forest, black blackberries covered with a bluish bloom have ripened along the banks of the rivers. Heather blossomed along the edge of the forest and on sandy places. Ripe hazelnuts.

From the second half of August until the last ten days of September, the yellowing of the trees is intensifying. The birch leaves are the first to turn yellow; her fruits also begin to crumble. In the forest there is a tart spell of falling leaves.

In damp mossy forests, the club moss forms siors on spikelets-arrows; club moss spores - medicinal raw materials, are also used in pyrotechnics and in the casting (molding) of valuable metals. Faded and poured, discarded oats. Mass appearance of mushrooms on stumps and around stumps. Dandelions, chamomiles, popovnik, cornflowers, chicory, thistles, and tartars continue to bloom.

The animals are getting ready for winter. Birds gather from flocks, many molt. Beginning of departure of some waders, nightingales, swifts, orioles; tits begin to roam in small flocks. She already lays her eggs in heaps of leaves, manure or garbage, lizards are still basking in the sun.

Grasshoppers jump and chirp in the grass, they have a massive breeding; on dry slopes, ratchet fillies fly out from under the feet. Swallowtail will fly, euphorbia hawk; the second generation of the winter cutworm was bred, the pine sawfly appeared, caterpillars of the second generation of cabbage.

Catching pike perch and catfish on the line. They take carp, roach, ide, bream well. From the end of the first decade, cold matinees begin.

For vegetable growers - amateurs in August, the main work is caring for vegetables in the open field: they water, loosen the soil, remove weeds, feed plants if necessary, continue to fight pests and diseases, spud mid- and late-ripening varieties of cabbage. The third breakthrough of beets, harvesting beam products. Harvesting and post-harvest processing of onion sets and turnips, garlic. Planting bulbs of multi-tiered onions and winter garlic. Repeated crops of early ripening green crops: lettuce, dill, spinach, onions for green feathers, leafy mustard and others.

Apples are poured, they begin to collect fruits of summer ripening. Berry crops ripen, black currants, gooseberries, raspberries are harvested. On a strawberry plantation, phosphorus-potassium fertilizers are applied, mustaches are trimmed, rows are repaired, planting seedlings of strawberries at the site of attacks.

Used materials:

V. D. Groshev. Calendar of the Russian farmer (People's signs)

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.

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Gardeners rejoice at the harvest of tomatoes, and gardeners enjoy the view of bulk apples. Anyone who is involved in agricultural work will be helped by the signs of August, which unobtrusively give instructions related to harvesting and preparing the land for the next season. Many folk omens in August allow you to find out the weather in autumn and even winter.

August Traditions

August is cleaning time

The last month of summer had 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 brought its own adjustments to 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 some church holiday, established by the 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.

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.
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.
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 dew at this time was a bad sign that did not promise a good flax harvest.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Yermolai Day. The picking of apples began, but they were only plucked and stacked, 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.
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.
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.
Kalinnik. They started collecting viburnum, dried it, prepared various 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.
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. The cloudy weather on Sila had nothing to do with the rain. Superstition advised to get rid of pain in the legs by applying three burdocks, plucked from three bushes, to sore spots.
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.
Makovey. Honey Spas. They begin to cut the honeycombs. Honey was lit in the church. A treat is prepared from the fresh collection and a festive table is set. 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, they went to the rivers in procession and blessed 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.
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.
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. The wind knew the winter weather. Each wind had its own meaning. The north wind promised a fierce winter, the south - mild.
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.
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.
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.
Marina. The raspberries are completely gone. By storks they judged what autumn would be like. Their departure marked the cold autumn days.
Myron Vetrogon. The cold was active. According to the weather on Myron, they judged January.
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.
Lavrenty Zorechnik. At noon we watched the water. If she is calm, then autumn will stand evenly, calmly, and winter will please with softness.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 (05.28) - rain → Ilya (08.2) - thunderstorm → First Savior (08.14) - rain → Exaltation (09.27) - 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 a 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: There are strong winds on this day. 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 there is a strong 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.

August is the most generous and richest month of the year. And despite the fact that the breath of approaching autumn is already felt on August evenings, the days are still hot and sunny. In August, they harvest and stock up for the winter with summer gifts of nature. It depends on August whether the winter will be hungry or satisfying.

Signs for every day of August
August 1 - Makrida Day
The people said that Makrida equips autumn, and Anna (August 7) - winter, and they noticed the weather: a good day foreshadowed a dry autumn; if it rains, autumn will be wet and damp. This day is also important for the next year: it was believed that if it rains on this day, then the next year's rye will be excellent, and the harvest will be rich. Finish summer work in the field and start autumn.
Signs on August 1:
If it rains that day, then there will be a good harvest of nuts.
The moon is pale, foggy - to the rain.
Ants hastily close up the entrances to the anthill in the middle of the day - it will rain.
Spiders make nests - to the cold.
The web spreads over the plants - to the warmth and clear autumn.

August 2 - Ilyin's day
Traditions. The patron saint of this day was considered a powerful and formidable manager of the most terrible and beneficent forces of nature. He sends lightning to the earth, thunders in the sky, driving around in his chariot, punishes the forces of hell, brings down rain on the fields and gives them fertility. From this day on, the year turns to autumn, although there will still be many hot and sunny days. The water in rivers and lakes is considered cold, so from this day on it is no longer possible to swim. At this time, haymaking ends, the harvest begins, and the patron saint of this day is asked to bless the seeds of the next year.
Signs on August 2:
On Ilya before lunch, summer, after lunch, autumn.
Before Ilya, even the priest will not rain rain, and after Ilya, the woman will catch up with an apron.
On Ilyin's day, the stone will vegetate.
Saved the first hour of the Savior. Peter and Paul added two, and Elijah the Prophet dragged three.
August 3 - day of Onufry
On this day, they put in order, repair and clean the bins - this is where the grain of the new crop will be poured. All work on this day is done silently in memory of the patron saint of this day. They begin to collect apples that have fallen from apple trees, from which they cook compotes, put kvass and homemade wine. It was believed that they cannot be eaten raw, but can only be processed.
Signs on August 3:
Ilya the Prophet - with thunders, Onufry - with prostrations.
Thunder is continuous - there will be hail.
Good weather will continue if ground fog forms in low places in the evening and at night, dissipating after sunrise.
August 4 - Day of Mary Magdalene
On this day, the girls in the morning, before sunrise, went out to the meadows and collected dew. But dews were also dangerous for plants - it was believed that sweet dews harm garden crops - and for animals, so cattle were left at home. The Maryins were especially wary of growing up where they planted flax and were engaged in weaving. Prosperity in these matters was certainly associated with the name of Mary Magdalene. They said: "If there is strong dew on Mary, the flax will be sulfur and braids."
Signs on August 4:
If there is a thunderstorm - hay will be behind the eyes.
Thunder rumbles incessantly - there will be hail.
Marya is a dew window.

August 5 - Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God. Timothy's day of insomnia.
If the weather is good, they work almost around the clock in the field and garden, which is why this day got its name. On Timothy the insomniac, they began to collect viburnum and raspberries.
August 6 - Martyrs of the Right-believing Princes Boris and Gleb, in the holy Baptism of Roman and David.
Thunderstorms were the strongest threat to the ripened crops and hay, which still remained in the meadows - the fire destroyed everything and left both people and cattle on a starvation ration. That is why this day got its name. For protection from obsessions, they turned to the holy princes Boris and Gleb, the patrons of this day.
August 7 - Anna summer
They said that "what is the weather on Anna before lunch, such is winter until December; what is the weather after lunch, such is the weather after December", therefore this day was also called a winter indicator.
Signs on August 7:
If the matinee is cold - and the winter is cold.
Ants increase anthills - the winter will be cold.
A lot of acorns on oak - for a warm winter.
If it rains on Anna, the winter will be snowy.
If frost falls on Anna - to a cold winter.

August 8 - Yermolai day
The people said: "Yermo-lai - clean up the bread" - and they tried to remove the compressed bread from the field as early as possible, especially since this day was most often warm and dry. From Yermolai, they began to pick early apples. It was still impossible to eat them, but they were used for homemade liqueurs, jams and other preparations, dried. We continued to dig early potatoes.
Signs on August 8:
Yermolai - clean up the bread.
In the morning - cold dew, and in the afternoon the heavens rumble.

August 9 - Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon
The patron saint of this day is known as the patron saint of all healers; it is he who is addressed with a request for a cure for a variety of diseases.
August 10 - Prolhorov day
On this day, blacksmiths were honored, who ruled the plowshares of plows before plowing the land for winter crops, got along with plows. The figure of a blacksmith has always stood apart in folk life - this man had power over iron, was responsible for the strength and sharpness of the tools that cultivated the land. It must be remembered that there was no amulet more powerful from the most diverse evil spirits than a sharply ground sickle or ax. It was believed that on this day it was impossible to exchange anything, since the exchanged thing would either break or be lost, in a word, it would not last long. This day was also considered unlucky for trading.
Signs on August 10:
On Prokhor the sun bakes, the hay dries merrily.
August 11 - Kalinin day
On this day, the first morning frosts occur, which are popularly called Kalinniks, and people say: "Bring, Lord, Kallinika with a haze (fog), not frost." They were afraid of these frosts - after all, bread is often not yet harvested to the end, and other crops are still in the field, apples hang on the branches. It was believed that from that day migratory birds begin to gather in flocks to prepare for departure.
Signs on August 11:
If it gets colder, the early September matinees will be cold.
If there are no frosts on Kalinov's day, Luka (September 5) will not freeze either.
In the evenings and nights, Kalinnik threatens with lightning, sends autumn thunderstorms.
If there are a lot of berries and nuts, and few mushrooms, the winter will be snowy and harsh.
August 12 - Xilin day
It was believed that this day is the best suited for sowing winter crops, especially since the weather is most often cloudy and cool. If the stars twinkle strongly at dawn, it will rain in the coming days, and if there is wind and drizzle during the day, you have to wait for a long bad weather. It also happens. that on this day flies and mosquitoes especially strongly pester people working in the field and in the gardens, then you have to wait for rain. It is believed that rye, and in general all crops sown on this day, will bear especially well, and the patron saint of the day will help in hard work.

Signs on August 12:
Early plowing of the fields and sowing for Strength - to abundant winter.
If the rowan berries are red, next summer will be rainy.
Wind gusts - to calm weather.
Frequent thunderstorms in August - to a long autumn.
August 13 - Evdokimov's day
On this day, they bowed to the harrow - they thanked her for her help, put them in order, cleaned them of the earth and adhering debris, and put them under a canopy. I should have talked to her and thanked her for her help. Help in harrowing the fields was asked from St. Julitta. On this day, they began to collect the first turnip - a peasant nurse, which they ate raw, dried, steamed, made kvass, cooked porridge and baked pies.
Signs on August 13:
If the web has flown, the sunny weather will last for a long time.
Kohl went steamy (thick, white) fog over the forest - go for mushrooms.
August 14 - Honey Spas. Beginning of the Dormition Fast.
Honey, or the first. Spas was still often called wet, because, according to custom, on this day the water in rivers and lakes was blessed. After that, it was possible to swim in the river or lake - but only once, the last, once a year. On this day, traditionally, new honey, new crop vegetables and seeds were brought to the temple to consecrate them. In some areas, it was believed that a strong thunderstorm must thunder at night - these are the forces of light that unite to destroy the evil spirit that roams the earth after Ivan Kupala.
Signs on August 14:
Rain on honey saved - there will be no fires.
Roses are blooming, cold dews are falling.
August 15 - Stepanov (Stefanov) day
St. Stephen was revered by the people as the protector and patron of horses, who was asked to protect and preserve these animals, to give them strength and endurance. It was impossible to do without a horse in a peasant economy, and the attitude towards this cattle was special. On this day, they were given silver water to drink - a silver coin was placed at the bottom of the tub, which passed from father to son, decorated, combed their tails and manes, braided them with pigtails. The horses did not work that day.
Signs on August 15:
If it rains on Stepanov's day, there will be few fires, and the potatoes will be well harvested.
What is Stepanov's day, such is September.
Good hay in hayloft sheds, not in the rain.
If the spiders reduce the size of the trap nets, it will be windy.
August 16 - St. Isaac's day
Signs on August 16:
What a whirlwind. so is October.
If the wind is with whirlwinds, expect a snowy winter.
August 17 - Avdotyin day
On this day, onions and garlic, the last cucumbers are harvested. It was believed that rains begin to fall from Avdotya, which are harmful to hay, so it must be removed from the meadows as soon as possible. Hay had to be dried very well, but even in shocks it can deteriorate from bad weather, which is why they said: "There is no money in debts, there is no hay in shocks." They said about rain on Avdotya: “It doesn’t go where they ask, but it goes where they mow. It doesn’t go where they reap, but it goes where they are expected.”
Signs August 17
Seven youths bring seven rains.
If there is a thunderstorm on Avdotya, hay will be behind your eyes.
If there is strong dew on Avdotya, flax will be gray and braids.
What is Avdotya - such is November.
August 18 - Evstigney Zhitnik
On this day, the stubble was conjured. This was done so that the evil spirits would not settle on them and the cattle would not survive from the pasture.
Signs on August 18:
What is Yevstigney, so will December be.
August 19 - Apple Spas. Transfiguration.
This is the day when the first apples are harvested and eaten with honey and sugar. Before the second Savior, eating any fruit was considered a sin, and on this day they broke the fast with consecrated apples. Some made a wish while eating the last piece of the Spassky apple: it was believed that the plan must come true.
Signs on August 19:
What is the second Savior, such is January.
What is the day on the second Savior - such is the Protection (October 14).
On the second Spas and the beggar will eat an apple.
August 20 - Marina's day.
It was believed that if on this day the storks are preparing to fly away, the autumn will be cold.
Signs on August 20:
If the storks are preparing to fly away, the autumn will be cold.
If the water in the river foams, it will rain.
Red dawn at sunrise - to the rain.
August 21 - Mironov's day
It was believed that strong winds were blowing on this day. The wind in beliefs often appeared as a living being. Sometimes it was believed that this is a spirit sitting on a chain at the edge of heaven. The winds were often addressed in conspiracies, especially love ones.
Signs on August 21:
What are Myrons, such is January.
Silent winds blow on Miron - by sunny autumn, a storm on Miron - by rainy September.
Extreme heat or heavy rains - for the whole autumn.
August 22 - Matthew's day
On this day, merchants and wealthy peasants revered St. Matthew, or Matthew, because from that day they began to prepare for the autumn fairs. The people believed that Matthew gives parting words in trade and cools the haste and fuss, which only harm during the conclusion of transactions. It was believed that from this day the summer heat ends, so this day was called Matvey rainy.
Signs on August 22:
South wind with whirlwinds - to a snowy winter.
Steep whirlwinds - to a steep winter.
August 23 - Lawrence Day
It was believed that the waters would freeze on Lawrence. Lawrence was considered among the people as a healer of eye diseases, they pray to him for insight and deliverance from demons. On this day, the fluctuation of water is noticed at noon. If the rivers, lakes and swamps are not disturbed by the wind, the boats are calm, then they expect that the autumn will be quiet and there will be no snowstorms in winter.
Signs on August 23:
If there is intense heat or heavy rains on Lavrentiya, it will be so all autumn.
Autumn and winter live well, if the water is calm and it rains on Lawrence.
August 24 - the day of Fedor and Vasily
On this day, there is a belief about a white horse appearing in the swamps, which gallops, looking for its rider. On the same day, according to popular belief, wandering lights light up in swamps and cemeteries, the sight of which confuses superstitious people: it is believed that the souls of the dead and drowned are wandering.

Signs on August 24:
St. Theodore tends goats, St. Basil gives wool to sheep.
Smoke without wind beats to the ground - to rain.
There are a lot of nuts, but few mushrooms - the winter will be snowy and frosty.
August 25 - Foka's day
It was the day of cleaning on the povets - this is a room under a canopy in a peasant yard for storing household equipment. It was necessary to figure it out there, so that there was somewhere to put away the summer harness, the plow, the harrow, it was impossible to allow the "devil to break his leg on the wind."
August 26 - Maxim's Day
On this day, they cleaned up the sheds and cellars - everything should be ready for the storage of the new crop. It was believed that St. Tikhon of Zadonsk, the patron saint of this day, was an assistant in getting rid of any despondency. On this day, they walked around the house with the icon of the Mother of God "Softener of Evil Hearts", also called "Passionate".
Signs on August 26:
Summer builds winter: winter heat - summer cold, blizzards in winter - bad weather in summer, snowy winter - rainy summer, frosty winter - hot summer.
The winds blow quietly - towards sunny weather, and a storm sweeps - to be a rainy September.
August 27 - Mikheev day
On this day, leaf fall begins. The Dormition Fast ends, the autumn meat-eater begins, during which prearranged weddings were played.
Signs on August 27:
Quiet wind in the garden - dry autumn in the forest.
Plow the field - press the extra mop.
Micah with a storm - to rainy September.
If the wind is calm on Micah - to a warm, dry autumn, and if a storm sweeps - to bad weather in the fall.
August 28 - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Assumption is an important holiday of the end of summer - the beginning of autumn. The peasants dedicated this holiday to the end of the harvest and the meeting of autumn, on this day they celebrated the farewell to summer and the end of the harvest - dozhinki.
Signs on August 28:
Winter this three days before the Dormition and three days after the Dormition.
If the young Indian summer is sunny, expect bad weather for the old one.
A lot of cobwebs in Indian summer - to a clear and cold winter.
Pickle cucumbers on Assumption, chop cabbage on Sergius (October 8).
By the day of the Dormition, the whole gathering (harvest, especially cereals) is in time.
August 29 - Bread (nut) Savior
Bread day - the first loaf of new bread was baked. Following the holiday, they began to sow winter bread.
Signs on August 29:
The Third Savior has stored up bread.
The third Spas is good - there will be kvass in the winter.
Well, if the Savior is on the canvas, and the bread is on the threshing floor.
If on the third Savior the water is calm, then the autumn will be quiet, and the winter will pass without snowstorms.
Swallows fly away three times, three Spas.
August 30 - Myron's Day
This day is traditionally considered the beginning of leaf fall, and in Slavic mythology, Tausen is considered the god of autumn, the autumn sun, leaf fall. He was the elder brother of Kolyada, the ancient god of merry feasts, whose name is derived from the word "kolo", that is, "circle". It was believed that Tausen paved the way for winter.
Signs on August 30:
If there is fog and dew on Miron in the morning, the weather will be fine.
The golden color of the dawn and the purple color of the horizon - for good weather.
Early frost at the end of August - to a rich harvest next year.
August 31 - the day of Frol and Lavr
This day is popularly considered the day of Frol and Lavr, the patron saints of horses, and horses were often depicted on icons next to the faces of these saints. On this day, they do not work on horses, in the morning they clean them, wash them, braid their manes into braids, which are decorated with ribbons, and then take them to mass to sprinkle with holy water. This, according to ancient beliefs, protects animals from diseases. For herdsmen and equestrian shepherds, they arranged worldly treats, baked pies for them, and treated them to young beer. On this day, even bread was marked with signs in the form of horse hooves, and a special loaf was baked for the horses, which they were treated with gratitude, and in general they tried to feed the horses with some kind of delicacy. With Frol and Lavr, women's evening "sit-ins" began - peasant women gathered for some widow in a spacious hut, with needlework, yarn and knitting.

The last month of summer is named after the Roman emperor Octavian Augustus, who in 8 BC ordered to eliminate a serious mistake that had arisen during the calendar reform of Julius Caesar. Its essence is that for some reason not every fourth year was considered a leap year, as Caesar's reform suggested, but every third. Having streamlined the calendar, the Roman Senate immortalized the emperor's name by renaming the month sextilis (sixth) to August in his honor.

In Ancient Russia, August was also the sixth in a row, and they called it serpen, stubble, because the harvesting of bread, which was harvested with sickles, ended. They also called zornik, zarnik, glow, since clear, cold dawns are characteristic of August, lightning often sparkles in the sky. Popular nicknames - hobosol, pickle, thick-eater, gustyr - reflect the abundance of vegetables, fruits, grains. The names of the storehouse, the gathering showed that August is the time for preparing food for the winter. It is not for nothing that the proverb is composed: “August does not know how tired, he stores everything for the winter.”

In proverbs and sayings, the features of the month are noted: “In August, the sickles are warm, and the water is cold”, “August decreases from the day, adds to the night”, “From Ilyin’s day, the night is long and the water is cold”, “In August, summer towards autumn runs hopping” , “August prepares pickles for the winter table”, “What you collect in August, you will spend the winter with it.”

There are still many berries in the forest - large ripe blueberries, blackberries, lingonberries, blueberries, bird cherry - there is something to put in a basket for a month. In addition, August is the time for collecting the rhizomes of medicinal herbs. And of course, no one will pass by hazel-hazel with delicious nuts. Knowledgeable people at this time prepare birch brooms for a bath. It is in August that the mushroom season begins - especially a lot of mushrooms appear after short warm rains.

In the gardens, the collection of currants, gooseberries, and raspberries is nearing completion. Summer varieties of apples are ripening. Gardeners harvest onions and garlic, re-sow early green crops. August is rich in holidays - Spas are celebrated - honey, apple, walnut. Before the Spasov, it was not customary to eat honey, apples or nuts. For wild berries, certain days were also set for the start of collection. A wise ban - people picked only ripe berries and fruits.

With the arrival of the last summer month, changes begin in nature, showing that autumn is already on the threshold. The heat begins to subside and moderate heat sets in, but summer heat may also return for a short time. The number of thunderstorms is decreasing. The day has noticeably diminished: dawn breaks later, dusk earlier. The time has come for dark nights and starfall - every year in the first decade the Earth passes the Perseid meteor shower. No wonder August is called the “month of shooting stars”. By the end of the month, sharp diurnal temperature fluctuations characteristic of autumn begin. By evening, cold fogs creep over the fields and hollows. August is the month of cold dawns, abundant dew. “In August, the sun warms like a summer, and the night is cold like an autumn”, “In August, before lunch, it’s summer, and after lunch, it’s autumn.”

Quietly and calmly in the forest, the cuckoo fell silent, the small birds began to sing less frequently. Only flocks of thrushes chirp, flying from mountain ash to mountain ash. You can again hear the drumming of the black woodpecker - zhelny. From the second half of August, swifts disappear - they are the first to fly to hot lands. Following them, city swallows leave their native nests, then orioles, cuckoos and other migratory birds. In nature, the vegetation process stops, plants prepare for the winter period. The first signs of the beginning of autumn are the harbinger of leaf fall, the multi-colored foliage. The first leaf begins to turn yellow and fall from the birch - already in August, no, no, and a yellow strand will flash in the birch braids. Then gradually lose the leaves of poplar, linden, elm, bird cherry, aspen. The period of leaf fall lasts until October, and with a warm autumn and longer. "July tore off a leaf, August will come -" he will pinch off two leaves. Both astronomical and phenological summer are coming to an end.

Significant days of August

August 1. Makrida's Day is the sign of autumn. "What day is issued, such is autumn." “Rain in the morning - don't expect good, autumn will be wet. Makrida is dry - and autumn is like this. Farmers paid attention to the first three days of August.
August 2. Ilyin's day. Elijah the prophet. From this time on, moderate heat is usually established. Dark, "sparrow" nights began. “Peter and Paul reduced the day by an hour, and Elijah the prophet dragged away two.” People believed that the day was "angry", even dangerous. It happens that lightning flashes and thunder rumbles on Ilya throughout the night. People did not work in the field, fearing thunderstorms and "reptiles that were given freedom that day." But Ilyinsky thunderstorms were considered healing, rainwater was collected and used "from the evil eye."
August 4th. Mary Magdalene. Plentiful dew falls. "Strong dews - to a bad flax harvest."
5th of August. Trofim-insomniac. If work is in progress, it is reluctant to sleep. "A day is short for a good owner."
August 6th Boris and Gleb are summer. “Boris and Gleb - the bread has ripened”. As a rule, there are thunderstorms on this day, and the villagers did not leave their houses, did not work in the fields. "Don't take the bread, the storm will burn the shocks."
August 7. Anna is a winter indicator, a cold one. The coming winter was judged by the weather: “What is the weather on Anna before lunch, such is the winter in December; what is after dinner, such is after December. If a cold matinee happens, the winter will be early and cold. The rain that day foreshadowed a warm and snowy winter. We started picking bird cherry berries.
August 9th. Panteleimon the healer. Cabbage - cabbage curls into heads of cabbage. Pre-fall collection of medicinal herbs.
11th August. Kalinnik, viburnum day. Damp fogs begin - "troubles". Fog on Kalinnik - wait for the cold. If there is no frost in the morning, then there will be no frost on Luppa (September 5).
12th of August. Day of Strength and Siluyan (Power day). If the days are cloudy and cool, then there is no need to be afraid of rain. There will be a light rain (drizzle) - it will drag on for a long time.
August 14th. Honey Spas. Water blessing. Honey and water are consecrated in temples. Remembrance of the Baptism of Russia. Water is a life-giving source, without it there is no life. The last time of the year, people bathed in rivers and lakes, shepherds drove herds into the water. It was believed that on this day all the water is consecrated, therefore it is healing, it will protect people and animals from various ailments. The first farewell of summer, the meeting of autumn.
August 15. Stepan-hayloft. Haymaking ends. "What is the weather on Stepan, such is the whole of September."
August 16th. Anton-vortex. "What is Anton, such is October." If the wind is south, with whirlwinds, we must wait for a snowy, steep winter.
August 17th. Avdotya-borage, hay worm. This day was used to determine the weather in November. Avdotya brings seven rains. “Long rain - for worse - all the hay will rot.” Picking cucumbers in the garden.
18 August. Evstigney Zhitnik. On this day they eat raw onions with bread, salt and kvass - for health. Bunches of onions were hung in the rooms to purify the air.
August 19. Apple Spas. The second meeting of autumn. Harvesting of apples of early ripening varieties begins. Consecration of fruits and vegetables. Dry day - to dry autumn, rainy - to damp, and clear - to harsh winter. "What is the Savior, such is the Protection."
August 20th. Pimen Pechersky. If the storks are preparing to leave, autumn and winter will be cold.
August 21st. Myron-vetrogon. There are strong winds on this day. "What is Myron - such is January."
August 23. Lawrence. Healer of women's diseases. They look at the water in the rivers and lakes at noon - if it is quiet, then the autumn will be quiet, and the winter without blizzards and evil snowstorms. What is the weather on this day, and the whole autumn will be like that.
25-th of August. Holy Fire Day. Spring crops are being sown. The first early frosts in the air. If it's rainy that day, Indian summer will be short.
August 27th. Micah is quieter. Micah with a storm - to rainy September. The day is clear, quiet - to a good, windy autumn. "A quiet wind in the garden - dry autumn in the forest." Beginning of leaf fall. “The birch begins to turn yellow from the top - spring will be early; the leaves turn yellow below - late spring.
August 28. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Osenins. The day of seeing off the summer and the end of the harvest - dozhinki. The beginning of a young Indian summer (until September 11). "If the day is quiet and clear, then autumn is the same."
August 29th. Nut (bread) Spas. They baked pies from the new harvest. "The Third Savior has stored up bread." The nuts ripened on the hazel. “If the water is calm at noon, the boats are calm - autumn will be quiet and winter without blizzards. Heat or rain - the same autumn. “If the crane flies off to the third Savior, then it will be frosty on Pokrov.”
August 31. Day of Frol and Lavr, patrons of horses. The beginning of autumn matinees, frosts also occur. Traditionally, the day is considered the end of the main field work.

ABC of folk wisdom

Long term signs:
If the weather is constant in the first week of August, the winter will be long and snowy;
In summer, yellow leaves appear on the trees - by early autumn;
Ants arrange high anthills - wait for a harsh winter. The higher the heaps, the more severe the winter;
Damp summer and warm autumn - to a long winter;
Cranes are flying high - autumn will be long.

For good weather:
The spider's web is woven with a wheel;
The spider even in the rain weaves its trapping net;
Actively flying wasps are visible in the air in the morning;
You can see far along the horizon, the air is clear and transparent;
The sun rises in the fog - it will be quiet and stuffy;
At night it is clear, starry;
In low places fog forms, which dissipates after sunrise;
There are rare cumulus clouds in the sky;
Sparrows are mobile, pugnacious, chirping merrily;
Bindweed flowers bloom in cloudy weather.

For the rain
There is no dew on the grass in the morning;
Oxalis folds leaves;
Maple leaves, honeysuckle secrete droplets of juice - "pour tears";
Strong twinkling of stars at dawn - 2-3 days later rain;
Ants hastily close up the entrances in the middle of the day.

Svetlana Goloshina.