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COUNCILS «SORCERERS«

 

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Signs on weather. All dates specified in national signs, are resulted on new style.

— If on January, 19th, on the Christening, there will be a blizzard, too most will be and on a pancake week, during wires of winter.

— If strong winds from a South side the summer will stand out rainy and storm on January, 21st blow.

— If on February, 2nd there will be a bright sun the spring happens early and rough.

— At evening on February, 14th, the day before Sretenija if will pour out in the sky many stars the winter still for a long time will proceed also spring will be late.

— If rooks arrive amicably on March, 17th and — is direct on a nest the spring will be early and amicable.

— If since March, 22nd morning performances, morning frosts begin, and will be long (about forty days!) — the summer then promises to be roast.

— The big streams for March, 30th promise-threaten a high water and wide flood of vernal floods.

— On April, 7th, in day of Lady day Presvjatoj of the Virgin, red / serene / day promises, that year will be droughty and if the rain also the summer will be favorable for a crop and very mushroom goes.

— If on April, 21st the sun meets a month and if this meeting occurs on a kind, at the clear sky the summer will be fertile; and if, on the contrary, the sun with a month meet at clouds-clouds and a fog — the summer does not promise to be red.

— If till April, 24th of the river were not opened — the summer will be thin and poor harvest.

— If in the evening on May, 13th there ascend plentifully stars and the warm wind the summer will be plentiful thunder-storms and warm, fertility plentiful will blow from the south. This sign very correct and always proves to be true.

— Kind weather should povtoritsja-be established on May, 14th necessarily on all harvest current year; thin weather this day promised a bad weather in a harvest harvest season and foretold hungry winter.

— On May, 22nd corresponds in a national calendar with a saying-sign: «the favour to the muzhik on Nikolin day when the field will water dozhdichkom» Is great.

— If day is on May, 24th wet and all the summer long it is expected rainy. Fogs this day also promise plentiful deposits in the summer. And if rising is pozharovym, with krasnoju zaryoju there will be plentiful thunder-storms and, as consequence of it in the summer, — it is a lot of fires.

— If on July, 10th, at date of St. Samsona, there will be a rain and all the summer long up to woman's summer will be rainy.

— Good clear day foretells on August, 1st dry autumn if there will be this day a rain also the autumn will appear dank and rainy.

— Cold morning performance promises on August, 6th early and cold winter.

— If the southern wind on August, 16th blows moreover and with whirlwinds — in winter it is necessary to wait for the big snow.

— Windy weather foretells on August, 22nd, that the autumn will be silent and tender, and there will be no blizzards and blizzards in the winter.

— Since August, 28th, from Assumption Presvjatoj of the Virgin, the young woman's summer which lasts on September, 11th begins. On a sign if last day woman's summer cranes amicably will rise on a wing and will direct to the south — wait for close frosts.

— Since September, 14th the short woman's summer begins: it lasts hardly more weeks. On last day the "present" woman's summer, that is on September, 21st/Christmas Presvjatoj of the Virgin / judge all autumn: if this day is clear and warm also the autumn is expected affable and kind.

— If on October, 1st it will be possible to see last flying away of cranes in warm edges on the Cover/14 October / already it is necessary to wait for the first frosts. If it will not be possible to notice a crane wedge frosts will appear suddenly not earlier than November, 2nd.

— The first snow on Sergiev day — on October, 8th Saint Sergija Radonezhsky / — specifies/day of memory, that the winter will come exactly in forty days.

— If on October, 27th there will be a full, present, impassable autumn dirt the winter, besides, will come rovnyohonko in four weeks.

— On November, 23rd it is possible to foresee, whether there will be the next weeks snowfalls or, on the contrary, thaw: if on trees there was a hoarfrost — that by snow; if put begins the big fog — to thaw.

— If snow thaw will last till December, 4th, Introductions in temple Presvjatoj of the Virgin on November, 25th drops out.

— On December, 26th on national supervision the sun turns for the summer, and the winter on a frost, and is called this day solonovorotom or povorotnikom. From what party this day the wind will blow, from that party it and will blow to a spring equinox/18 March/.

— If on December, 29th at daybreak will strike the big frost it will last till the Christening/19 January/.

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These are signs from a so-called national calendar. And now I will result still signs about weather, but already grouped for convenience it is simple on four seasons. So:

SPRING SIGNS ABOUT WEATHER.

·       Snow quickly thaws — by rainy summer.

·       Long icicles on roofs — to long spring.

·       the First thunder at a north — spring cold; at east — dry; at western — wet; at southern — warm.

·       Month small horns downwards — to heat.

·       If the lightning sparkles, and the thunder is not present — to dry summer.

·       In birches it is a lot of juice — by rainy summer.

·       the Early arrival of larks — to early heat.

·       Geese highly fly — waters vernal will be much if low — it is not enough.

·       the Cuckoo cuckoos on a dry tree — to a frost.

·       the Swallow has arrived — soon first thunder-storm.

·       If the first thunder in a year will burst from a South side — that summer will be storm.

·       Ravens bathe in the early spring — to heat.

SUMMER SIGNS ABOUT WEATHER.

·       the Clover pulls together leaflets, bends — to a bad weather.

·       If on horse-chestnut leaves "tears" of a/droplet of juice / act — wait in day or two strong rain.

·       Leaves on trees start to turn yellow at the height of summer — to early autumn.

·       in the Morning the grass dry — by the night will be a rain.

·       Sparrows sit, having ruffled up, — by a rain.

·       Daws flights it is disturbing fly — too by a rain.

·       And if pigeons razvorkovalis — the bucket / dry weather / is established.

·       Korostel shouts in the evening — good weather predicts.

·       Swallows fly low — to a rainy and windy bad weather.

·       If swallows fly highly — to solar weather.

·       Birds cheerfully raspelis — by clear day.

·       Martins fly over the water — by a rain.

·       in the Evening grasshoppers strongly chirr — for the next day there will be a clear weather.

·       If courses in an ant hill are closed also ants a little — the rain will soon rush.

·       the Spider-krestovik at a sunset easy sits in the web — tomorrow will be dry.

·       If the spider was hammered into a corner of the web — to a wind.

·       the Spider efficiently spins a network — feels dry weather.

·       Frogs overland jump — by a rain.

·       Fishes jump out and catch over vodoju midges — to a bad weather.

·      on road it is heated — types heat before a close rain.

·       Earthworms creep out outside — by a close rain.

·       If nuts wood were born, and mushrooms, on the contrary, no, — the winter will be snow and severe.

·       the Big crop of a mountain ash — to frosty winter.

AUTUMN SIGNS ABOUT WEATHER.

·       the Crop of acorns on oaks — too speaks about frosty severe winter.

·       If on trees there are leaves — the winter will be long and severe.

·       If birch leaves start to turn yellow with a top — there will be an early spring; if from below — late.

·       Birds of passage have a seat on the earth — to a bucket; on roofs — by a bad weather.

·       Mosquitoes annoy till late autumn — the winter will be soft.

·       the Cat presses close to heat of the/furnace, the battery, a fireplace / — an icy cold already on a threshold.

·       the Poultry hides a head under a wing — to a cold.

·       Bees letok close up in the autumn a/aperture / with wax, leaving hardly a visible hole in a beehive, — the winter means it is expected fierce if leave letok opened — the winter will be soft.

·       the Thunder in September foretells warm autumn.

·       the Thunder in October foretells snowless winter.

·       the After-dinner rain — long.

·       Bright stars — to good weather; dim — by a rain or snow.

·       At nascence of new month wait for a rain.

·       Clouds go low — to an icy cold.

·       From the first snow to sannogo ways / the big snow cover / — six weeks to term.

·       Early snow speaks about early spring in the autumn.

·       Fire wood in the furnace or a fireplace burns roughly, the flame aspires in a pipe with buzz — to a close storm.

·       it is a lot of web — to long and dry autumn.

WINTER SIGNS ABOUT WEATHER.

·       Sparrows amicably chirp — to thaw.

·       the Raven bathes in snow — to a bad weather.

·       Ravens fly and are turned by flights — to a frost.

·       Daws are going to in flight in the evening and shout-make a din — click clear kind weather.

·       the Titmouse since morning plaintively shouts — feels a close frost.

·       the Bullfinch the voice submits — wait for snow and slush.

·       in the Winter of a fly have woken up and have started to fly — to strong thaw.

·       the Cricket "plays" the violin in all can — to heat and snow.

·       the Goose draws in a paw — to a frost.

·       Wolves close near habitation howl — to a frost.

·       the Cat was curtailed by a ball and a nose has hidden — to a frost.

·       the Cat tears up claws a floor — to a wind and a blizzard.

·       Hens early on a perch have a seat — to a frost.

·       In a frost on the river water will act over ice — to big heat.

·       the Winter thunder gromoglasit about a strong wind.

·       the Smoke from pipes a column — to a frost.

·       the Smoke steletsja by the ground — by snow.

·       Stars strongly shine — to a frost.

·       Fluffy hoarfrost — to clear weather.

·       the Reddish circle round the moon — to strong frosts.

·       Dogs katajutsja-somersault — by snow.

·       the Wind has blown from a North side — to strong colds.

Well and, at last, a national sign, which will correctly specify, to you what to expect in weather the next days at any time year:

·       If begins hands-feet lomit, the head breaks up from a pain and a callosity are ill — the bad weather already on a threshold means.

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