Up to the present days there exist lots of old Russian superstitious weather believes (otherwise called weatherlore). In former times Russian people trusted them implicitly and believed that they surely come true.
• MAY
If it often rains in May it`ll be dry in September (vice versa). If the weather keeps warm at the beginning of May, it`ll be cold at the end of month (vice versa). Fogs in May forecast fruitfulness; thunderstorms -
bumper crops, hail - hailstorms in summer.
• MAY, 1 - Kuzma`s Day
If the cuckoo cuckoos regularly and for a long time it shows that soon a warm weather settles and mornings won`t be cold any more.
• MAY, 6 - The Day of George The Spring
If from New Moon the weather keeps windy, it will go on till the end of the month.
• MAY, 8 - Mark`s Day
If the cuckoo started cuckooing, it means there won`t be frosty weather. When the evenings keep warm and the night`s sky is stared, it forecasts a
yielding year. The more intense green color in the rainbow, the heavier a fall of rain will be. High and sharp rainbow forecasts fine weather, low and flat - rough weather.
• MAY, 11 - The day of Maxim and Jason
A warm and starred night forecasts a yielding year, a fair sunrise - windy summertime.
• MAY, 13 - Jacob`s Day
If the night`s weather is calm and fair, the summer will be dry and hot.
• MAY, 15 - The Day of Boris and Gleb
If in the mid month the sun rises in cloudless weather, the whole summertime will be fair.
• MAY, 18 - Arina`s Day
If you hear the raven`s note on that day it forecasts rain.
• MAY, 19 - Job`s Day
Heavy dewfall forecasts it`ll be a heavy crop of cucumbers.
• MAY, 22 - Nicholas`s Day
If wild ash blooms later then usually it forecasts long autumn.
• MAY, 24 - Mochay`s Day
If it`s raining all day long, the summer will be rainy too.
• MAY, 25 - Epiphanius`s Day
If it is sunny and hot in the morning and it doesn`t rain in the afternoon - the summer will be dry.
• MAY, 26 - Lukerya`s Day
If mosquitoes appear for the first time on that day, it forecasts fine weather.
• MAY, 27 - Sidor`s Day
If north wind is blowing, it will be cold in June and July.
• MAY, 28 - Packhom`s Day
If it`s warm on that day - the summer will be warm, if it`s cold - then the summer will be cold too.
• MAY, 30 - Eudoxia`s Day
If that day is in the dark of the moon and it rains, this forecasts rainy summertime, and if together with it the wind blows north - the summer will be cold.
• MAY, 31 - Fedot`s day
If the lilac is redolent, it forecasts rain.
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