Like any other season, autumn also has its many. They are used and successfully used for the development of children from a very early age. After all, the wisdom and knowledge of our ancestors is an invaluable wealth that should be appreciated and learned from.
Folk signs of autumn for children are very diverse and with their help children can learn a lot of interesting and useful things for their inner world and intellectual development. But the information provided should be differentiated so that it corresponds to each age group. After all, the child must understand what we are talking about.
Signs of autumn for children 3-4 years old
They are the simplest. What we adults sometimes don’t even pay attention to is of great educational importance for children. You should start studying this time of year by looking at the leaves on the trees in the park, with their color changing from green to yellow, red, brown.
It would be very visual to take an excursion to the vegetable market to talk about the gifts of gardens and vegetable gardens that autumn gives us. These are very educational, because at the same time you can learn the names of vegetables and fruits.
You can consolidate your knowledge at home by reading a book on this topic, learning poems, and, of course, studying adapted signs of early autumn for children:
- warm autumn - for a long winter;
- the leaves have fallen early - frost is coming soon, early winter;
- birds land on the roof - bad weather.
Signs of autumn for children 4-5 years old
For children a year older, the information is not much different, but it still becomes more varied, and the kids themselves are already more attentive to surrounding nature, which means they can independently find the connection between the sign and its reflection in reality:
- poultry hides its head under its wing - it will be cold;
- squirrels make large reserves - for a long winter;
- if there are a lot of nuts but no mushrooms, the winter will be long and cold.
Signs of autumn for children 5-6 years old
Children who will soon graduate kindergarten and go to first grade, they can already remember signs and voice them at thematic classes or the autumn festival, which is held in October-November in all kindergartens. The information that children in kindergarten receive now is basic and serves as a good help when the child is already a first grader:
- sparse clouds - there will be cold, clear weather;
- a lot of rowan - for a rainy autumn; little - dry;
- a lot of cobwebs in Indian summer - for a warm autumn.
Usually at this age children go to first 
school class. Here, more stringent requirements are placed on their knowledge, which means that the information provided becomes more extensive and informative, and also reinforces what was previously received.
Golden autumn is a dull time... This is what many poets call a wonderful time of year. How many poems, sayings, proverbs and riddles have been invented on autumn themes. At the beginning of September it is colorful, lush and warm. There is no such sultry heat anymore. Agree that after summer you want a little coolness. In November, the sun appears less and less often, the sky darkens, frequent rains and a lot of clothes begin. However, each season has its own unique charm. Kids also learn all the delights of nature. In this article you will find new proverbs, sayings, and signs about autumn.
Autumn time - kids are having fun
The nights have become cooler, the days are no longer so hot, and the morning smells like autumn. Adults and children are tired of the heat and dream that it will become at least a little cooler. However, no one wants a period of rain or frost. After all, this makes everyday life gray and dull and lasts until spring. I just want to plunge into hibernation, like a bear in a den, and sleep through all the dull days. And if you don’t think like that, but remember that in the fall there is a great opportunity to enjoy the last warmth. Only at this time can you see multi-colored, bizarrely shaped leaves. Children in kindergartens and schools make wonderful applications with them. First, they go with their teachers to the park, where there are a lot of bright and beautiful leaves, collect bouquets from them, make herbariums, and then crafts. How kids love to jump into mountains of leaves or simply rustle them as they walk.
Some people believe that autumn is when the body relaxes after a stormy and emotional summer. As they say, to each his own.
Autumn signs
In ancient times, many different signs about autumn appeared. From here we can say whether winter will be early or late, what kind of autumn it will be, etc. There are also folk signs of autumn for preschoolers 4 and 5 years old. They are written in accessible and understandable language.
Here are some of them:
- If the leaves fall early, the winter days will begin early.
- Thunder in September - a warm and long autumn for children.
- What is the first day of December - this is how the earth will be in winter.
- The indoor parrot is silent - the blizzard is knocking on our window.
- The cat is curled up in a ball - the potatoes will be dear.
- There are a lot of cones on the pine tree - the winter is three times cold.
- Rainy days in September - the whole of January is silver.
- In autumn there are few mushrooms, but a lot of nuts - in winter it will be no laughing matter.
- The squirrel has a lot of reserves in the hollow - for a fierce winter.
- Birds fly low - they want rain to come to us.
- The cat hid her face - the cold weather arrived.
Autumn sayings
Teachers and parents tell children many sayings. This gives an idea of the tricks of nature, the weather, animals, etc. Better than folk sayings, you can’t tell your baby about the seasons. Thanks to them, he understands nature and simple phrases more. Sayings about autumn for children say that there is no such thing as bad weather.
Each time of year pleases adults and children in its own way. Read sayings about autumn to the children and ask how they understand them.
- Autumn is the time of eating (the proverb speaks of the harvest).
- Autumn is rich - winter is satisfying (if a lot of harvest is harvested, it means winter time food will be available).
- In autumn, any bird is rich (there is something to eat in the fields).
- A few hours of rain mean the ground dries out for many days.
- September - farewell to summer, welcome to cold weather.
- The day did not work - the harvest failed.
- November is the winter threshold (ready for winter).
- November - frost is upon us.
It is better to tell sayings about autumn for children in a group. This way they learn the material faster.
Autumn proverbs
Proverbs tell children about natural phenomena and the habits of animals. Signs of autumn for preschoolers are found in almost every proverb.
Therefore, it is useful to tell them to kids. Exactly at short proverbs there is all the information:
- In the fall, everyone knows that it doesn’t rain.
- In September there are a lot of apples, in October there is cabbage as a gift.
- Colorful autumn has arrived and brought joy to the children.
- The autumn palette is used to the herbarium.
- When they cut the hay, they didn’t ask for rain.
- Plant a tree - don’t expect a harvest now.
- In September it is cold, but satisfying.
- What you collect from the harvest is what you live on in the winter.
- The bread that is in the field cannot be put into your mouth.
- There is no such thing as bad land; there are owners who don’t understand anything about the harvest.
- In November, winter and autumn argue.
- If you dig in the fall, you won’t go hungry in the winter.
- Those who didn’t work in the fall have nothing in the winter.
- Autumn has come and brought rain with it.
Tell proverbs and sayings about autumn for children in an accessible language. They must understand what exactly they say. If children ask questions, then explain what the phrases or words in proverbs or sayings mean.
Poems about autumn
Many poets write short quatrains for children about this time. Why specifically about autumn? Probably because nature is very beautiful, it plays with a multi-colored palette. If everything is green in the spring, then in the fall you can see bright red, yellow, orange and other colors.
Leaves are falling, covering the roads,
It's nice to walk on them
All our worries fade away
We really want to have fun.
Leaves are flying and circling above us,
What a beauty this is
Can't put it into words
The autumn dream has arrived.
Birds fly to warmer climes,
I look at them, frozen,
How they wag their tails
Take me with you.
The birdhouses are empty,
I see birds flying past,
We didn’t even finish the songs,
With a feeling that snowstorms will begin soon.
Autumn has come,
The rains have started
We'll ask her
Don't go yet.
Riddles about autumn
After proverbs, sayings, stories or poems for children, it is best to reinforce the material with riddles.
From these, you can also determine some signs of autumn for preschoolers. Here are some of them:
- We're walking in the yard
It's fun for our kids,
When does this happen? … (In November).
2. She brought a lot of harvest to people,
This... (autumn) has come to us.
3. There are no brushes or paints,
And it’s decorated like in a fairy tale (autumn).
4. When do we harvest potatoes? (autumn).
5. The rain is pouring down like buckets,
the whole earth was wet.
When does this happen? (autumn).
6. It flies, but not a bird, howls, but not a wolf (the wind).
7. They were afraid of the cold weather and flew away to where it was warm.
They stopped singing and having fun,
These are migratory... (birds).
What a child needs to know about autumn
Before asking the kids questions about the time of year, first tell them a little. Show the children the pictures. Signs of autumn for children or riddles will be more understandable if they see with their own eyes what is meant. Tell them how cold days are, how windy, how often it rains, how leaves come in different colors and shades. Children should understand that in the fall you can make wonderful crafts not only from leaves, but also from chestnuts, acorns, etc.
Show the kids with a clear example what leaf fall is. Let them run over the leaves, touch them with their hands, and collect them for crafts. From the pictures you can see how a flock of birds flies south. You can go on an excursion to the fields with children aged 5-6 years. Let them watch how people harvest, while listening to the teacher talk about what it is for and what will be done with it next. Make up some autumn-themed sentences with your children. Have a fall festival for them to learn poetry. At the same time, memory, attention, and thinking will develop. Ask them to come up with signs of fall for preschoolers. From their observations, they can teach adults a lot.
In ancient times, people noticed everything connected with nature. This is how many signs about autumn appeared. From them one could find out what kind of autumn it would be: early or late, rainy or dry, cold or quite warm. Also according to folk autumn signs one could judge the coming winter.
Now the weather has changed a lot, but folk signs they still continue to work. We have prepared an article about golden autumn for preschoolers and schoolchildren in grades 1-2, 3-4, where you will find folk and modern signs.
In September there are a lot of apples - in October there is cabbage as a gift
Signs of golden autumn for preschoolers
Thunder in September – a warm and long autumn for children.
In September there are a lot of apples, in October there is cabbage as a gift.
The drier and warmer September is, the later the arrival of winter.
The rowan tree's heaviness bends its branches to the ground - it predicts a rainy autumn.
Mosquitoes will not calm down even at the end of autumn - which means you don’t have to be afraid of extreme cold, they will pass by.
Frost in the fall foretells good weather.
Rare clouds in the autumn sky mean warmth.
The autumn sunset turns golden - good weather foreshadows the next day.
Autumn will be warm if pansies, buttercups, daisies, yarrow, and clover bloom until late summer.
If birds stay in their native lands longer than usual, then the cold will not come soon.
If the duck is still sitting on the water and does not fly away even in cold rain, then good weather will still last a long time.
When there are few rowan trees in the forest, the autumn will be dry, and when there are many, it will be rainy.
Indian summer is stormy - autumn is dry.
Indian summer is dry - autumn is wet.
If the first day of Indian summer is clear, then autumn will be warm.
A bird landing on the roof means bad weather.
The clouds are falling - bad weather.
The afternoon rain is long.
After the icy conditions, expect rain.
If migratory birds fly high in the fall, there will be a lot of snow, and if they fly low, there will be little snow.
Squirrels make a large supply of nuts - wait for a cold winter.
October thunder - for a snow-white winter.
Large ant heaps mean a harsh winter.
A lot of cones on pine and spruce trees - for a cold winter.
If many stars fall in the fall, there will be a crop failure next year.
If the first snow falls so much that it hangs from the roofs, then it will melt.
Rainy days in September - the whole of January is silver.
The viburnum is ripe, and the leaves on it are green - the autumn will be warm.
Late fungus - late snow.
Rowan, viburnum, and black elderberry ripened early - expect a harsh and snowy winter.
Sparrows hide in brushwood - in the cold or before a snowstorm.
Smells like autumn. Something unusually sad, welcoming and beautiful. I would take it and fly away somewhere with the cranes.
Anton Chekhov
Quiet flight of cranes towards a warm, good autumn
Signs of autumn for schoolchildren in grades 1-2
Late leaf fall foreshadows a difficult, hungry and cold winter.
If leaves fall from trees early (especially oak and birch leaves), then the year promises to be rich in harvest and soil fertility.
Most of the fallen leaves lie face up - the harvest will be small; purl - large.
On a birch tree, the leaves begin to turn yellow from below - spring is expected to be late; if the top turns yellow first, then it is early.
All the leaves flew off quickly - a harsh, blizzard winter is approaching.
The leaves are in no hurry to fall and turn yellow slowly and gradually - severe frosts are not expected, and winter will pass quickly.
If you see the quiet flight of cranes in the sky, as if communicating with each other, you can expect a warm, good autumn.
Rowan has given a good harvest - expect severe frosts.
When starlings are in no hurry to fly away, and hares are in no hurry to change their gray fur coat to white, you should be prepared for a long, windy and stormy autumn.
When mushroom pickers come out with empty baskets in the fall, the winter is expected to be harsh;
If the snow that falls at night remains on the branches of trees, then it will not melt on the ground.
By autumn, bees cover the entrance of the hive with wax, leaving a barely visible hole - the winter will be cold; leave the entrance open - warm.
If in rainy weather An owl hoots often - the weather is good.
If frogs jump ashore and croak, and fish are thrown out of the water, it will rain.
The leech lies calmly at the bottom - a sign of good, clear weather.
Midges hover over the coastal bushes - a sure sign of clear weather tomorrow.
The first breath of autumn is a fresh breeze after the hot summer. In September you can still feel the summer aftertaste.
It's a gray morning in autumn, so wait for a red day
Folk signs of autumn
There are a lot of rowan trees in the forest - autumn will be rainy, but few - dry.
If the cranes fly high, slowly and “talk,” it will be a good autumn.
Until the leaves fall from the cherries, no matter how much snow falls, the thaw will drive it away.
There are sparse clouds - it will be clear and cold.
If there are a lot of nuts but no mushrooms, the winter will be snowy and harsh.
If birch trees turn yellow from the top in autumn, next spring will be early, and if from below, then late.
A lot of shading in the Indian summer - for a clear autumn and cold winter.
If a leaf falls from a birch or oak tree in October, expect a harsh winter.
The moon has turned red - wait for the wind to blow.
Autumn frost - to dry, sunny weather.
If there are a lot of nuts and few mushrooms, the winter will be harsh.
If on October 3rd the northern, angry wind blows, there will be cold, the southern wind blows - for warmth, the western - for phlegm, the eastern - for a bucket.
If Sergius (October 20) is covered with snow, then from the November Matryona winter will rise to its feet.
If the sky cries in November, then winter will follow the rain.
In the fall, moles pull a lot of straw into their holes - they are preparing for a harsh winter.
During flax harvesting there are many mouse nests - in winter there will be a lot of snowdrifts.
Chickens moult at the very beginning of autumn - the winter is expected to be warm.
Bright stars mean good weather, dim stars mean rain.
Before the rain the moon is cloudy or pale, but before the wind it is clear and bright.
Thick cumulus clouds move low - to bad weather, high - to a bucket.
Frost on the trees means frost, fog means thaw.
The sunset is yellow, golden or pink - the weather will be good.
In autumn the morning is gray, so wait for a red day.
In autumn bad weather there are seven weathers in the yard: it sows, it blows, it swirls, it stirs, it roars, it pours from above and sweeps from below.
The bugs came together in one heap - it was bad weather.
Poultry hides its head under its wing - to the cold.
From what date in October there will be a year (good, clear weather), from that date spring will open in April.
There are a lot of rowan trees in the forest - autumn will be rainy, few - dry.
If the cranes fly high, slowly and “talk,” it will be a good autumn.
Until the leaves fall from the cherries, no matter how much snow falls, the thaw will drive it away.
Clouds are rare - it will be clear and cold.
If there are a lot of nuts but no mushrooms, the winter will be snowy and harsh.
If birch trees turn yellow from the top in autumn, next spring will be early, and if from below, then late.
Isaac Levitan. Autumn. Manor
Signs and sayings of September
In September, hold on tight to your caftan.
In September it is nicer during the day, but bad in the morning.
In September, even a leaf does not stick to the tree.
In September the forest is thinner and the birds' voices are quieter.
In September, summer ends and autumn begins.
In September there is only one berry, and that one is bitter rowan.
In September, the tit asks autumn to visit.
Thunder in September - for a long autumn.
Thunder in September foreshadows a warm autumn.
A lot of shading in the Indian summer - for a clear autumn and cold winter.
There is no September without fruits.
September is the evening of the year.
September takes the caftan off his shoulder and puts on a sheepskin coat.
September sees off the red summer, welcomes the golden autumn.
September is deciduous.
September has turned the swamps purple - frosted oats are being threshed.
September sent the birds on the road.
September - gloomy
September 1 - Stratilate warmer. Teplyak holds on, bows after the departed summer.
September 5 - on Luppa - the oats are crushed by frost. First frost.
September 10 - Natalya fescue. Oats are cut.
September 11 - Lenten Ivan, godfather of autumn. A man doesn't leave Lenten Ivan without a caftan.
September 13 - Kupriyanov day - crane flight. They pull root vegetables (except turnips), dig potatoes.
September 14 - Semyon the Summer Guide. First meeting of autumn. Completion of summer work. If the first day of Indian summer is clear, then autumn will be warm.
September 19 - catch the Mikhailovsky matinees.
September 21 - autumn, the second meeting of autumn. The onions were removed.
September 24 is Fedorin's day. Not every summer will last until Fedora.
September 26 - The cornelian root grows in the forest, but is chilly.
September 27 - Exaltation, the third meeting of autumn. First winters. On Vozdvizhenie the first lady is cabbage (cabbage is cut down). September 28 - goose flight, hussar. The geese are flying, dragging the winter bird on their tail.
Signs and sayings of October
An October day is quickly melting - you can’t tie it to the fence.
In October, before lunch it is autumn, and after lunch it is winter.
In October, winter is removed from the white nest, and she dresses up to visit a peasant: “Let me spend some time in Rus', visit villages and eat pies.”
In October there is a hut with firewood, and a man in bast shoes, but still no spores.
In October it rains and snows at the same hour.
In October, neither on wheels nor on a sleigh.
October rides a piebald mare: she loves neither the wheels nor the runner.
In October, say goodbye to the sun, get closer to the stove.
Thunder in October foreshadows a snowless, short and mild winter.
If the leaves of birch and oak do not fall cleanly in October, expect a harsh winter.
Know autumn in October by mud.
October is crowned with white snow and great mud.
October is winter.
October will cover the earth with leaves and snow here and there.
October is dirty
In October, before lunch it is autumn, and in the afternoon it is winter-winter. If in October a leaf from a birch or oak falls uncleanly, expect a harsh winter. The moon has turned red - wait for the wind to blow. Autumn frost - to dry, sunny weather. If there are a lot of nuts and few mushrooms, the winter will be harsh.
October 1 is Arin's day. If the cranes fly to Arina, then on Pokrov (October 14) we must wait for the first frost; and if they are not visible on this day, not a single frost will hit before Artemyev’s day (November 2).
October 2 - Zosima, protector of bees. The hives are placed in the omshanik.
October 3 - Astafiev winds. If the northern, angry wind blows, there will be cold, the southern wind blows - towards warmth, the western - towards phlegm, the eastern - towards a bucket.
October 7 - Thekla-zarevnitsa. Bread is threshed in heated barns from dawn to dusk.
October 8 - cabbage is chopped on Sergius. If the first snow falls on St. Sergius, then winter will set in on Michaelmas Day (November 21).
October 9 - rain and snow - in January expect strong thaws three times, sunny and warm - June will be rainy and cold.
October 13 - if snow does not fall, winter will not come soon.
October 14 - Intercession Day. On Pokrov it is autumn before lunch, and after lunch it is winter-winter. On Pokrov, heat a hut without firewood (insulate your home). As is the Veil, so is winter.
October 17 - winter wears a fur coat on Erofey.
October 20 - Sergius. If Sergius is covered with snow, then from the November Matryona winter will rise to its feet.
October 21 - It’s getting colder from Tryphon-Palageya. Trifon is mending a fur coat, Palageya is sewing sheep mittens.
October 23 - Eulampia. On Evlampia, the horns of the month point in the direction from which the winds come.
October 27 - Paraskeva the dirty one, the powder one.
Signs and sayings of November
In November, winter fights with autumn.
In November, autumn - the fat woman fights with the feisty one - in winter.
In November the frost subsides.
In November, the first lasting snow falls overnight.
In November, dawn meets dusk in the middle of the day...
In November, the sun smiles through tears and “white flies”.
In November, it may rain in the morning, and by the evening the snow may lie in drifts.
In November, warmth and frost are not a decree.
If the sky cries in November, then winter will follow the rain.
Mosquitoes in November - be a mild winter.
Whoever does not feel cold in November will not freeze in December.
November's forge is small, but it forges fetters for all the rivers.
The river cannot be bound in winter without November, the blacksmith.
It's no wonder there are white flies (snow) in November.
November, December, brother, September, grandson.
November - off-road: now snow, now mud, now mud, now snow - neither the wheel nor the runner can move.
In November there will be snow and bread will arrive.
November - leafy
November - September's grandson, October's son, winter's dear father. November semi-winter road: a man says goodbye to a cart and climbs into a sleigh. November nights are dark before the snow.
November 4 - Kazan. Before Kazanskaya it is not winter, from Kazanskaya it is not autumn. It happens that it rains on Kazanskaya in the morning, and in the evening the snow lies in drifts.
November 11 - Nastasey-shepherds. They fed the shepherds in the yards.
November 12 - Zinovia - titmouse holiday. The feathered guests of winter flock: bullfinches, goldfinches, waxwings... November 14 - Kuzminki, meeting winter. The river cannot be chained to winter without Kuzma-Demyan.
November 15 - Akundin lights the barn.
November 19 - freeze-up.
November 20 - Fedot. Fedot - ice leads to ice.
November 21 - Michaelmas Day. If Mikhailo Demyanov destroys the path, do not wait until the winter St. Nicholas (December 19). If there is frost on Michaelmas Day, expect heavy snow, and if the day begins with fog, it will thaw.
November 22 - winter Matryona. Winter is getting on its feet, frosts are flying in.
November 23 - expect ice crust from Erast.
November 25 - Studit will become cold and angry. If it rains or snows on the 25th, according to ancient signs, there will be a thaw before the Introduction (December 4).
November 28 - Guryan on a pinto mare (mud, snow).
November 29 - Winter is sweating on Matvey.
Autumn folk holidays
Conversation about autumn signs
Place of work and position: instructor physical culture, MBDOU Novovasyugansky Central Regional Development Center kindergarten No. 23 “Teremok”
The material is intended for educators of children aged 5-7 years.
CONVERSATION ABOUT AUTUMN SIGNS
Target: Familiarization of children with older and preparatory group with folk signs.
Tasks: To instill in children an interest in folk signs
Autumn- a thoughtful time when vegetable world the growth rate slows down, all nature is tired, and begins a long preparation for winter sleep. Birds stop singing and increasingly gather in flocks to leave their native lands for a short time in search of warmth, and the trees become covered with gold and begin to shed their leaves. This is how leaf fall begins, the autumn season, which is called Golden autumn. Here are the pastel colors of autumn, calm, like nature itself at this time of year. The predominant colors are yellow, golden, like falling leaves in the sun, and quiet brown. And closer to November, when the weather becomes increasingly gloomy, gray tones appear. Closer and closer, nature is preparing for the cold, winds and is frozen in anticipation of snow.
Autumn colors are rich and variegated, a combination of the deepest colors. The colors during this period are muted and thoughtful, like nature itself in the fall, motley and soft, close to the romantic mood of walks through the autumn forest.
Folk signs
Warm autumn means a long winter.
There are a lot of rowan trees in the forest - autumn will be rainy, but few - dry.
In autumn there are a lot of cobwebs - for clear weather.
If a leaf on a birch tree begins to turn yellow from the top, then the next spring will be early, and if from below, then it will be late.
In autumn, birds fly low for a cold winter, high for a warm winter.
In the fall, bees close the entrance tightly with wax - for a cold winter, leave it open - for a warm winter.
Autumn frost - to dry and sunny weather, to warmth.
September
September- frowning, frowning. September is cold, but full.
Since September there has been fire in both the hut and the field.
In September, one berry, and that bitter rowan.
Thunder in September - for a warm autumn.
If the cranes fly high, slowly and coo, it means a good autumn.
If there is a lot of shading in the Indian summer, it means a clear autumn and a cold winter.
Rich harvest of acorns on oak trees - on warm winter(in other sources - severe), and on Christmas (January 7) - a lot of snow.
Below, all dates are in the new style (in brackets in the old style).
1(Aug 19) Day of Andrei Stratil Teplyak. The day has come for Stratelates, the oats are ripe. To Fekla - pull the beets.
3(Aug 21) Baba Vasilisa Day. The last apples are removed so as not to deplete the tree. Baba Vasilisa cares about flax.
4(Aug 22) Day of Agathon the Ogumennik. It is believed that on this night the goblin comes out of the forest and runs through villages and hamlets, fooling around and scattering sheaves across the threshing floors. Therefore, they guard him, wearing a sheepskin coat inside out and holding a poker in their hands.
5(Aug 23) Lingonberry Loop Day. The first frosts occur in Lupa. On Lupa the frost is crushing the oats.
7(Aug 25) Bartholomew came, living for this winter.
8(Aug 26) Natalia Fescue Day. On this day they begin to mow oats.
11(Aug 29) Ivan Lenten Day. On Ivan Lenten they collect Rosly roots, and on Ivan Kupala they collect herbs. On this day they do not eat anything round, such as apples, potatoes, etc. (which resembles a head), and they do not cook cabbage, and also do not chop cabbage, do not cut poppies, do not tear apples, do not dig potatoes, do not take hands of a mower, an ax, etc.
14(1) Summer Seeds Day. The beginning of the Old Indian Summer (usually until Malaya Prechistaya). On Semyon, plow before lunch, and wave your hands after lunch. Every day Semyon extinguishes the old fire in the evening, and in the morning they wipe out a new one from the tree. If the Indian summer is stormy, the autumn is dry, and if it is clear on Semyon, the autumn will be stormy, with a lot of shade - to a clear autumn, to a cold winter; wild geese land, but starlings do not fly.
21(8) Malaya Prechistaya (At the Assumption - Big), Aspasov day. On this day, women meet autumn by the water (the second meeting of autumn, the first on Apple Spas). On Malaya Prechistaya they remove bees and collect onions.
24(11) Every summer ends with Fyodor. It is believed that on this day autumn rides a bay mare. Third meeting of autumn.
25(12) Day of the Holy Martyr Autonomous. It is believed that on this day the snake in the forests goes into the ground.
27(14) Elevation. On the Ascent, the grain from the field moved (the last shock from the field), the bird began to fly away, the reptile does not move.
28(15) On Nikita, geese fly south
Indian summer
It has long been known that in mid-September - early October there is an increase in temperature (after the first cold snap). This time is popularly called "Indian summer". During the “Indian summer,” warmed by the spring sun, mushrooms emerge from the ground and plants begin to bloom again. By folk calendar it lasts from September 14 - the day of the Seeds of the Summer Guide until September 21 - the day of the Nativity of the Holy Mother of God.
Why this phenomenon is called “Indian summer” and not something else is difficult to answer definitively. One can only assume that it is connected with the life and activities of a peasant woman. In the second half of September, field harvesting work ended, and the woman, very busy in the field, was a little freed from hard work and could feel summer relaxation for some time. The coincidence of this period of everyday life with periods of relatively warm, pleasant weather, obviously, was the reason for the name “Indian summer”. The duration of such rest for a woman was as short as the periods of return of summer heat. After the "Indian summer" women began to crumple and ruffle hemp, wash it and lay flax, tinker with canvases and take up spindles and needlework.
October
October- winter road, mud road, wedding party.
In October, it's raining and snowing at the same hour.
October thunder - for a snowless winter.
From the first snow to sledding – 6 weeks.
1(Sep 18) If the cranes fly away to Eumenes and Arina, there will be frost on Pokrov. “The road is by wheel!” - they shout to the cranes to turn them back (so that they stay longer and winter comes later).
2(Sep 19) Trofimov day. Happiness does not pass by on Trofim: wherever Trofim goes, it follows him. From Trofim, girls begin to look for suitors. From this day until Savvatiy (October 10, 2010), a bee harvest was celebrated. Honey must be present these days. Last date for collecting deciduous mushrooms.
3(Sep 20) If there is a north wind on Astafia, expect cold, a south wind means warmth, a western wind means wetness, and an eastern wind means rain; if it’s warm and the cobwebs are flying, it means a good autumn and some snow.
8(Sep 25) Sergius day. Sergius cabbage. The winter path is established at four Seminas (weeks) from Sergius. Cabbage is chopped for Sergius of Radonezh. If the first snow falls on Sergius, then winter will set in on Mikhail (November 21).
10(Sep 27) Day of Savatiy the beekeeper. On this day, the hives are removed to the omshanik.
14(1) Cover.
Veil is not summer, Meeting is not winter. First winter.
Deadline for hiring and transactions.
Mother Pokrov, cover the earth and young me.
Snow on Pokrov - fortunately for the young.
The Veil did not cover, and neither will Christmas.
The Dormition sows, and the Pokrov gathers (the collection of the last fruits).
There is no winter between Intercession and Parental Saturday.
If the wind on Pokrov comes from the north, it means a cold winter, from the south it means a warm winter, and from the west it means a snowy winter. As is the Veil, so is winter.
17(4) Erofeev day. It is believed that on this day goblins play fools in the forests: they wander and scream, clap their hands and laugh, and in the morning, after the first roosters crow, they fall through the ground. That's why people don't go into the forest: the devil gets mad.
20(7) With Sergius, winter begins, with Matrona it is established.
23(10) On Eulampia, the horns of the month point in the direction from which the winds come; If you go north - there will be a quick winter, if you go south - don’t expect a quick winter, there will be slush until Kazanskaya (November 4).
27(14) Day of Praskovya Trepalnitsa. It is believed that from this day flax should be ruffled. Praskovya's dirt, powder. There is dirt on Gryaznikha - four shifts until winter.
November
November– deciduous. November is the gate of winter, the twilight of the year.
November nights are dark before the snow.
In November there will be snow and bread will arrive.
The appearance of mosquitoes in late autumn means a warm winter.
Yellow leaves fall weakly - frosts will not come soon.
If the leaves fall soon, we should expect a cool winter.
Below, all dates are according to the new style (in brackets according to the old style).
Saturday before Dmitry. Dziady. Parents' Saturday. Remembrance of the dead. Dmitrov's Saturday - work for the partygoers.
4(Oct 22) Kazanskaya. Good people don’t travel far to Kazanskaya. If the Kazan sky cries, then winter will come after the rain. Whoever marries Kazanskaya will be happy.
8(Oct 26) Dmitrov day. Dmitrov does not wait for the day of transportation. If Dmitrov's day will be bare, then the Holy Day will be covered with snow, and the Holy Day will be covered with snow.
10(Oct 28) Day of Praskovea Friday, Praskovea flax (crushing flax and bringing the first fruit to church). On Praskovei they pray for good suitors.
11(Oct 29) Day of Abraham the Shepherd, Nastasya the Sheep. Sheep holiday. It is believed that from this day on sheep should be sheared.
12(Oct 30) Yurovaya. Festival of fishermen and hunters. If wolves come to Yurovaya in packs, there will be famine, pestilence, or war.
14(1) Day of Kuzma and Demyan. Chicken holiday. For Kozmo-Demyan, chicken on the table, chicken butt. If Kuzma and Demyan bind, then Mikhail (on the 8th) will unbreak (the thaw). A leaf from a tree did not fall cleanly on Kuzma and Demyan, but remained in some places - a harsh winter and a sultry, dry summer lay ahead.
19(6) If there is snow on Paul the Confessor, the whole winter will be snowy, which is good for winter crops.
21(8) Michaelmas. Mikhailovsky frosts. Since Mikhail there has been no winter, the earth does not freeze. Mikhailovsky thaw, mud. As for Mikhail, so does Nikola. With Michael, winter is forging frosts.
22(9) Matrenin's day. With the winter Matryona, winter rises to its feet and frosts arrive. With Sergius (October 8 n.s.) winter begins, with Matryona it begins. Frost on the trees on Matryona means frost, fog means thaw.
24(11) Since the day of Fyodor the Studite it has become cold and angry. Fyodor Chills the earth.
25(12) Rain on the Gracious - thaw before the Introduction.
27(14) Frost on Philip - harvest on oats.
28(15) Day of Guria - the dental healer. On Guria, mud and snow are all mixed up: Guria rides a piebald mare. If the snow falls like a cover, it will lie there until the flood.
29(16) There are thaws on Matvey. The earth is falling on Matvey.
