Signs about the winter

We live according to the laws of nature, but we do not always think how closely this or that natural phenomenon is connected with us. Our ancestors believed in popular beliefs and signs . And in those days, the people in vain faith and time did not spend. So maybe we should listen to the people's signs about the winter, and we'll understand what to expect in the future?

Russian folk tales about winter

What do the winter signs say about the harvest:

1. If the winter is cold, then expect good harvests. Warm winter, on the contrary, promises meager yields and a hungry year.
2. If the reservoirs are covered with smooth ice - this year there will be little bread, and if the ice is bumpy - there will be a good harvest of grain.
3. The amount of bread is predicted also in the snow: a snowy winter means a good abundant harvest of wheat.
4. To a good harvest - abundant hoarfrost, large snowdrifts, deeply frozen ground.
5. The fog on New Year's and a clear New Year's day, heavy snowfalls and frosts on New Year's holidays - also promise rich harvests.

What do winter signs say about the weather:

1. If there are many stars in the sky, a frosty day will come.
2. The forest is cracking - long frosts are expected.
3. Clouds go against the wind - snow is expected.
4. If winter blizzards - summer will be rainy.
5. Burning with a bang of logs - to a cold snap.
6. Warm and snowy weather on the eve of the New Year - it will be a warm and rainy summer.
7. Bullfinch in the winter under the window chirps - to thaw. The same can be said about the singing of sparrows.
8. If all the birds flew away at once in the winter - a sign that the winter will be harsh.
9. On February 1, weather was judged on the weather for the whole month. If this day is sunny and drops are ringing, then there will be an early spring. Blizzards in this day mean the same weather before the end of winter.
10. If there is a lot of ash on the trees, the winter will be severe and cold.
11. If the first snow in the winter falls dry - the summer will be warm and good.

Signs of the winter on the upcoming events:

1. To see a fly in a house in the winter is a bad omen, which means a quick death of someone from the household. There are, however, other interpretations of this sign - evidence of the skrines of spring and a rich harvest.
2. Thunder in winter is also a bad sign, signifying the upcoming bad events: hunger, wars, popular unrest.
3. To see a rainbow in winter is a very good sign, which means an upcoming joyful event.
4. A ring around the sun in winter - to rage.

Our ancestors piously believed in these signs, predicted by them the harvest, weather, ills and luck . And if you consider that the past generations were characterized by wisdom and observation, then these signs should be trusted.