This holiday falls on the period of late autumn, so it is not surprising that according to the signs, the weather for the day of the Protection helps to predict what the coming winter will be and whether it is necessary to wait for frosty frosts or a thaw.
People's signs about the weather on the Day of Protection
According to popular beliefs, what kind of weather on the Pokrov is worth, this and winter is expected, so if this day frosts began, then the period from December to March will be cold. Well, in the case when there is windless warm weather on the holiday, it is necessary to expect snow abundance and permanent thaws in winter.
- There are other signs that help to understand what the weather for Pokrov means, the most famous of them are:
- The cranes fly away on this day, which means that the winter will come soon, the cold will come unexpectedly, and already at the end of November the snow will be covered with drifts.
- If the leaves of oak and maple are not fallen, then the winter will be severe, filled with frosty frost, the thaw will begin no earlier than in mid-March. It is believed that the spring will be late and not too warm, and summer is unlikely to please with good weather and sunny days.
- Snow for the first time on holiday fell out? So, the winter itself will not be very snowy, it will not be worth waiting for blizzards and blizzards.
- What the weather and the wind on the Pokrov, they will be like this in the winter. That is, if the wind is strong, gusty and cold, then from December to March it will also blow.
- Rain and thunder on a festive day promises a snowless winter, a poor harvest next year.
- Birds do not sing in the Pokrov, they call the harsh winter. And if the birds are completely hiding, the cold will come very soon, there will be frosty frosts and, probably, drifts will be recorded before the end of November.
- Whence the wind on the Pokrov blows, from that side and frost the first will come. If from the south, then the winter will be warm.
- Snow fell before the holiday, so soon a thaw will come, winter will not be severe, and snowdrifts will appear only towards the end of December.
These are the most famous weather signs about this holiday, but there are also beliefs related not to the determination of whether the coming winter will be cold, but what events await a person in the near future.
For example, if the weather on Pokrov Day is snowy, then in the village in the next 12 months there will be a lot of weddings, and even if you are not married, but fell under a snowfall on a holiday, then you have all the chances very soon receive or make a matrimonial offer.
Rites and beliefs in Pokrov Day
- Bring the groom and get rid of loneliness in this holiday, if you bake sweets, treat them to good friends, preferably a married couple, and go to church for service.
- There is a belief that the more fun the Pokrov spend, the faster your happiness will be found, and even the coming year will be more joyful.
- Also, according to the beliefs, you can affect the weather in winter, if you hold a couple of rituals. Our grandmothers in Pokrov necessarily baked pancakes, they believed that the more baking in the house on this day, the warmer and snowier will be December and January, and the harvest next year will please.
- The girls were engaged in warming the house, they tried to have time to do everything before the end of the holiday, because it was believed that if you become cold in the Pokrov, then in the winter you will suffer from the cold. Modern housewives are also trying, even before this date, to do everything necessary to eliminate drafts in the apartment, whether this action is associated with a sign, or only with common sense, because late autumn is already quite cool, difficult to say. But the fact that such actions take place is, is a fact.
- If you want to attract happiness to the house, avoid harsh winters and loneliness, try to cover the Pancake with pancakes, treat them to friends and do all the work on warming the house before the holiday.