In this article we will get acquainted with signs that gardeners often use, those who plan a wedding and other interesting signs of May of the month.
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May is one of the most predictable months of the year. At this time, the temperature changes quite rarely, but a small change in the weather can warn about the upcoming summer, as well as what kind of crop will be.
Folk signs on May about the weather, for gardeners
Thanks to folk wisdom, signs and various superstitions, you can prepare for the summer, and predict what to do in order to maintain the crop. Since April, many gardeners have been prepared for planting plants, May is also no exception and is very important for monitoring the future crop.
There are such ancient and proven signs that can be observed in May, these superstitions are very useful for gardeners:
- If the bird cherry blossomed in May, the year will be well -fed
- Plant seedlings in bad weather - the crop will be possible
- If viburnum bloomed, the time has come to sow barley
- If from the very morning of May 9th the dew falls in abundance, but there is no rain during the day-expect a rich harvest of cucumbers and cabbage
- If the day is calm on Maximov, and the sky is strewn with stars - the crop will rise in time and abundant. The southern wind promises many summer thunderstorms with a daytime, which will favorably affect a good fruitful year
- May 13, on St. Joakov's Day, Star Night - Harvest in abundance
- If rain on the day of St. Nicholas - May 22 - the year will be rich and generous
- Frequent May rains promise a generous crop in the summer
- May is cold - a year bakery
- How many days in a row will fall in May in May - there will be a year for the same number in a row.
- A good crop of grain will be if frequent rains will pour frequent rains in late spring
- If you observe a lot of buttons, the year will be hungry
- A lot of May beetles - millet will be plenty
- The oak unfolded the leaves early, and the ash later - then the year is productive
- In May, you need to cook cabbage soup from young sorrel and fresh nettle
- Only willow let out the first leaves, it was time to sow onions, dill, radish and parsley
- May is accompanied by coolness - a hungry year
- Many mice - a year will be left without a crop
- With arrival of cranes - you need to start sowing the conspiracy peas
- Olha bloomed - it's time to sow buckwheat
- Drought in May of fertility and abundance of fruits will not bring
These signs have been verified for years and passed down from generation to generation. Therefore, in order to avoid troubles, you need to listen to nature and to weather changes.
Folk signs in May about nature, cold May
May is popularly called "herb", "flowering", "rosocet". May is the end of spring, and therefore directly plays a large role for the future crop, at this time many gardeners prepare the soil and seeds for sowing. Therefore, the weather in May is very important, which is easy to predict if you observe nature and its changes.
Even many animals warn us about future changes. Often they even run into the house of the hosts to narrate this or that event. Signs of fate sometimes come to us through dreams.
The most popular and proven signs that will help you predict the change in the weather in May and in the summer, this is:
- It is hot in the first half of the month - in the second cold
- Cranes fly in packs - wait for frequent rains in May
- Colds go with darts
- Birds drive nests in sunny weather - the summer will be cool
- Swallow flies low above the ground - wait for the rain
- Only swallows arrived from warm countries - followed by a thunderstorm
- Flowering coltsfoot promises warm days
- Cranes fly low and hastily - there will be a downpour soon, and possibly with a strong wind
- The sooner the cranes fly, the warmer the summer without rains
- May days rainy - in early autumn there will be dry weather
- How many birch juice - so many rains during the summer
- Rooks are played and singing - for good and clear weather
- A lot of cobwebs creeps - wait for many warm days
- Only the bird cherry bloomed - it will get colder soon
- If the mountain ash bloomed early in May - the fall does not last long, and the summer - protracted
- White Moon - cold morning
- If flies fly in heaps, the day will be sunny and hot
- If May is without precipitation, then in the summer of rain will be plenty
- If the butterflies did not appear in the grass, the summer will be cold
- Crimson circles around the sun are observed - soon there will be a thunderstorm
- The more fogs in May, the more rains in the summer
- With the advent of the first leaves on oak - a cooling will come
- "Fiery" dawn - heat will not come very soon
- If the thunder and the thunderstorm quickly fell silent, wait for clear weather
- With the advent of water lily on the water - there will come a warm time
- Dogs at night in May howl for a long time - to bad weather
Our ancestors have transmitted their knowledge for more than one decade, today only the most active and proven from them have been preserved.
Folk signs, customs, rites for May, related to church holidays
In May, the gardeners were prepared for crop sowing, and nature itself and the Universe predicted what and when to do so that the crop would please you. And today, many use the ancient rites and customs that our ancestors used. For example:
- The first day of May is St. Kuzma's Day. On this day, you need to dig the ground and plant carrots and beets.
- The most favorable day for the landing of onions is the day of Luke on May 5.
- On May 6th, Yegoria Day-Oats and Proso will be spoiled if the day is cold. This is a sowing day, and if you believe the signs, then you can’t give anything - even crusts of bread, then the crop will not do.
And if you run along the early dew on the day of Yegoria, then all diseases and evil eyes will bypass you:
- On May 13, Yakov foreshadowed a good harvest - if the day was warm and sunny.
- May 18 - day of the icon of the Mother of God "Inexhaustible Chalice". They planted cabbage seedlings on the beds. In this case, you need to sing so that the cabbage grows pot -bellied and tight.
- On May 22, the rain was revered on Nicola, on this day the sowed oats would not rise, but it's time to plant potatoes. You can’t swim until this day.
- The crimson sun in the morning of May 24 - on the day of Mokeya, this is a harbinger of a thunderstorm.
Previously, the most unfavorable days of the month were considered - 5, 7 and 8 days of May. At this time, you should not start new things, because This will not bring any result and may even harm. In May, there may be a big church holiday-the ascension of the Lord, the date for the 40th day after Easter, so there is no certain date of the celebration. But this is a very important day in the Christian faith.
You can’t work on this day, it is better to devote all your free time to communicate with your relatives and friends. Also, it is for ascension to the ascension to visit sick relatives and acquaintances, and bring them alms. Special pancakes for ascension were ascense, they are called "God's cup." In some parts, the housewives baked cakes with cottage cheese, which visually resembled steps.
Ascension signs:
- The first egg that the chicken brought on this day was hung under the roof. This amulet will protect against bad.
- If the weather is good on this day, then it will last long - until November 21 - St. Michael's Day.
- It started to rain - a year is not very fruitful.
- The dew for ascension is healing. It is worth washing in the morning and keeping the water until the day of Ivan Kupala. This will help girls preserve youth and beauty, and older people will give strength.
Wedding, marriage, wedding in May: signs
The sign about the danger of marriage in May originated in antiquity. As they say - "to marry in May - to wave all my life." Perhaps this is due to the fact that in the old days, May was considered a hungry month, because the crop will rush not soon, and work in the fields is enough. However, to celebrate such a triumph, in fact, once could cause losses of a newly -made family. But even today, many adhere to this opinion and are afraid to marry in May.
Despite the fact that today there are no problems as it was before. Everyone orders banquet rooms in which food is enough, and nature beckons with the spring smells of flowering plants. The weather is not hot and no longer cold - which is perfect for the celebration, and the photo is remarkable against the background of fresh green grass and flowers.
But almost all the peoples of the world listen to the ancient superstitions, and believe that May is the most unfavorable month for marriage. If the newlyweds decided to mark the wedding in May for some reason, they should carefully prepare for the triumph, for example:
- A patch was placed under the heel, both the bride and the bride - this will bring prosperity to the family and grace.
- A pin is attached to the dress, which will protect from the evil eye.
- Do not put on a short dress - life with a partner will be short -lived.
- Shoes should be closed - so that wealth does not run away from the family.
- If the marriage is the first, and the couple does not have children, then the presence of a veil is mandatory. It serves as a powerful amulet for the family.
- Unexpected rain on the day of the wedding - will bring happiness and mutual understanding for many years young.
Often, after marriage, the wedding ceremony is carried out. And May is not a hindrance. The main thing is to take it seriously. Pre -keep the post for a whole week, after confessing and communion. It is worth preparing to morally and cleanse your mind and soul from bad thoughts and intentions, and then nothing bad will happen. By the way, rain on the day of wedding is also a great sign. The couple will live richly and until old age.
At the end of May, sometimes the beginning of the Petrine post falls, and, as you know, marrying the post is a bad sign, will bring poverty and problems of the married couple. But what signs to believe, and what - no, this is a matter of everyone. The main thing is not to set yourself up for the bad in advance, and if there are anxieties and doubts, it is better to transfer the date of the occasion.
Born in May: Signs
People born in May are very hardy, both physically and spiritually, are endowed with positive energy and often become the “soul of the company”. Due to its strength of spirit, they achieve a lot in life, especially in the field of art. From such people there are excellent friends and faithful spouses.
But before it was believed that if a person was born in May, then all his life he would be toil and will not find his “place in the sun”. That is, he will suffer all his life. In ancient times, women even tried to cause premature birth, so as not to give birth to this month, because May is the time for field work and preparing to plant a crop.
Of course, on the one hand, you can understand - because who does not work in May does not eat in February. Well, the child, respectively, born this month did not receive proper care and attention from his parents. It turns out that a person has already encountered difficulties from the first days, which accompanied him all his life.
But today there is no such need - to cause premature birth if you do not believe popular signs. But you can determine the character of the baby on the day on which he was born, for example:
- Clear day - wait for joy and many happy days.
- On this day, the sun shines through the clouds - a person will find meaning in his personal life and his family. That is, a good family man will grow up.
- If it will rain, the money will go into their hands themselves.
- A thunderstorm is a harbinger of energetic and activity, which will help to achieve large heights in life. The main thing is to direct this energy in the right direction.
- If on this day it warmed sharply - the child has a “big heart”, he will love people and help them from a pure heart.
- If the boy was born on the day of the storm, while the sun appeared, it means that a person will be very brave and strong.
The time of day is also important:
- The baby was born at night - he will give sensible and good advice to his loved ones, such a person is endowed with great willpower and bright mind.
- If the child was born in the morning after 6 hours, then in life he will achieve everything on his own.
- Closer to dinner - the child is incredibly energetic and endowed with talent.
- After lunch - the child is endowed with good intuition, and fate is favorable to him, so success in all matters awaits him in life.
Folk signs for May for every day
Different changes occur daily, which can surprise us and even scare us. But you should not worry in advance, most often these changes predict the upcoming changes to us, while we allow us to prepare for the next day. These signs are very important for people who are engaged in gardening or contain a whole garden. After all, if you start planting a plant without knowing the weather, the crop may not rise.
May is the time of landing and sowing, therefore it is very important to observe nature, based on the knowledge of our ancestors.
- May 1 - the cuckoo is for a long time for a long time - warm days will come.
- May 2-On this day, you need to carry the canvases in the field and ask Mother Nature about health and strength to grow a large harvest. The day is favorable for various requests.
- May 3 - on this day they remembered their ancestors, prayed for a fruitful summer.
- May 4 - a bird bloomed - the summer will be accompanied by dry and warm weather.
- May 5 - in the morning the sky is clear - you need to immediately start sowing onions, and fog is a bad sign, sowing should be postponed until more favorable times. If the weather has become clear only for dinner - the crop will not be rich, if by evening - then very bad.
- May 6 - they pour strong rains without stopping - the herbs will be enough. Mosquitoes, bees and other insects gather in flocks - wait for heat in the coming days. If the morning is clear and calm - wait for an early and rich harvest this year. At night, the weather is warm, calm without precipitation - bread will ripen early.
- May 7 - on this day, oats are from.
- May 8 - will buy a cuckoo - the cold will retreat.
- May 9 - in the old days, peas conspired on the crop planted. This ritual is still carried out by elderly people.
- May 10 - if the thunder thundered in the morning, and the frogs were fermented - the ground needs to plow, the fruits will rush on time and will be abundant. Since ancient times, people believed that good weather promises the patient to recovery, and brings a lot of effort and energy to a healthy one.
- May 11 - what morning, such and all years at night is accompanied by good weather - which means that this year the crop will be timely and rich.
- May 12 - on this day it is worth praying for the recovery and healing of the holy martyrs.
- May 13 - Evening South Wind predicts a fruitful summer. The night is calm - wait for the drought. Early precipitation and fog on this day predict the harsh and snow winter. The brighter the day, the more harvest. With the advent of mosquitoes, you need to start sowing cereals.
- May 15 - Spring and bad weather leaves with the song of the nightingale. The warmer the day, the darker the bread will be this year.
- May 16 - Cheremukha bloomed - expect a cooling in the coming days.
- May 17 - earlier people spoke crop on wooden spoons. Then the year was fruitful, and winter was not hungry.
- May 18 - it was read that even a crust of bread cannot be eaten in the garden when sowing or planting seedlings, because The year will be hungry. In order not to get trouble, they did not let even animals or children into the garden, who inadvertently could eat something.
- May 19 - if there is a lot of dew in the morning, and the day is sunny - cucumbers this year will be plenty. But if the night is frosty, do not wait for cucumbers.
- May 20 - This day is endowed with special power, it is worth clearing your house from an evil spirit. It is believed that it is on this day that you need to pray for forgiveness, and ask for the protection of the Almighty from the evil eye.
- May 21 - if it was rain - it will be all year.
- May 22 - the downpour promises a “wet” summer and coolness.
- May 23 - on this day, herbs were collected in sunny weather, it was believed that plants on this day have special magic and can cure any ailment of a person.
- May 24 - as soon as the fog spread - wait for the storm.
- May 25 - the Red Sun to the arid summer days.
- May 26 - with the advent of mosquitoes and insects, good weather comes. If you hang a wet thing in the yard at night and it does not dry by morning, it means that the crop of cucumbers this year will please you. The warmer the day, the better the harvest.
- May 27 - a cold day - cold throughout the summer period. If oats are not sprouted on this day, you can not wait for the crop.
- May 28 - warm during the day, and at night fresh - summer will be the same.
- May 29 - as soon as the mountain ash bloomed warm summer days. A lot of bumps. He says that this year you can wait for an abundance of barley.
- May 30 - what is the day - this is the coming summer. If the rain went to the growing moon, the rainy days will not end soon. The north wind during the day - wait for the cooling.
- May 31 - lilac smells - to be precipitation. Moshka is gathering in a bunch - in a few days the weather will change and will be warm.