The Old Russian name of December is jelly, which means a cold season. December is the last month of the year. For each person, December is a special month. In this month we are trying to finish unfinished business so that in the new year enter free and sure of unnecessary worries. From the experience of observing the weather by our ancestors, people's signs appeared that allowed to judge the weather for a year, watching what the weather will be in December.
Signs of the month of December
- If the month of December is dry, then it will be a long and spring, and the summer is dry. If the month is cold, with winds and frost, snowy, it means to harvest.
- If the ground is frozen. a lot of snow and frost - also to the harvest.
- When the snow falls in December directly to the gate, there will be no harvest.
- What day will be December 1 on Roman and Plato, this will be the winter.
- If there is good weather for Paramon on the 12th of December, the whole of December will be clear. If there is snow, snowstorms will be until December 19. If the valleys froze, the blizzard would be another 7 days.
- If the blizzard sweeps, then this weather will remain until December 19 before the feast of St. Nicholas.
- Day of December 13 at St. Andrew the First-Called, if noisy water - there will be blizzards, storms, frosts; if the calm water is a good winter.
- Day of December 17, Varvara frosts, then take care of your ear and nose.
- On December 19, if Winter Nikola gives snow, on May 22 Nikola Veshny will give the same amount of grass.
- On December 22, Anna Winter, if the snow is close to the fence, there will be a bad summer, and if there is a gap, the summer will be productive.
- If on December 25 the Sun will be radiant on the Spiridon Solntsevorota, it will be light, then the New Year will be clear, frosty, and if it is gloomy and on the trees it will be cloudy and warm.
- If on December 24-25 the sun "played" and arose, then on Christmas and on New Year's snow will fall deep. And if the frost hits, then the cold will stand before Baptism.
- If on Dec. 29 on Haggai there is severe frost, then he will hold out until Baptism.
- If the horse in the harness lies down - to the snow.
- If a lot of snow is hammered over the hills, then in summer many fragrant strawberries will ripen.
- If there is no winter in December, and in January, then do not expect the arrival of winter until February 10.
- If the bullfinches arrived in December, then winter will be frosty.
- December without rain, then wait for dry summer and a long dry autumn.
- July was hot, then expect that December will be frosty.
- In the sky, clear stars, there will be frost.
- The house "fogged up" windows, wait for warming.
- If in December the deep frozen ground, snow mounds, big hoarfrost, there will be a harvest.
- Sinichka squeaks in the morning, wait, there will be frost at night.
- A white rainbow means severe frost.
- White winter, green summer.
- The hare left traces in the winter, the land of the bucket will be clear and dry.
- Chickens early sat down on the roost, be cold, and if the chickens sit higher, then the frost will be strong.
- At sunset from the sun the pillar, to be frosty.
- In the winter from the north floating clouds, then warm.
- If there is not enough snow in winter, the summer will be dry.
- In the beginning of the winter there is a lot of snow, which means that in the beginning of the summer there will be heavy rain.
- Ringing in the ears, then a thaw.
- Frost, then it will snow.
- If the snow stops in the afternoon or evening, and the sky does not clear up, tomorrow it will snow again.
- In winter, the horse turns over its back, it means it thaws, and lies down on the ground - before the snowfall. If in the morning crows croak sitting on the tops of trees, be cold and blizzard, and lie on the lower and middle branches, one should expect wind, if on earth - means warmer . At night it will be frost, then do not wait for snow during the day.
- If the wind blew from the north, it will be very cold weather, and if it is in the east, it will be frost.
- Fog - there will be a thaw, frost on the trees - to frost.
- Smoke on the ground without wind, which means it will get warmer or snow will fall out.
- "Cry" windows - the pressure will drop and it will be warmer.
- Clouds go against the wind, then to the snow.
- Large jackdaws gather and shout loudly, to be clear weather and frost.
- If the cat scratches the floor - the blizzard and wind, if the cat is lying belly up - on a thaw, if curled into a ball - to the frost.
- Tits in the morning squeak, it means that the frost will strike the night, and when they hide under the roof, it means on a blizzard.