Folk signs of spring for children in 2023

In the spring, nature gradually wakes up, finally shaking off the winter stupor. This process for our ancestors has become a symbol of hope, long-awaited warmth and abundance. Peasants were getting ready for field work, believers were celebrating the most important church holidays, children and adults were enjoying sunny days and good weather. It is not surprising that a lot of folk signs have been written about this wonderful time of the year – after all, the whole next year depends on what spring will be like. Take a closer look at them – perhaps thanks to these signs you will be able to predict your near future.

Signs about the weather

Universal weather signs in culture exist for almost every event and day of the year. According to what spring will be, they judged the harvest and weather next year.

• If the spring is cool, then the autumn will be warm.
• If the spring is slushy, then the harvest will be good.
• Thunder rumbled for the first time in the spring – warm weather will soon set in.
• If lightning flashes in March, but there is no thunder, expect a summer drought.
• Early thunderstorms, until the trees are dressed in foliage, is a bad omen.
• Long icicles – for a long spring.
• Clouds high – to hot weather.
• Crimson sunset – to windy days.

Signs about animals and birds

Proverbs and sayings about rooks and other migratory birds have long become (carefully, pun) winged. They are closely related to folk signs that have come down to us thanks to grandparents. Walking through the spring park, take a closer look at its inhabitants – you can predict a lot by their behavior.

About birds

• The singing of tits is heard – soon there will be a long-awaited warmth.
• The cuckoo chirped, and even the buds had not yet appeared on the trees – to the frost.
• Larks in the sky mean that spring has truly come into its own.
• But finches are the messengers of imminent frosts.
• Near the house you can see a lot of tits – by the cool spring.
• You can hear the woodpecker knocking at the beginning of spring – the heat will come late.
• Crows bathe in March – wait for the early heat.
• Ducks scream and splash in the water – it will soon rain.
• The nightingale sang while the trees were still bare – the harvest would be poor.
• Birds build nests on the sunny side – for a cold summer.

About animals

• In spring, the frog croaks loudly – it’s time to sow the fields.
• A lot of tadpoles in ponds – to a rich harvest.
• The frogs croak for the rain.
• If you meet a white hare in the forest, expect snow soon.

About insects

• If there are no mosquitoes in the spring, the summer will be dry.
• But if there are a lot of mosquitoes and midges, berries and mushrooms will be born.
• Meet the cockchafer in flight – good weather on this day.
• And if May beetles are often found, this is for a hot summer.
• Which of the butterflies will be the first to seem like this will be the summer: if it’s hives, then it’s dry, if lemongrass is rainy.

Signs for March

By March, the people have long been distrustful attitude. In all sayings, this month appears as a deceiver and a mockingbird, a transitional period from winter to spring. Therefore, it will take a little for March – what can be judged by a month known for its unpredictability?

• Foggy month – to frequent summer rains.
• Rare rains – to a rich harvest, frequent – to a meager one.
• Thunder rumbles in March, but there is no lightning – the grain will be well harvested this year.

Signs for March on holidays

• March 9, Midsummer Day (Finding of the head of John the Baptist): if it is snowy on this day, then in April the snow will not come down for a long time.
• March 14, Evdokia Plyushchikha: what the weather will be on Evdokia, so will the summer.
• March 15, Fedot Vetronos: wind and snow on Fedot – to the fall of livestock and crop failure.
• March 22, Forty Forty: If it is warm at Forty Forty, the next 40 days will be warm, if not, cold.

Notes for April

“Spring day feeds the year,” as they used to say in Our Country. It was believed that the April forecast would most accurately predict the weather and crop yields in the coming year.

• At the end of April, the night sky is clear and starry – for a good harvest.
• Rainy April – to light work on the field.
• A lot of cobwebs this month – the summer will be sultry.
• Frequent rains – expect a lot of weeds in May.
• The sky is blue – the day will be warm and rainy.

Notes for April on public holidays

• April 7, Annunciation: the day of the final arrival of spring. What kind of weather will be on the Annunciation – wait for the same on Easter.
• April 14, Mary of Egypt: if the ice comes off the rivers on this day, the year will be favorable, if it doesn’t think to melt, expect trouble.

Notes for May

In the last month of spring, summer began to be welcomed, and sowing work was in full swing.

• Rainy May – to the harvest year and dry September.
• If the beginning of the month is warm, the end will be cold. And vice versa.
• Fog in May is a symbol of fertility.
• May thunderstorms – to a rich harvest of vegetables and fruits.
• Early flowering of bird cherry – by the hot summer.

Signs for May on holidays

• May 8, Mark’s Day: clear weather – to a bountiful harvest of wheat.
• May 11, Maksimov’s day: a warm wind promises health.
• May 13, James the Apostle: clear night and clear sunrise – the summer will be warm, but with frequent thunderstorms.
• May 15, nightingale day: nightingales sing loudly – it means that summer is coming, and spring is receding.
• May 21, Ivan the Theologian: rainy day – to the harvest of mushrooms.