Many are looking forward to the arrival of summer with its bright and warm nights, fragrant aromas of the first berries and June flowers on hot days. With the opportunity to enjoy socializing at a picnic and relaxing by the sea or by the fire. It is not for nothing that June is associated with pleasure, relaxation, and celebration. But at the same time, June is a time full of field and garden work, the collection of forest gifts and field herbs, household and construction chores. It is so different and contradictory - the month of June. It is with its features and traditions that many folk signs for June are associated.

Mental book: what is the name of the first summer month

The usual modern name "June" was received in the days of ancient Rome. The most common version associates his name with the Roman goddess Juno, the wife of Jupiter.

It was she who was considered the patroness of family relations and marriage, femininity and birth. It is not for nothing that June is considered one of them. According to another version, the name of June is associated with the Latin word iuniores, which means “time of young people”.

There is also an opinion that the Romans named June in honor of their consul Lucius Junius Brutus. It was the Latin name that took root among many peoples of Europe. No less interesting are the historical and folk names of the beginning of summer.

Izok - this is how the month was called in ancient Russia, even before the adoption of Christianity.

He received such an unusual name due to the indefatigable chirping of grasshoppers at this time. After all, the very word "izok" means "grasshopper" in Old Slavonic.

In some regions, the month of the beginning of summer was called skopid, svetozar, multi-colored, grain-growing.

Kesäkuu or the summer month is called June by the Finns. The word itself comes from the name of the fallow field, which was plowed in June.

Cherven among Little Russians and Ukrainians, cherven among Belarusians, czerwiec among Poles, červen among Czechs. June received such a nickname in connection with the collection of worms gaining red pigment.


The Croats call June lipanj, the month of linden blossom.

Turks and Syrians - Haziran, which means hot, hot.

Signs of June: features of the first summer month

We usually consider June the beginning of summer. Indeed, the calendar summer begins on June 1. But according to popular beliefs, the start of summer is the day when the wild rose blooms, which most often falls on June 6th.


Phenologists believe that summer begins from the moment the viburnum blooms - June 13th. Astrologers also tie the summer start to the solstice - June 22.

It is with the summer solstice that many folk signs of June, July and August are associated. Until this day, the days are getting longer, and the shortest night is called the passerine night.

In June, the dawn converges with the dawn

In June, a day - from a year


The nights are short, but quite warm.

In June, every bush will let you spend the night

Precipitation in early summer is very rare. And if there are rains, they are usually swift with thunderstorms and even hail.

June is full of thunderstorms

June harvest tips

According to popular signs, the month is divided into two parts. Until the 10th - foreboding. This time is devoted to the end of sowing. You need to have time to sow zucchini and cucumbers, legumes and corn. After all, dry days will come very soon and the young shoots will simply die, and the seedlings will not give a good harvest.

June has come - at least sit down, at least spit

In addition, the common people are hungry for the first berries. Stocks have long been exhausted, and the first harvests are still far away. It is hard to hold out on greens and berries, but you have to work.

June - empty bins

In June, there is little food, but life is fun: flowers bloom, nightingales sing


But from the 11th, the real summer begins. And not a single day is left for fun.

Spends June at work, discourages dancing

June has come - spit on fishing

Only the planting of buckwheat was postponed until June 28th. On this day, it was sown for a good harvest. Weeding, watering, fertilizing - all these works fall exactly in June, and the future harvest largely depends on them.


June 18 was considered a special day. He was necessarily dedicated to weeding beds and flower beds. According to signs, such work gave excellent results and weeds no longer grew in these places.

Summer day - for the winter week

Summer is a store, stores for the whole year for livestock and for the yard

The first preparations began. These are, first of all, forest and garden berries.

In June, the first berry is put in the mouth, and the second is carried home.


And by the end of the month, haymaking began.

May makes bread and June makes hay

What is the summer - such is the hay

And even the weather itself suggested what kind of harvest to expect this year. A good harvest was worth waiting for if the trees are strewn with young cones. The warm June nights and frequent thunderstorms promised the same result of summer labors. We were very afraid of return frosts, which occurred until June 10th. They are detrimental to plants and crops.

Signs of June for children and adults about the weather

Most of the June signs are associated with short-term weather forecasts. The immediate plans of the peasants largely depended on them.


Followed the changes in nature to find out if it will rain.

Dew weighs on the tips of blades of grass - to soon rain

Sticky drops on chestnut leaves - to heavy rain

Leaves fall from trees on a dry hike - be rain

When it rains, the sun's rays break through the clouds - tomorrow it will rain again


By the type of droplets during the rain, its duration was determined. The larger the drops, the shorter the rain. But large bubbles in the puddles foreshadowed prolonged precipitation. The sky is overcast, look at the plants.

Buttercup flowers are open - don't wait for rain

Wilted potato flowers promise rain soon

A big bad weather can also be predicted by weather signs.

The west wind will bring great bad weather

The water in the river has darkened - expect storms and thunderstorms

Merging peals of thunder promise hail


The rain has passed, pay attention to the rainbow. She has a lot to say.

Green rainbow - soon it will rain again with wind

Yellow rainbow - to sunny clear weather

Red - to heat and wind

In the evening, a rainbow - for good weather

In the morning - to the precipitation

Folk signs about animals

The behavior of animals, both domestic and wild, can tell a lot. The main thing is to be able to observe them and know which signs correspond to a particular case.

Waiting for good weather in the near future in June is when:

In the evenings, swallows circle high, and midges with mosquitoes rise in a column

Herons scream in a drawn out right in flight


River fish before the evening dawn splashes at the surface of the water surface

Dung beetles fly over the paths

Grasshoppers in the evening chirp long and loudly

Spiders weave long and wide threads

The finches chirp loudly

Larks sing loudly and hover in the sky

The bees leave the hives early

But some signs clearly promise an early rain.

Crickets in June are silent - tomorrow it will rain


Sparrows bathe in the dust in the morning - it will rain in the afternoon

Swallows fly low - to soon rain

Pets have been greedily eating grass since the evening, but do not drink it - tomorrow it will be guaranteed to rain

It is the behavior of domestic animals that tells about many of the upcoming weather changes. Watch the behavior of the horses.

The mare wheezes - to bad weather

Lies on the ground - to drought


The foal spends time on the ground - be rain

You can learn even more about weather conditions if you look closely at the behavior of cows and sheep.

The cow hurries to the stall and shakes her back leg - to a cold snap

Oxen roll their tails into rings and throw them on their backs - there will be a strong wind


Sheep huddle together and bleat - be bad weather

Pigs itch - to heat

The pig squeals - to be bad weather

A pig drags straw - to a light rain.

June household signs

June is also rich in household signs. Some of them suggest how to garden, while others are directly related to behavior in everyday life.


The most interesting of these June signs:

It is a bad omen to put away winter warm clothes before June.

Folk signs on June 22 - the longest day of the year, connect all work with the entry of summer into its own rights:

In June the day does not fade

Cyril has strength from the earth

And on the solstice on June 25, folk signs tell about the sun turning to winter, and summer to the heat.

Video: signs of June

I jun. Koiets flight - the beginning of summer.


You lie down in the summer - in the winter you will run with a bag.
Stormy summer - winter with blizzards.
Summer is rainy - winter is snowy and frosty.
Summers are dry and hot; winters are cold and snowy.
A fruitful summer heralds a cold winter.
Khleborod - for a harsh winter.
What is the summer - such is the hay.

Damp summer and warm autumn - to a long winter.
Summer day feeds the year.
Do not pray for a long summer, pray
warm.
If there is no dew at night in summer, it will rain during the day.
If, in clear weather in summer, distant objects are not clear, as if in a fog, it will rain.
When visible objects from afar seem unusually large, one can expect a northerly wind and rain (Voronezh region).
If the air above the forest turns blue, it will be warm.
If in the morning the rooster sang before nine o'clock in the evening - to the rain.
The crane (at the well) creaks - to a change in the weather.
Windmills (windmills) creak - there will be a storm.
If the voice rings, it will be clear.
If the ringing of the bell is clearly heard, it will be clear, deafly heard - rain.
Rooks graze on the grass in summer - soon it will rain.
The first mist of summer is a true mushroom omen.
Clear Milky Way in the summer - to the bucket.
If the spiders are completely invisible in the summer, it will inevitably rain.
If you see a lot of spiders - you have to wait for good weather.
Crows often cry - for rain or violent weather.
When ants inflict large ant heaps in summer, expect an early and cold winter.
If field mice drag a lot of bread into their holes in summer, then we can expect a cold and long winter.

June is the end of the flight, the beginning of summer.

May is joy, and June is happiness.

May makes bread, and June makes hay. June - ay, the bins in the barns are empty.


June,

In the bins of the day!

Is there a life

Forgotten in the corners?


June passed through the meadows with a scythe, and July ran through the loaves with a sickle.

Spends June at work, discourages songs from hunting.

In June, there is no free day!

Sultry June - spit on fishing.

If the nights are warm in June, then we can probably expect an abundance of fruits.
In June, each bush will let you spend the night.

During sunrise, there is stuffiness - to bad weather.

Fog spreads over the water in the morning - it will be sunny weather.


In June, the first berry is put in the mouth, and the second is carried home.

The water is clearer than ever - by the rain.

In the morning, the grass smells stronger than usual - to the rain.

It smells good of honeysuckle - to the rain.

In the morning, the woodlice blossomed and remained open all day - for good weather.

The herd burst into tears in the evening - it will be rainy.

If a swarm of bees lose weight on a flowering mountain ash, tomorrow will be a clear day.
Clover brings the leaves together - to bad weather.

Sparrows are cheerful, mobile, pugnacious - for good weather.

If there are a lot of ants around the anthill - good weather.

In June, food is scarce and life is fun: flowers bloom, nightingales sing.

In Ancient Russia, it was called "izok" (grasshopper) and "worm" - in this month, our ancestors collected worms to get crimson paint.
Multicolour, Luny. Blush of the year. Kresnik. June - (lat. Junius), named after the goddess Juno, the wife of Jupiter, the goddess of fertility, the mistress of rain and the protector of marriage. According to another version, the name of the month goes back to the word "junior", which means "young", "younger".
June is the month of the radiant sun, the longest days and white nights, the brightest month of the year is milky. And also June is a songful and fertile month, grain-growing and hoarding, grain-growing, it accumulates crops for the whole year, enriches our house. June and the blush of the year, and the first grass, and the ant. The time of tall grasses and hayfields, bright flowers was also called multi-colored, retail, strawberry.

Summer comes at that time. When the rye is stalked, horseflies and elm lionfish will fly, wild rose, raspberry, Tatar maple will bloom.
In the middle of the month, bath brooms are prepared.
At the end of June - the average period of flowering of St. John's wort, purple sow thistle, meadow cornflower.
June corresponds to a rose.

If the nights are warm in June - to an abundance of fruits.
What is June - such is the hay.
Strong dews - to fertility, and frequent fogs promise a harvest of mushrooms.

June- the first summer month. People say: "May is joy, and June is happiness." The school year ends, the children go on vacation, the time for vacations and outdoor recreation begins. June has the longest day and shortest night of the year. People also call this month “worm”, from the name of the dye worms that appear during this period, or “grain grower”, since nature is fragrant, trees and plants are blooming everywhere, rye is earing. The first berries ripen, mushrooms appear in the forest. Many folk signs of June have come down to us, which help to find out the weather for the coming days and what harvest to expect this year.

June weather tips

  • Evening rainbow in June portends good weather.
  • Red clouds before sunrise - to the wind, clouds - to the rain.
  • Abundant dew in June - to a good harvest.
  • Frequent fogs in June promise a mushroom harvest.
  • If the nights in June are warm, expect an abundance of fruit.

Signs about nature in June

  • Late flowering of mountain ash - by a long autumn.
  • If a lark builds a nest in a hole, then the summer will be dry, and if it nests on a hillock, then it will be wet.
  • If the nightingale sings all night without stopping, then the next day will be windy.
  • Cranes fly high - to bad weather.
  • If there are a lot of ants around the anthill - good weather.

There are only 4 months in a year, 30 days long. June, the first month of the long-awaited summer, is one of them. The longest day of the year with the shortest night, the summer solstice falls on June 21st. Where did the name of the month of June come from? And again we will plunge into the depths of centuries. It used to be considered lucky to get married in June. And the Roman goddess Juno, after whom, perhaps, the month of June was named, patronized marriage and family life.

The Roman poet Ovid suggested that June was named after the first Roman consul, Lucius Junius Brutus.

There is another version of the name of the month, according to which the word "junior" means "young", "younger". And June was also called isok. Izok is a grasshopper, and there are a lot of them in June.

And among the people, June is called grain growth, multi-colored, hoarder, light star, milky, ant.

June notes:

If there are warm nights in June, this is an abundance of fruits.
Frequent fogs in June mean there will be plenty of mushrooms.
If the woodlice blossomed in the morning and remained open all day, then the weather will be good.
If the bees buzz in swarms on the blossoming mountain ash, tomorrow will be a clear day.
It smells good of honeysuckle - to the rain.

June sayings:

In June, a day is about a year.
In June, food is scarce and life is fun: flowers bloom, nightingales sing.
In June, the dawn converges with the dawn.
In June, each bush will let you spend the night.
In June, the first berry is put in the mouth, and the second is carried home.
In June, a holiday in the forest: pine and spruce blossom.
Spends June at work, discourages dancing from hunting.
June has come - spit on fishing.

June holidays: June, however, like any other month, is rich in dates.

June 1st One of the oldest international holidays is celebrated - International Children's Day. It was founded in Geneva, in 1925, at the World Conference on the Welfare of Children. This holiday is important for all parents. Only now, I wonder, do any of you congratulate your kids?

June 5- World Environment Day. This day once again reminds all the inhabitants of our planet that we must reckon with nature. After all, our life depends on the environment. And it is in recent years that we have begun to feel the impact of ecology.

A significant place among the dates is occupied by Pushkin Day, which is celebrated June 6. This holiday became official in 1997, when the president signed a corresponding decree. I am sure that there is not a single person who would not know this name, the name of the greatest playwright, poet A. S. Pushkin, whose name entered the history of Russia in golden letters. Alexander Sergeevich raised a simple Russian word to an unattainable height, made the Russian language perfect and brought it world significance. Even during the life of Pushkin, Gogol said about him: “Pushkin is an extraordinary phenomenon and, perhaps, the only manifestation of the Russian spirit: this is a Russian person in his development, in which he, perhaps, will appear in 200 years.”

On June 11 St. Isaac's Cathedral was consecrated. The most beautiful building of Auguste Ricard de Montferrand, without which the appearance of St. Petersburg is no longer conceivable. The history of St. Isaac's Cathedral, an outstanding architectural monument, is interesting and unusual. Peter the Great began to build it, and Nicholas 1 was already finishing it. The cathedral was built for 40 years, its height is 101 meters, and its weight is 114 tons. 112 monolithic columns surround St. Isaac's Cathedral. The interior design includes numerous works of painting, mosaics, sculptures, in total more than 150 works of monumental painting. Among them are the works of such recognized and outstanding painters as Vasily Shebuev, Fyodor Bruni, Karl Bryullov.

There is one holiday in June, a red date on the calendar, 12 June- Russia Day. It has been celebrated annually since 1992 and is not a working day. Hooray.

June 13 construction began on the great Siberian route - the Trans-Siberian railway. This is one of the largest railway lines on the entire planet - 9300 kilometers! This highway connects the Far East with the European part of Russia.

22nd of June the saddest date in the history of our country. On this day, or rather morning, the Nazi troops attacked the Soviet Union. On June 22, 1941, the most bloody war began, which lasted 1418 days. And all these long days and nights, all the people gave all their strength to defend the very existence of our state. The victory came at a high price. More than 20 million dead, more than a hundred cities destroyed but unconquered. Thousands of villages lying in ruins. Every year, on June 22, we remember those terrible years of war, deprivation and devastation.

BUT June 24, 1945 The first Victory Parade took place in Moscow. And this is also a memorable and significant date in our history. Despite everything, we were able to win an unconditional victory. And in order to consolidate the Victory, it was decided to hold a Victory Parade on Red Square. On that day, June 24, 1945, the victors of fascism were honored in Moscow. At first, Stalin himself wanted to host the parade, but in recent days he refused to do so, as he had poor preparation. And he instructed Marshal Zhukov to take the Victory Parade. Marshal Rokossovsky commanded the parade. Approximately 40,000 people took part in that parade. An interesting fact is that those walking in columns clung to each other with their little fingers in order not to stray and keep the formation. A special platform was built on Red Square, on which captured German banners, 200 pieces, were thrown. After the parade, they were burned, as were the gloves in which the flag-bearers threw German trophies.

These are the holidays in June.

But such poems about summer were written by wonderful poets:

Alexander Pushkin

Oh, red summer! I would love you
If it weren't for the heat, and dust, and mosquitoes, and flies.
You, destroying all spiritual abilities,
you torment us; like fields, we suffer from drought;
Just how to drink and refresh yourself -
There is no other thought in us, and it is a pity for the winter-old woman,
And, seeing her off with pancakes and wine,
We create a wake for her with ice cream and ice

Nikolai Nekrasov

(From the poem "Peasant Children")

Wow, it's hot!.. We picked mushrooms until noon.
Here they came out of the forest - just towards
A blue ribbon, winding, long,
Meadow river: they jumped in a crowd,
And blond heads over the desert river,
What porcini mushrooms in a forest clearing!
The river resounded with both laughter and a howl:
Here a fight is not a fight, a game is not a game ...
And the sun scorches them with midday heat.
Home, kids! it's time to dine.
Have returned. Everyone has a full basket,
And how many stories! Got scythe
Caught a hedgehog, got lost a little
And they saw a wolf ... wow, what a terrible one!

Samuil Marshak

June has come.
"June! June!" -
Birds are chirping in the garden.
Just blow on a dandelion -
And it will all fall apart.

Boris Zakhoder

All winter...
Where is summer?
Animals, birds!
Waiting for an answer!

Summer, -
Swallow thinks -
Coming very soon.
Summer needs to hurry up
And it flies like a bird!

Arrives? -
The Mole snorted. -
Under the ground it crawls!
Speak
Summer's soon?
I don't hope so!

Toptygin grumbled:
- Summer
Sleeping in his lair
Somewhere...

The horse neighed:
- Where's the carriage?
I am now
I'll bring summer!

Summer, -
The rabbits told me
Get on the train at the station
'Cause it might be summer
Ride a HARE -
Without a ticket!

Fedor Tyutchev

The hot ball of the sun
The earth rolled off its head,
And a peaceful evening fire
The sea wave swallowed.

The bright stars have risen
And gravitating over us
Heavenly vault lifted
With their wet heads.

The airy river is fuller
Flowing between heaven and earth
The chest breathes easier and more freely,
Freed from the heat.

And sweet thrill, like a jet,
Nature ran through the veins,
How hot her legs
Key waters touched.

June-Khleborost. Nature woke up by the beginning of summer and now its active growth is coming, therefore the month is called - Khleborost. The rye is earing, the gardens are filled with vigorously blooming greenery. The sun rises high above the sky and begins to bake even stronger, the day becomes long, and the evening is long and warm.

June: warmth envelops the earth

Description of the nature of summer at its very beginning, in June (I - II week).
Summer has come. June. Nature blooms and ripens in summer, the gardens are full of greenery, the meadows are covered with a wide train of green grass. Heavy cumulus clouds soar slowly in the sky, like huge ships. And although the month of May at the end indulged in warm and summer-like hot days, the first days of June are often cool, sometimes rainy. You should not be upset, because the protracted cloudy weather at the beginning of the month is not for long. A dry anticyclone will bring warm winds, and the high sun in the sky will provide warm and hot weather. In June, the air temperature is moderate without sharp jumps and averages +15 +17 ° C.

Summer needs time to heat up. There are still long hot, sultry and simply warm pleasant days ahead, when the sun wakes up early and sets very slowly, giving plenty of work up before plunging into twilight. And here the sun begins to bake, hot days come. The greenery is in full bloom, endowing with edible herbs. The sky is blue and clear, from time to time fluffy clouds float across it. Warm air exudes the aroma of flowering.

And, suddenly, unexpectedly, the hot summer sun is replaced by the approaching clouds. The sky is rapidly darkening. After all, there had just been the sun, and now it was swallowed up by formidable darkness, advancing in front, covering all living things in darkness. Nature is on the alert, the birds calm down, only strong gusts of wind grow stronger each time, ready to pluck the branches from the tops of the trees on their way.

Thunder strikes with the first volleys, and then, with water like from a bucket, it charges a downpour. The sky is not visible, only the reflections of lightning with a crackle alternate with peals of thunder. The storm subsides as suddenly as it began. The sky is brightening, lightning flashes are becoming less frequent, thunder is receding. The first rays of the sun peep through, brightly reflected in the puddles. And again the life of the summer forest comes to life, the birds chirp happily, the animals come out of their hiding places. Meanwhile, in the forest, in the most hidden dark places, the first mushrooms appear.

Beginning of summer in the folk calendar

"The swallow begins the morning, and the nightingale ends the evening"

At the very onset of summer, from ancient times in Russia, a unique rite "the cuckoo's baptism" was performed. After the complete departure of winter, cold winds and bad weather, it was necessary to appease the summer nature for new plant forces, good weather and a noble harvest. In ancient Russia, the description of summer from the first days was like this. Early in the morning on the first Sunday of summer, Russian girls went into the forest to find orchid grass - they called it cuckoo's tears, and then, plucked it, carried it to the hut to sew outfits, each for its own cuckoo. Then the cuckoos cummed, meeting each other, people hugging and kissing. After all, becoming related to each other, becoming closer, together they brought the generosity of summer closer to themselves.

Bread sprouts in June, not for nothing that the month of June was called "grain-growing". Throughout the first ten days of the month, active sowing took place in the fields, starting from the days of Falaley-Borage and Olena, June 2 and 3, from the names of which it is clear that cucumbers, flax, belated wheat, as well as barley and buckwheat were planted these days. On June 7, aphids appeared, feeding on plant sap, releasing honeydew. By June 11, ears of bread were already rising on Fedosya-Chariot, by this time beans were planted. From early dawn to late sunset, people worked in the field in order to be in time before the end of sowing, which fell on the second half of June on the day of the equinox.

Summer in Russian poetry

Summer… One of the most amazing, beautiful and vibrant seasons. Summer nature is special, impressive. Everyone associates summer with something of their own: sounds, smells, sensations. These are juicy meadow grasses, the aroma of wildflowers and even dusk, the coolness of a spruce forest. All the natural splendor of summer is reflected in the work of famous Russian poets. They devoted a huge number of romantic, exciting lines to the beautiful time.

A real hymn to awakening nature is Sergei Yesenin's ode to a summer morning. Its summer is warm, washed with silvery dew, charming in its calmness. This delightful natural idyll shatters every day with the onset of the day into fragments of everyday worries, in order to be reborn again the next morning.

Golden stars dozed off,
The mirror of the backwater trembled,
Light shines on the river backwaters
And blushes the grid of the sky.

Sleepy birches smiled,
Tousled silk braids.
Rustling green earrings,
And silver dews are burning.

The wattle fence has an overgrown nettle
Dressed in bright mother-of-pearl
And, swaying, he whispers playfully:
"Good morning!"

Afanasy Fet in his work deeply describes nature in the summer, in particular, the lines of the poem "I came to you with greetings ..." evoke an association with the maturity of feelings, relationships. The allegory of the lines conveys the special sharpness of life and semantic fullness through romantic feelings, the lightness of being and the aura of carelessness.

I came to you with greetings
Say that the sun has risen
What is hot light
The sheets fluttered;

Tell that the forest woke up
All woke up, each branch,
Startled by every bird
And full of spring thirst;

Tell that with the same passion
Like yesterday, I came again
That the soul is still the same happiness
And ready to serve you;

Tell that from everywhere
Joy blows over me
I don't know what I will
Sing - but only the song matures.

Summer is different. Everyone sees it in their own way, sometimes experiencing mixed and conflicting, but invariably strong feelings.

June: the sun is turning

Description of the summer nature of June (III - IV week).
The lilac continues to bloom, the smell of fresh grass spreads through the districts. Summer nature fills the air with herbal incense. The poplar has already spread its fluff in the seeds, just to wait for the light gusts of wind that carry new life around. In the forest, in stalls and ponds, the smell of spices spreads, no longer floral, but sweet herbal.

The greens are ripening with might and main, and now the strawberries have hatched by the end of the month. And blueberries are already keeping up with her, just have time to collect. In the morning, the cry of swallows is heard, in the afternoon frogs croak in the reservoirs, and the evening ends with the lullaby of a nightingale. This time describes summer nature as the most fertile warm time of the year for working in the field, evening walks and nightly gatherings around the fire.

A white blizzard of poplar fluff rushes through the park alleys with a light wind, a kind of winter in fluffy warm snows. The clearings are covered with white heads of hordes of dandelions, as if hundreds of small astronauts have landed on the ground. Just about the wind, shaking the dandelions from side to side, will pluck the seeds in parachutes and carry them home. The squeak of chicks is heard, coming from the crowns of trees, parents barely have time to feed the voracious maturing chicks. The young growth grows quickly, you will not notice how it will already jump out of the nest, once or twice and flew.

The second half of the month in the folk calendar

"The sun from Petra-turn softens the course, the month goes to profit"

In June, a variety of plants, medicinal herbs bloom, Ivan da Marya rises, at every step plantains, buttercups, Ivan Chai is smoothed by warm winds. Forest edges crumble in juicy points of berries. In the forest, you can pick up a lot of ripe strawberries, and a little later, wild strawberries will turn red on the bushes higher.

June 25 is the day of the solstice. From now on, the sun turns in the direction of shorter days. Now, in the morning, cold dew covers the grass low above the ground. This natural water can be drunk, because it is very pure, collected from the settled air vapors, summer dew does not contain salt deposits. At the end of June, on the 29th, Tikhon comes, and, indeed, the sun shortens its course, yes, and the birds subside. The sun slowly, with unhurried steps, hangs in the sky. Only in the shade of the shelter of deciduous trees is there salvation from the incandescent rays growing in strength. Summer turns into hot July.

Summer in Russian painting

Russian artists convey the picture of the summer landscape in a very colorful and varied way. Here you can see majestic green trees, and an eared field, and an unusual turquoise sky with light gentle white clouds.


(Painting by B. V. Shcherbakov "June in the Moscow region")

The description of summer nature is unusually colorful in B. V. Shcherbakov's painting "June in the Moscow Region", which depicts the real greenery of the forest. From the front right corner into the depths of the picture, meandering along the laid channel, lies the smooth surface of the river. On both sides of it are mighty trees, it seems that these are pines mixed with hardwoods. To the right, almost by the river, a slender birch stands alone. In the foreground on the left are stacks of harvested hay. The upper part of the picture is occupied by a clear sky, on which only fluffy white clouds are visible.