Proverbs, sayings, riddles, rituals -heritage of folk art. Over the centuries, folklore absorbed the wisdom of the times, becoming part of the folk culture. The peasant, who observed the changes in nature, was interested in the future harvest. Many will take about the weather and the seasons he passed to his children and grandchildren. The most accurate and sonorous expressions remained in the memory of generations. So there were proverbs and sayings about summer.
Saying what is it
Now, to know the forecasts for the summer, you shouldjust turn on the TV or computer. In antiquity, man watched for changes in nature and weather phenomena throughout his life. The centuries-old observations of the people were embodied in oral proverbs and sayings. It is difficult to say when eloquent expressions, aptly describing any occurring phenomenon, appeared in Ancient Russia. For a long time, they are exact turns of the Russian language, carrying their wisdom through the centuries.
Proverb is a popular assessmentrecurring event, the cyclical nature of which may be accompanied by similar phenomena. A special role in the life and work of the Russian man was played by the change of seasons. Many hopes were pinned on the summer period, trying to remember and convey their observations to the next generations. The sayings on the theme “Summer” in modern speech have not lost their relevance. With the help of capacious phrases of everyday speech, you can give a bright emotional coloring.
Sayings are harbingers of the season
Winter in former times was a period of rest fromtedious work for those who worked in arable land and in the field. Proverbs and sayings about summer took shape when there was still snow in the yard. They were preparing for this time, they were waiting for him, spending long winter evenings not in idle entertainments, but in preparation for the season of plowing and suffering.
- Winter and summer friendship is not present.
- Winter sun by the summer window.
- Looks like the world - it comes to summer.
- In the summer day feeds a whole year.
- In the summer they reap, they chew in winter.
- Anyone who has grown up, run to the hayfield.
- Suffering sometimes with chickens go to bed, work get up with roosters.
- Slap the summer - but full in the winter.
- Pick up in the summer and pick up in the winter.
In order not to lose precious minutes, the workers did not go home for the night, stayed overnight in the field, slept by the fire.
- Every summer stack is sleeping.
- Every bush sleep in the summer will let.
- In the summer, the green grass is a bed, and the hummock is a pillow.
- June will not let you get bored, will discourage the hunt for a walk.
- June is multicolored - there is no rest in work.
- In July, the cornfield is thick, the bins are empty.
- Not an ax will feed the peasant, but the July harvest.
- Augustus, in the strada himself sovereign.
- August-father cools the water, he says to work.
About the weather
From what will be the summer, depends on what the earth andarable land favors. A rainy and cold weather will not add to the harvest, drought and heat are not good either. For field and garden crops it is important to harmoniously combine all the necessary factors. Watching the weather and hoping for favorable conditions, the laborer used to say the summer sayings.
- The early rain will give treasury to the treasury, and the latter will completely ruin.
- Summer is not good, if there is no sun.
- Do not ask for a long summer, ask for a warm one.
Signs for the winter
According to the summer weather, what would bethe coming winter. Sayings about summer recalled for a long time. If they matched, the folding phrases were memorized and passed on to the next generations. And there were folk signs that still surprise the reliability of their predictions.
- If it rains in summer - wait a lot of snow in winter.
- Hot summer - icy winter.
- In the summer heat and dryness - wait for the winter cold.
- In the summer of thunderstorms, in the winter - frost.
The most capacious and accurate sayings brought ancient observations and advice to modern man.
Modern proverbs about summer
Times change, new ones replace old onesknowledge. City dwellers are not strangers to thoughts about summer, the period of long-awaited vacations and outdoor activities. Modern sayings about summer are different from the ancient syllable, language, but not the meaning. Sarcasm inherent in folklore, remained in the same inimitable manner, which is inherent in oral folk art at all times.
- Good winter dreams of how summer lights up.
- In order to portray a starfish on the beach, it is necessary to imitate a working horse in winter.
Popular wisdom transmitted by eldersgenerations, enriches and decorates oral speech. Sayings are sayings that have absorbed the mind and logic of many generations. It is true that folk art reflects the spiritual image of an entire nation. Short folding expressions help to feel the spirit of the past, are part of our history. This genre of Russian folklore has historical and cultural value.
