Proverbs, sayings, riddles, nursery rhymes - the property of folk art. Folklore has absorbed the wisdom of the times over the centuries, becoming part of folk culture. The peasant, observing the changes in nature, was interested in the future harvest. He passed on many signs about the weather and seasons to his children and grandchildren. The most accurate and sonorous expressions remained in the memory of generations. This is how proverbs and sayings about summer appeared.
Proverb - what is it
Now, to find out the forecasts for the summer, you just need to turn on the TV or computer. In ancient times, a person watched changes in nature and weather phenomena throughout his life. Centuries-old observations of the people were embodied in oral proverbs and sayings. It is difficult to say when eloquent expressions appeared in Ancient Russia, aptly describing any occurring phenomenon. For a long time they have been exact turns of Russian speech, carrying their wisdom through the centuries.
A proverb is a popular assessment of a recurring event, the cyclicity of which may be accompanied by similar phenomena. The change of seasons played a special role in the life and work of a Russian person. Many hopes were pinned on the summer period, trying to remember and convey their observations to the next generations. Sayings on the topic “Summer” have not lost their relevance in modern speech. With the help of capacious phrases of everyday speech, you can give a bright emotional coloring.
Sayings are the harbingers of the season
Winter in former times was a period of rest from tedious work for those who worked on arable land and in the field. Proverbs and sayings about summer were formed when there was still snow in the yard. By this time they were preparing, waiting for it, spending long winter evenings not in idle pleasures, but in preparation for the season of plowing and suffering.
- There is no friendship in winter and summer.
- Winter sun by the end of summer.
- Look around the world - it's about to fly.
The prosperous life of the Russian peasant depended on a successful harvest. Many folklore sketches tell about the difficult period of work in the field. Sayings about summer were not put together by the people for fun, people knew the value of hard work and respected work.
- Summer day feeds the whole year.
- Reap in summer, chew in winter.
- Everyone who has grown up, run to the hayfield.
- Sad sometimes with chickens, go to sleep, get up to work with roosters.
- If you pat the summer - but you are full in the winter.
- Storage in summer, and in winterpick up.
In order not to waste precious minutes, the workers did not go home to spend the night, they stayed overnight in the field, slept by the fire.
- Every stack in summer is a bedroom.
- Each bush will let you sleep in the summer.
- In summer, green grass is a bed, and a tussock is a pillow.
Seasonal work in each month was of a certain nature.
- June will not let you get bored, will discourage you from going for a walk.
- June - colorful - no rest at work.
- In July the field is thick, the bins are empty.
- Not an ax will feed a man, but the July suffering.
- August is a farmer, the sovereign himself is in the harvest.
- August-father cools the water, orders to work.
About the weather
It depends on how the summer will be, how the land and arable land will benefit. Rainy and cold weather will not increase the crop, drought and heat are also not good. For field and garden crops, a harmonious combination of all the necessary factors is important. Watching the weather and hoping for favorable conditions, the field worker put together sayings about summer.
- An early rain will endow the treasury, and a late one will ruin it completely.
- It's not good summer if there is no sun.
- Don't ask for a long summer, ask for a warm one.
Winter signs
The summer weather predicted what the upcoming winter would be like. Sayings about summer were remembered for a long time. If they matched, collapsible phrases were remembered and passed on to the next generations. This is how folk signs arose, which are stillsurprise with the reliability of their predictions.
- If it rains in summer, expect a lot of snow in winter.
- Hot summer - cold winter.
- Summer heat and dryness - wait for the winter cold.
- Thunderstorms in summer, frosts in winter.
The most capacious and accurate sayings conveyed ancient observations and advice to modern man.
Modern proverbs about summer
Times change, old knowledge is replaced by new knowledge. City dwellers are not alien to thoughts about summer, a period of long-awaited vacation and outdoor activities. Modern sayings about summer differ from the old ones in style, language, but not in meaning. The sarcasm inherent in folklore has remained in the same inimitable manner that is inherent in oral folk art at all times.
- Good in winter dreaming about how it lights up in summer.
- To portray a starfish on the beach, you need to imitate a working horse in winter.
Folk wisdom, handed down by older generations, enriches and embellishes 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.
