CrimeaPRESS reports:
In addition, May 16 was called green cabbage soup, Mavra, Martha, nursery, Timofey, Maryushka, Cow caretakers… But, be that as it may, the main meaning of this day was that people believed that today cows were getting more milk. In Rus’ they were incredibly happy about this fact, because in the old days milk was one of the main foodstuffs.
This period of May is also famous for the flowering of bird cherry. They said that “bird cherry cold” was coming. And they collected nettles. They believed that she now has healing powers. They used it to cook cabbage soup and prepare a variety of dishes and potions. They also whipped each other with nettles in order to be protected from diseases all year round.
Regarding weather signs:
- Did the oak leaf out before the ash tree? For a dry summer.
- Did the nightingales sing before May 16th? Soon everything around will bloom.
- Heavy dew means a good harvest of cucumbers.
- The bird cherry is blooming, and the warm weather has arrived — it will also be warm at sowing time.
- The earlier the bird cherry blossoms, the warmer or hotter the summer will be, and the autumn will also be warmer.
- Lush flowers on the bird cherry — the summer will be rainy.
- Do geese and ducks raise their wings and flap them? Wait for the storm.
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