Yegory and Yuri are names whose difference our ancestors did not recognize. In Rus', two Egories were celebrated: one cold - on December 9, and the other hungry - on May 6. And indeed, at this time the belts had to be tightened. Winter supplies were running out, and in early spring there was nothing to replenish them with. But since Yegoriy was considered the patron saint of livestock, the first pasture of livestock in the field, on the spring grass, was timed to coincide with this day. It was perceived as a great holiday and was decorated with various rituals, sentences and songs.
First, according to the old custom, on May 6 they made “juiced milk” to find out if the cattle were healthy. To do this, hemp and flaxseed were swept into bins, mixed, pounded in a mortar and diluted with water. Animals that drank this “milk” were considered sick and were not taken into the general herd. The rest, hungry during the winter, but quite healthy, were herded by the shepherd boys from all the yards into a huge herd and went with it to the pasture. They were escorted by the whole village, and the cattle were lashed with willow left from the willow week, and shouted: “Willow from across the sea, give me health, willow!” Willow, whip - hit until you cry! Take a twig and drive out the cattle!”
On May 6, the pasture took place, as a rule, at dawn. After all, Yuriev’s dew, according to knowledgeable people, helped animals become surprisingly fat and healthy. In some regions of Russia, a green branch was tied to the tail of the first cow in the herd: sweeping away the night dew from the grass, it seemed to provide a rich milk yield for those following her.
According to an ancient custom, the shepherds were doused with well water, “so that they would not sleep all summer,” and then they were treated to worldly scrambled eggs. In the evenings in the villages, a real holiday was organized for the “cow guides”: tables were set, round dances were performed, ritual songs were sung, which always ended with choruses about the preservation of the herds.
But no matter how important the first drive of cattle to pasture is, most of the signs associated with May 6 are still addressed to the upcoming summer and the future harvest: “If spring Egor is with food, then autumn Nikola (December 19) will be with a bridge,” then if winter sets in, there will be a good sleigh ride; “If on Yegory’s day there is a leaf in half, on Ilya’s day put the bread in a tub,” “Sow seedlings on Yegory, there will be plenty of cabbage soup,” “On Yury, snow means a harvest for buckwheat, on Yury, rain means there’s a shortage of buckwheat,” “On Yury, dew - there will be good millet.”
However, Yuriev’s dew was also valued for other qualities. Previously, for example, on Yegoryev Day, peasants went out into the sown fields to serve a prayer service with the blessing of water, sprinkling the fields with holy water. After this, men and women rolled around the field to become strong and healthy, like “St. George’s Dew”: “St. George’s Dew - from the evil eye, from seven ailments.”
And another interesting legend is associated in the folk calendar with St. George’s Day. IN time immemorial peasants began to carry out trade transactions and, according to the old custom, were hired as workers “from spring Yuri to Semyon Day or Pokrov.” Why, you ask, was this particular time period chosen? But the fact is that there was a legend among the people that there are people in Lukomorye who die on December 9, and come to life on May 6. Before death, they take their goods to a certain place, where in winter their neighbors could take them for a certain price and without any deception. They settled accounts with deceivers and unscrupulous buyers in the spring, dealing with them mercilessly. These were called amazing people trading people, but no one knows how they kept accurate records of purchases.
On this day, there was a widespread tradition of organizing festivities in the streets. They said that spring comes on this day. It was May 6th that was considered the day when the shepherds finally drove the flock of sheep into the field. They said that morning dew has healing powers specifically for Yegor. If you collect it, you can use the healing moisture to treat diseases and remove the evil eye. However, such dew can only be collected before sunrise.
On this day, they were waiting for the arrival of swallows, because they were returning from warm regions at exactly this time. May beetles also appeared on this day.
IN Orthodox Church On May 6, the memory of Saint Yegori was revered and he was considered the patron saint of the fields. That is why on this day we held a large number of rituals for a good harvest in the future. The priests also blessed the fields with water and said a prayer. They said: “Sow the seedlings on Yegoriy - there will be plenty of vegetables.”
Pasturing cattle on May 6 was a big holiday for peasants. The animals were urged on with willow branches, which were specially prepared for this purpose in Palm Sunday. They also placed a table in the field and an icon on it. After this, a prayer service was performed. It was customary to feed the shepherds scrambled eggs, gift them with linen and money so that they would not sleep and protect the flock.
Yegory is also known as St. George the Victorious. He was considered the patron saint of fields and earthly fruits, and therefore the tradition of consecrating fields was widespread. It was believed that George protected livestock, and peasants tried to pray to the saint on May 6th to ask him to protect horses, cows, and sheep from disease and pestilence. There was even special prayer, which was called a cattle herder.
People said that the care of the livestock should be entrusted to Yegory, who entered into an agreement with the goblin, and the latter would not touch the domestic animals. But there were special conditions this agreement - for example, it was necessary to bring milk to the devil. There was also a widespread tradition, according to which the shepherd would pronounce a special spell and throw a padlock, locked with a key, into the forest. The goblin needed to lift this lock and unlock it or leave it the same - this is how he confirmed or denied the extension of the contract.
Saint George was often perceived as the master of all forest animals. They believed that it was George who rode around the villages on a white horse and gave orders to the forest animals. In addition, George was considered the patron saint of brides, and the girls prayed to him to send good grooms. There were round dances, but gatherings were no longer held at that time. In some villages they could perform rituals related to horses and notice signs. The horses were washed, bathed, and fed with special cookies in the shape of a cross, baked for Epiphany.
Other names of the day: Egoriy veshny, Egory warm, Unlocking the Earth, Yarila spring.
By popular belief, Yegoriy the Spring possesses magic keys with which he unlocks the spring earth and releases dew, causing the rapid growth of grasses to begin. “Yegory releases the spring from under the bushel, drives out the green grass”, “Yegory begins the spring, Ilya (August 2) ends the summer, reaps the life”, “There is dew on Yurya - the horses don’t need any more oats.” The dew of this day was considered healing: “St. George’s dew from the evil eye, from seven ailments,” “Be healthy, like St. George’s dew.” On this day, peasants roll on the dew, collect dew and wet their sore eyes and other sore parts of the body with it, and also sprinkle poultry for offspring.
In folk mythology, Yegor is considered the patron saint of domestic animals, especially cows. “Egory has all living creatures at his fingertips,” “The wolf is Yuryev’s dog,” “What the wolf has in its teeth, Yegory gave.” When the weather was good, cattle were ceremoniously driven out to pasture with willow cut on Palm Sunday. “Drive the cattle to St. George’s dew.” For a long time, the willow has been considered by the people as a symbol of strength, growth and health. It was considered best when the first grazing of cattle coincided with the full moon, “so that there would be a lot of everything.” But they remembered that early dew before sunrise is very harmful to animals. A table was taken out into the field, an icon was placed on the table, and the priests served a prayer service. It was a holiday for shepherds, they were presented with linen and money, and fed worldly scrambled eggs in the field. But on this day the peasant appeared in his field with a loaf of bread baked the day before, wrapped in a towel - the embodiment of last year's harvest, walked around the field with it, laid it on the shoots, and if it was hidden in the raised grain, it was believed that it would grow this year successful.
In many settlements, national festivities were held on this day. In Smolensk, for example, residents went outside the city to cool off in the mountains and walked until late dawn. Somewhere evening round dances took place, and somewhere the villagers went out at night to sing songs, which always ended with choruses about the preservation of herds. Here is an example of Yegorievsky calling.
We walked around the field
They called out to Yegoriy,
Makarya was called.
Yegory, you are our Brave...
You save our cattle
In the field and beyond the field,
In the forest and beyond the forest,
Under the bright moon,
Under the red sun
From a predatory wolf,
From the fierce bear,
From the evil beast.
It was said above that early (before sunrise) dew is harmful to livestock. This opinion was formed from the statements of healers and witches. Among them there was a secret legend that early Yuriev dew can be extremely harmful to animals. To harm in the future good people, the witches went out into the field to collect this dew. The collection was carried out by soaking the canvas in the morning dew. According to their signs, Yuryevskaya dew dries out cattle, takes away milk from cows, and blinds calves. One has only to cover the cattle with this canvas, and then all the troubles will pour on them like a river.
From this day on, swallows fly in and the nightingale begins to sing. They began to listen to the voice of the cuckoo. People believed: “The cuckoo crows on Yegory - the cattle will die”, “The cuckoo before Yegory - to crop failure and loss of livestock”, “If the cuckoo cuckoos when the forest has not yet dressed, there will be a hungry year”, “If you hear the cuckoo before the nightingale, bad luck” If you spend the summer, you'll be happy."
In Rus', two Yegors have always been celebrated: one cold - on December 9, the other hungry - on May 6. It was getting hungry in the spring. All the winter supplies have been eaten, and the cattle are almost starving in the yard. Someday green grass will appear. “Yegory brought the spring to the threshold,” “Yegory drives out the green grass from under the bushel.” Yegory unlocked the green storeroom of food, although a thrifty owner always has supplies for a difficult day. “The fool - up to Yury, the wise - up to Nikola” (May 22). If Yegory is warm, expect summer any day now. As it freezes on Yegoryev night, then forty morning frosts will still fall on the bread, forty morning frosts from Yegoryev day for the whole summer, while the grain stands in the field. If there is frost on this day and repeats in a week, then you can expect a warm autumn.
Yuri's arable land is being plowed. “Yuri starts the work, Yuri (winter) and finishes it.” People noticed: rain on this day - expect high prices in the summer, failure of the buckwheat harvest, but good year for livestock. “It’s raining on Yuri - it’s an easy year for the cattle.” “Yegory with dew, Nikola with grass; Egory with warmth, Nikola with food.” “When Yegori puts a birch leaf in a bowl, put bread in a bowl for the Assumption.” “There is dew for oats on Yuri; snow (cereals) - harvest for buckwheat.” But the people knew: “Like the weather on Yuri, the buckwheat is ugly.” There will be frost - there will be millet, oats and buckwheat are good. “There will be dew on Yegoriy - there will be good millet”, “If there will be frost on Yuriy - there will be loads of buckwheat.” But thick, Yuriev rain always foreshadows that a thick, tall crop will grow. “If the spring Yegory is with food, then the autumn one will build bridges” (the rivers will become).
Start of sowing spring crops. “A clear morning on Yuri means early sowing, a clear evening means late.” Early sowing spring - from Yuri; middle with Nikola (died, and on this day they came to life. Before death, it was as if they took their goods to one place, where in the winter neighbors could take them for a certain price, without any deception. If the buyer turned out to be a deceiver, then after awakening in the spring they They took payment independently and harshly.
In pagan tradition, this is the day of Dazhdbog.
The days of May this year promise to be special. Not only that, almost every other day church holidays, open orthodox calendar, and May 1st, Victory Day, is still ahead! However, it is at the beginning of May that the majority of the population of our country will be able to relax at least a little!
The weather is warm, conducive to everyday activities, and many will want to plant something during this period. Well, while there is time, you can plant a lot over the weekend. But is it even possible to do gardening during such a period, and if so, what is best to plant first?
Landings in May holidays possible. You can start working right in the morning. However, if your working day falls on long Orthodox holidays- such as Easter, then rest on this day. All other days, in principle, are available.
What can you plant for the May holidays? At the beginning of the month, we start with the fact that if you are not superstitious, then on May 1st you can plant celery, “spread” some early-ripening radishes around the beds and plant onions of any kind, even “lice”, “slezun”. You can also plant skoroda with parsley. On May 2 and 3, planting can continue.
On the 4th-6th it is recommended not to touch the soil at all. However, you can prepare in these days planting material and beds for sowing legumes. In the garden you are allowed to plant climbing roses, replant strawberries and plant grapes. We plant all this on May 7th and 8th.
On May 9, having attended a rally and paid tribute to those killed in the Great Patriotic War ancestors, let's start planting squash, zucchini and even eggplant. This day is favorable for planting cucumbers with seeds, cabbage and planting tomatoes in greenhouses or directly in open ground. Towards evening you can plant peppers and melons. Work can be extended until May 11.
Having rested on May 12, we began landing on the 13th fruit trees and bushes. We continue work on the 14th, planting everything that grows “for beauty,” including rose hips and honeysuckle. On May 15 and 16, you can plant any ornamental plants, and, in addition, trees that are planned to be grown from seed, and street flowers. You can plant seed trees, outdoor plants, and cut flowers on May 17 and 18.
Starting from May 19, the remaining crops can be planted. These are primarily tomatoes and cucumbers, cabbage (any kind) and pumpkin with peppers. On the 21st, greens and berries are added to all of the above, for example, strawberries, physalis.
The next stage of work begins from May 23 to 25. These days, only shrubs and trees are planted, not even fruit trees. There is a break until May 29, and from this date until May 30, celery, radishes, and onions are planted. May 31st we have a rest!
As you can see, even though in May there are some Orthodox events on almost every day, among them you can find the days most suitable for planting a particular crop. If you strictly honor the traditions of our people and think that you cannot work on major Orthodox holidays, rest, but when a “simpler” holiday comes, after lunch you can safely start planting!
Folk calendar weather, signs and holidays for April.
On Nikon in Slavic villages, saying “Underground water, we open the spring for you,” they go around all the sources. Sprinkling bread crumbs, grains, flax and sunflower seeds invites birds to gardens and courtyards. They bring shine to the entire house and yard. On Nikon's day, Spring sent a finch - a messenger.
Apple trees, rowan berries, black and red currants began to be planted in the garden. They cleaned the trunks of fruit trees.
In churches, seeds were blessed for planting.
Peasants in the southern regions noticed that if the bird cherry tree had turned green by the day of Gabriel the Blagovest, then the ideal time had come to plant early potatoes.
It was accepted that all supplies of vegetables, and especially turnips - the main food product of the Slavic peasants, were divided into two parts. Selected fruits were left for planting, the rest for food.
On this day we listened to the birches. Birch sap was used to drink birch sap to patients. Birch sap cleansed the blood and drove sickness out of the stomach.
Cabbage and tomato seedlings were planted on Arina. We looked at the cucumbers in the nursery.
On this day, seedlings are planted on special prepared plantings, or log houses, and the trunks of garden trees begin to be whitened.
You cannot plant cucumbers, beans, poppy seeds, pumpkins if the moon is shining, otherwise there will be a barren flower.
It is best to plant any vegetables on Monday a week after Easter.
The housewife should not brag to anyone about her vegetable seeds. Otherwise, other plants will grow instead of the planted one.
For the same reason, when planting vegetable seeds, there is no need to transfer them from hand to hand.
It was forbidden to lend potato and other seeds vegetable crops on the day of their landing.
You cannot plant in a “crooked” environment in the sixth week after Easter, otherwise crooked, small and wormy crops will grow.
Potato
Potatoes were planted on Saturday and during the full moon, choosing a day when there were clouds in the sky and the sun was shining brightly - there would be a bountiful harvest.
If big-headed clouds float across the sky, the potatoes will grow large.
Belarusians did not plant potatoes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the fourth week after Easter, to avoid being eaten by worms.
The peasants believed: if you plant, water, dig or sort through potatoes, you cannot eat anything, otherwise mice will eat the vegetables.
The peasants believed that potatoes would be eaten by worms if they were planted between Orthodox/May 6/ and Catholic/April 23/ Yuri.
Cabbage
IN Maundy Thursday They plant seedlings so that midges don’t eat them.
The best day to plant cabbage is Saturday.
You can’t do this on Monday - it will rot, on Thursday - it will be eaten by worms, you can’t plant it on an even week after Easter.
Belarusians believed that to prevent worms from eating cabbage, it was necessary to drive a peg into the beds during planting, and to prevent the mole from digging in, to place a stone on one of the beds.
To prevent the seedlings from being afraid of frost, they placed a bottle of blessed water in the nursery.
On Maundy Thursday or the pre-Easter Saturday, onions are sorted for planting.
When planting onions, you should not eat so that the onions are not bitter.
But if the housewife wants the onion to be bitter, then she plants it on fasting days: Wednesday and Friday, and if not, she plants it on any other days.
When the housewife gets angry while planting onions, they will also grow bitter.
A Belarusian peasant woman, having finished planting onions, wiped her feet and hands on the grass so that the onions would be good and green for a long time.
Carrot
May 1, May 21. Carrots must be planted before the bird cherry blossoms, otherwise the growth of vegetables will go into the trunk.
It is recommended to plant carrots and onions together in this way: 1 or 2 rows of onions and 1 or 2 rows of carrots.
This is done because onions repel carrot flies, and carrots repel onion fly- as a result, onions and carrots help each other and healthy vegetables grow.
cucumbers
You can’t plant on fast days, otherwise they won’t yield the desired harvest.
It is better to plant early in the morning on a day when the sky is covered with cumulus clouds: it is believed that then the vegetables will lie in heaps.
Cucumber seeds planted on Wednesday and Friday usually produce bitter-tasting fruit.
If there is no sun on the day of planting, they will either disappear completely or be hollow.
To avoid barren flowers on cucumbers, they should be planted in the evening.
Tomatoes
They are afraid of frost, so their seedlings are planted in the ground at the end of May, and their seeds for seedlings are planted in the ground in early March, and if the seedlings have grown too large, they can be planted under film in the ground at the end of April or at the beginning of May.
Turnip
Turnips should be planted a week before Peter the Great (June 29), and in order for them to be large and sweet, you don’t need to look to the sides and up when planting them.
Beet
I asked experienced summer residents about the timing of sowing some vegetables. And this is what they answered me.
They plant cucumber seeds in the middle or at the end of May, and if under film, earlier. And some plant them after harvesting the garlic in its place in early June.
Introducing for 2019 for every day. Daily lunar calendar for gardeners, flower growers and gardeners. The lunar calendar of sowing and planting contains detailed description gardening work on every day. Calendar recommends favorable days for sowing, planting, plant care and mass necessary work in the flower garden, garden and vegetable garden, depending on the influence of the Moon and taking into account the agricultural conditions of Central Russia. The lunar calendar gives the dates for sowing and planting a large number of fruit, berry, vegetable and ornamental plants.
The calendar includes the calendar for 2019. Exact time rising and setting of the Sun and Moon, the time of the Moon's entry into Zodiac sign, hours of the full moon, new moon, transition from the waxing to the waning moon, change time lunar phases, day longitude is indicated in Moscow time for Moscow coordinates.
Lunar calendar of sowing and planting for 2019 published for 10 days and updated weekly.
We suggest that experienced gardeners use a brief Lunar calendar in pictures, and you can open the general Lunar sowing calendar in the form of a table, published for three months, using the picture link below:
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Waning Moon from 7:19 in the sign of Libra. Phase 4. 26th lunar day. Sunrise 1:49. Sunset 15:06. |
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Waning Moon in the sign of Libra. Phase 4. 27th lunar day. Sunrise 3:16. Sunset 15:22. |
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A favorable sign for sowing and planting bulbous and tuberous ornamental plants. Vegetable crops are sown and planted. In a heated greenhouse, onions, chives, onions; Today is a favorable day for sowing seeds early varieties radish. Water fruit and ornamental plants and apply organic fertilizers. They do surface loosening, weeding, and mulching the soil to absorb moisture. Thin out the seedlings. Lunar calendar of sowing and planting |
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Waning Moon from 8:57 in the sign of Scorpio. Phase 4. 28th lunar day. Sunrise 4:44. Sunset 15:39. |
Sunrise 8:22. Sunset 16:10. The length of the day is 7:48. |
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In a heated greenhouse, parsley, beets, celery, asparagus, sorrel are planted for forcing, and onions, chives, and onions are forced for cultivation. Suitable days for sowing and planting spicy and medicinal plants. Water the plants and apply organic fertilizers. They do superficial loosening without touching the roots. They weed, mulch the soil, thin out the seedlings. The crops are harvested for storage in a heated greenhouse. Lunar calendar of sowing and planting |
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Waning Moon in the sign of Scorpio. Phase 4. 29th lunar day. Sunrise 6:12. Sunset 15:58. |
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Waning Moon from 11:10 in the sign of Sagittarius. New moon. Phase 1 from 18:06. 30th and 1st lunar days. Sunrise 7:39. Sunset 16:22. |
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They don’t sow or plant. You can do pinching and pinching. A good day for weeding and controlling pests and plant diseases. Purchase gardening tools. In the garden, they trample down the snow around the fruit trees and shake off the stuck wet snow from the tree branches. They throw snow on wintering plants. After a snowfall, strawberry and strawberry plantings are additionally covered. Snow banks are made on the site for snow retention. Lunar calendar of sowing and planting |
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Waxing Moon in the sign of Sagittarius. Phase 1. 2nd lunar day. Sunrise 9:03. Sunset 16:52. |
Sunrise 8:27. Sunset 16:06. The length of the day is 7:39. |
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They don’t sow or plant. You can do pinching and pinching. A good day for weeding and controlling pests and plant diseases. Purchase gardening tools. In the garden, they trample down the snow around the fruit trees and shake off the stuck wet snow from the tree branches. They throw snow on wintering plants. After a snowfall, strawberry and strawberry plantings are additionally covered. Snow banks are made on the site for snow retention. Lunar calendar of sowing and planting |
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If snow falls, it will not melt before the rivers flood. |
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Waxing Moon from 15:32 in the sign of Capricorn. Phase 1. 3rd lunar day. Sunrise 10:19. Sunset 17:32. |
Sunrise 8:29. Sunset 16:05. The length of the day is 7:36. |
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Sow and plant green plants for seeds and long-term storage harvest. In a heated greenhouse, seeds of early varieties of spinach, arugula, mustard greens, and lettuce are sown. Plants are sprayed to combat pests and diseases. In the first half of the day, dry loosening is done and the seedlings are thinned out. In the afternoon, water the plants and feed them mineral fertilizers, do foliar feeding. Harvest and root crops are harvested for planting. The trunks of young trees are tied with spruce branches or covering material to protect them from mice and hares. For snow retention, branches and brushwood are laid out in the garden and in the vegetable garden, and shields are installed. In the garden, they shake off the stuck wet snow from the branches of fruit trees. Lunar calendar of sowing and planting |
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On Matvey (November 29) thaw and slush are common. If November 29 strong wind- wait for blizzards and blizzards until December 19. |
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Growing Moon in the sign of Capricorn. Phase 1. 4th lunar day. Sunrise 11:23. Sunset 18:24. |
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Waxing Moon from 23:12 in the sign of Aquarius. Phase 1. 5th lunar day. Sunrise 12:12. Sunset 19:25. |
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Sow and plant for seeds and long-term harvest storage. Seeds are sown in a heated greenhouse Chinese cabbage, watercress, lettuce, spinach, arugula, dill. On this day, plants need abundant watering. They feed with mineral fertilizers and do foliar feeding. They loosen, dig, mulch the soil to cover moisture, and hill up the plants. For snow retention, branches and brushwood are laid out in the garden and in the vegetable garden, and shields are installed. In the garden, they shake off the stuck wet snow from the branches of fruit trees. Lunar calendar of sowing and planting |
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Day of military glory of Russia. Victory Day of the Russian squadron under the command of P.S. Nakhimov over the Turkish squadron at Cape Sinop in 1853. World AIDS Day. Networker's Day. |
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Waxing Moon in the sign of Aquarius. Phase 1. 6th lunar day. Sunrise 12:48. Sunset 20:34. |
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Carry out dry loosening. You can thin out seedlings and collect root crops for planting. They fight pests and plant diseases, incl. spray the plants. They throw snow on wintering plants. In the garden, they trample down the snow around the fruit trees and shake off the stuck wet snow from the branches. Purchase gardening tools. Lunar calendar of sowing and planting |
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A few words about the lunar calendar of sowing and planting for each day of the year.
Daily moon calendar sowing and planting contains a list of tasks for every day in the garden, flower garden and vegetable garden. The lunar calendar was compiled for those who are passionate about gardening, floriculture, and vegetable gardening. In the calendar, the days for sowing and planting various crops are recommended based on the lunar phases and the Moon’s passage through the zodiac constellation, as well as agricultural dates.
The lunar calendar gives recommendations on what seeds are favorable to sow, what plants to plant, how best to care for plants under the influence of the Moon. Fertile zodiac signs Capricorn, Pisces, Taurus, Cancer, Libra, Scorpio favor sowing, planting, a bountiful harvest. During the days of low-fertility signs Aquarius, Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius, you can sow and plant certain types of plants, mainly decorative ones. Under a favorable zodiac sign, root crops are planted and sown on the waning Moon, and other vegetable crops, berries, fruits, and ornamental plants are planted and sown on the waxing Moon. During the full moon and new moon, the lunar calendar does not recommend sowing and planting; on these days they fight against plant diseases and pests.
Also in the lunar calendar for each day the necessary daily work in the garden and vegetable garden, the results of which are not influenced by the Moon, these works are determined by the agricultural conditions of the given area and the weather. In the lunar sowing calendar, for these works we recommend days free from sowing and planting work.
The lunar calendar shows the dates for sowing and planting many plants. These are fruit and ornamental trees, berries and ornamental shrubs, annual and perennial floral and berry crops. Our lunar calendar tells us about the favorable times for sowing and planting almost all vegetable crops grown in Middle lane, With in different ways cultivation: planting, forcing, sowing, through seedlings, including in a greenhouse, on a windowsill and in open ground.
The lunar sowing and planting calendar for each day contains astronomical information indicating the exact time of the Moon's entry into each zodiac sign, the hours of the full moon and new moon are indicated, the time of moonrise and sunset, the time of sunrise and sunset and the length of daylight are given. If the Moon enters a certain zodiac sign during the day, then in the lunar calendar, in the sowing and planting recommendations column, a note is given before the specified hour to sow, plant and care for plants according to the recommendations of the previous day of the lunar calendar.
In addition, the lunar calendar of sowing and planting for each day is given folk signs according to the Moon and signs for the harvest from the folk agricultural calendar.
If you observe the position of the Sun for a long enough time, for example, throughout the year, you will notice that its height above the horizon on different days will be different - the highest on June 21-22, and the lowest on December 21-22. IN different years these events fall on different days. These days are called summer days and winter solstice. Twice a year, on March 20-21 and September 22-23, the Sun rises exactly at the east point and sets exactly at the west point. On these days it is below and above the horizon for the same amount of time (that is, day is equal to night), and therefore they are called the days of the spring and autumn equinox. Between March 21 and September 22, the Sun rises north of the east point and, conversely, between September 23 and March 21 south of it.
Traditionally, March 21, June 22, September 23 and December 22 are considered the beginning of the seasons in the northern hemisphere of the Earth: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
We publish information on which days the listed astronomical events fall this year in the daily lunar calendar, which is given above.
The topic itself is interesting about the influence on the growth and development of plants of the position of the planets in the zodiac circle, in particular the closest companion of our planet - the Moon, about the interaction of the phases of the Moon and the growth, development of plants, the activity of microbiological processes in the soil.
The influence of the Moon on earthly affairs has been known since ancient times. It is with this planet that the tidal phenomena of oceanic and sea waters, as well as fluctuations in electromagnetic fields that affect the weather. It is believed that on a full moon, the above-ground parts of plants are filled with juice to a greater extent, and on a new moon, it seems to tend to flow back to the roots. In the first case, there is a stronger hydration of the tissues, in the second - some dryness. From here comes research into the influence of the moon on plants, and based on the knowledge gained, a lunar calendar is compiled for each day of the current year.
Plants are influenced not only by the phases of the moon, but also by its position in the zodiac signs. It is better to plant when our companion is in the constellations of Taurus, Cancer, Libra, Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces. Fight weeds when she is in the signs of Aries, Gemini, Sagittarius, Aquarius. The presence of the Moon in the constellation Aries is conducive to collecting fruits - they are better stored. Moving to the constellation Libra is favorable for watering and grafting, to the constellation Leo - for mowing and weeding, Sagittarius - for digging up root crops, Aquarius - for exterminating pests.
If you believe the experience of astrological observations, then the zodiac signs are divided into productive (fertile): Taurus, Cancer, Libra, Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces, and unproductive (infertile): Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius, Aquarius. Planting and sowing of fruit and ornamental plants according to the lunar calendar is best done when the Moon is in a productive zodiac sign.
From a practical perspective, the recommendations of the lunar calendar will be valid if they correspond to the local calendar dates for sowing and planting crops. Due to dissimilarity climatic conditions, landscape, soil in different areas, it is impossible to develop a single lunar calendar. If we calculate the timing of sowing crops in another specific area, we will get significant differences. In one case it will be late, in the other it will be too early (compare the south of Russia and the Urals). Agricultural work, as well as care and cleaning work, are also related to the length of daylight hours.
The local folk calendar, traditional experience, and accumulated knowledge are the main support in the practical activities of a gardener, florist and gardener. For neighboring regions, any lunar calendar needs amendments regarding the deadlines for sowing and planting, taking into account the conditions of a particular area. Data on the exact time of the Moon’s entry into the zodiacal constellation can be obtained from a chisel (tear-off calendar) for gardeners or an astrological calendar.
The weather also does not vary from year to year - there are early and late springs, which is also taken into account when compiling the lunar calendar.
The timing of the moon phases does not coincide from year to year. In almost a month, the Moon passes through 12 constellations, called the signs of the Zodiac. The following year, the lunar calendar shifts by 10 days. The timing of the moon phases repeats itself every 19 years. Every year, amendments are made to the daily sowing and planting calendar for the specific shape of the season and for the lunar phase.
