The last summer month is rich in folk omens, beliefs, divination and predictions. This is due to the superstition of the Slavs, who, seeing off the summer, tried to appease the forces of nature, thereby ensuring an easy and mild winter.
What August will show us
August has often become an indicator of what kind of winter is coming:
- full or hungry;
- mild or harsh.
Careful observation of nature in search of clues led to the formation of many popular August signs, but, faced with incomprehensible phenomena, a person is still perplexed today. Some signs are alarming: an apple tree blossomed in August, the first snow fell or an abnormally large number of mushrooms in the forests.
Factors for the correct interpretation of signs
Despite the fact that the untimely blooming apple tree in August greatly alarmed people, people noticed that in some casesthis event bodes well: if an apple tree bloomed in August, folk signs recommend paying attention to a number of factors:
- young or old tree makes people happy with flowers;
- does it have fruits next to the fragrant color;
- does anyone in the household prefer the fruits from this tree the most;
- summer character;
- How many young people live in the family.
Accounting and analysis of these factors helped to understand what promises a tree that blooms in the last month of summer.
Positive interpretation of the anomalous phenomenon
Despite the fact that the flowering of the apple tree in August does not occur every year, this phenomenon is sometimes classified as a sign. The apple tree bloomed in August - this is for good and well-being in the following cases:
- If a young and constantly fruiting tree, from which this season has already been harvested, pleases with color, then people said that prosperity and an influx of money would soon come to the family. Prosperity in the house after such a phenomenon should increase at least twice, since the tree twice gave people its positive energy.
- The fragrant color on the branches of a young tree next to juicy fruits promised the owners a generous harvest of fruits for the next year, therefore, having met with such a phenomenon, it was possible to start preparing bins for the next harvest. The interpretation also extended to other fruits and garden crops on this farm: it was possible to prepare for the harvest of a generous harvest if the apple tree bloomed in August. These signs were consideredpositive and family-friendly.
- The addition of at least a couple of babies or twins to the family promises an apple tree blooming in August to those families in which young people lived. This sign was especially effective if the hostess was pregnant and the family was expecting replenishment.
The appearance of flowers on an apple tree in the midst of August days in such cases frankly rejoiced and expected positive changes.
Negative interpretation of signs
In some cases, the answer to the question "why did the apple tree bloom in August?" omen interprets negatively. The phenomenon itself could not but alert the superstitious ancestors, since it did not fit into the laws of nature familiar and studied by people. Did not expect anything good from such a phenomenon in the following cases:
- the tree that suddenly bloomed, was not young and had not fruited for several years, with its unexpected color foreshadowed a quick death in the family;
- if a tree unexpectedly bloomed, which one of the family members preferred most of all and used apples only from it, then this warned of imminent misfortune threatening this particular person.
Perhaps, it was for these reasons that they were afraid of the flowering apple tree in August and tried to conduct special ceremonies to help ward off misfortune. In addition, there is a belief that in August 1940, many apple orchards suddenly bloomed, and an abnormal harvest of mushrooms was gathered in the forests. A year later, hundreds and thousands of households camefunerals. Therefore, the following signs were classified as negative: the apple tree bloomed in August, too many mushrooms were born in the forests.
Scientific explanation of natural anomaly
Modern science and meteorology recommend not to forget that any natural anomalous phenomenon should be sought for an explanation primarily in a scientific manner. There is such an explanation for the phenomenon of a strange sign: an apple tree blossomed in August.
- You should pay attention to the nature of the weather of summer days and analyze it: if it turned out to be hot, quite humid, without sudden cold snaps and temperature changes, then it is quite possible that the fruit tree seeks to produce delicious offspring one more time.
- The second possible reason for the anomaly may be that in the spring not all buds had time to bloom and be pollinated by insects. Those buds that haven't developed in time try to catch up at the end of the summer.
- Unexpected and untimely flowering of a tree can be caused by cutting the bark, eating the bark by insects, or aging of the tree.
A simple scientific explanation excludes the influence of otherworldly forces on the tree and family members.
The opinion of the clergy
The fact that you should not look for mysticism and the occult where they are not, say Orthodox priests. From the church's point of view, it's not unusual for an apple tree to bloom in August. What signs does this unusual phenomenon mean,it is not difficult to explain, from the point of view of religion:
- this phenomenon is of an ecological nature, which does not carry any information about the future or the past to a person;
- do not look for secret signs and predictions in individual natural phenomena.
An Orthodox person should trust in the will of the Lord and not forget the words of Jesus Christ: “According to your faith, be it to you…”
