Bright colors of autumn nature: when does Indian summer begin?

Indian summer ... It's a beautiful time ... The sun rays make their way through the trees, the yellowed leaves rustle under their feet, and thousands of cobwebs fly in the air. Indian summer usually comes after the first period of autumn cooling, it returns dry and warm weather, the duration of such heat can not be foreseen. When the Indian summer begins, nature changes under the last warm rays of the sun, as if playing with it.

Ancient signs

Since ancient times people have associated the arrival of Indian summer with multiple church holidays. Previously it was divided into two periods, it was "young" - in late August, and "old", which usually began in the middle or end of September. Under various influences in our time, there is a sharp change in climate, and this, of course, affects the seasons and their different manifestations. Now it is difficult to determine when the Indian summer begins, every year it happens in many ways. In other countries, this manifestation of the last heat has its own names. For example, in Germany it is called "Grandma's Summer", in France - "The Summer of St. Martin", and in the Czech Republic, autumn sunny days are referred to as "Seeds-Panna-Maria".

Nature during the Indian summer

Such a natural phenomenon as a significant warming in the fall, is a completely logical explanation. After all, when the Indian summer begins, nature is prepared for winter and cold. In the leaves of the trees, chlorophyll begins to degrade, and instead of a green color, they acquire yellow and red shades, and then fall off. Forests and gardens at this time are simply charmingly beautiful, it's not for nothing that the summer of summer described poets and writers in different centuries. Also after these last warm days of the year, many animals hibernate until the very spring. Lovely warm and sunny days give us Indian summer. When this period begins, you always enjoy the beauty of nature, which seemed to be frozen, and only a slight breeze excites her. Sometimes in the period of this short autumn heat some plants are blossoming again. No one can fully predict when the Indian summer begins, 2013 gave this golden period in October. Autumn began with cold rains and a sharp drop in temperature, but nevertheless we were pleased with the warm couple of weeks of Indian summer.

Where did the name "Indian summer" come from?

This expression has several explanations. Some say that this natural process is reminiscent of the youth and beauty of women. And silver spider webs symbolize gray hair that appear with age. And in the old days at that time women, when they were released from field work, started to do homework and asked the sun to warm up a little more, to finish all the business before the onset of the cold winter. No matter how wonderful this phenomenon is called, everyone knows that when the Indian summer begins, you can enjoy two weeks of warm and clear days. Nature becomes unusually beautiful, frozen in the crystal day and radiant evening. This is the most romantic time.