Indian summer is a period of up to three weeks with warm weather that occurs in the fall in Central Europe and America. Indian summer comes mainly after a cold period and lasts 1-2 weeks.

In ancient Russia, in the calendars of that time, “Indian summer” was divided into 2 parts. Young fell into place from August 28 to September 11. And also the old one, which begins on September 14 and ends on 24. People noticed that if the weather is warm on the young, then on the old Indian summer, it will deteriorate and vice versa. Later, the name Indian summer remained and became attached to the warm autumn time.

Reasons for the return of summer

The fact is that the warm air mass that accumulates in the anticyclone at the beginning of autumn begins its direction over the Atlantic Ocean to the center of the continent. Anticyclone weather is aimed at counteracting the movement of warm masses to continents with high humidity and cold winds (for example, the Atlantic).

The temperature of the night time during Indian summer can be cool, and during the day it warms up to 20 - 25 degrees. There is a fact proved by scientists that falling leaves from trees during the chemical reaction generate heat during the decomposition of chlorophyll, thus, heat enters the atmospheric air and prolongs the effect of the anticyclone.

What is the name of Indian summer in other countries?

Indian summer - this name is mainly used by Eastern and Western Slavs.Southern Slavs - Bulgarians - use the name "gypsy summer" and expect it by September 15. In countries with German, these days are called "summer of the elderly", the Dutch Indian summer used to refer to this time as "after the summer."

The inhabitants of France call it “the summer of St. Denis”, in Italy it is called “the summer of St. Martin”. Indian summer in the Russian Federation lasts from 4-5 days to 3 weeks, most often in mid-September. In the USA and European countries, the Indian summer period comes later. It occurs at the end of September - beginning and mid-October and also lasts about 2 weeks.

Why such a name - “Indian summer”

Different sources give different information on the occurrence of the name of the warm period in early autumn. But no one doubts that this term is of national origin. There is one version - in the old days, women prepared food and other supplies for the winter.

This section of autumn was not called because of the warm weather. Just these days, women's concerns began: the women crumpled and weaved hemp. The summer months were the most difficult for Russian women. They worked in the field and at home. And when the preparation for the winter was over, and the harvest was harvested, they allowed themselves to rest in early autumn. Quite a few days were allotted for rest, as was the duration of the Indian summer itself. This was followed by a woman's work again - needlework, lay linen, spun on a spindle.

In Russia, a spider web that fluttered through meadows and forests meant autumn without rains, also called the Indian summer. She was compared with the shiny silver hair of a relatively young virgin, and the hot summer days were her years, in which girlish attractiveness was already fully ripe.Women’s age of 40 to 45 years was also called the Indian summer, as well as the warm, almost summer weather of early autumn.

In our time, Indian summer is tied to the church calendar and holidays. Its beginning is indicated in the calendar by the holiday of Simeon the Announcer, and ends on Asposov Day. In the great encyclopedia of the Soviet Union, this period is defined as: “days when older women can warm themselves in the sunlight in the autumn”.

Another option is that the name was formed on the basis of superstition, which says about women with power over weather conditions. The whim of women turned back the clock and the warmth of summer lasted in the fall.

In ancient times, the name of Indian summer was associated with the name of the constellation, which appeared in the sky during this period of time. The constellation Pleiades in ancient Rus was popularly called Baba.

Indian summer is solar heat at the beginning of autumn. Its duration lasts up to 3 weeks. The name of this period comes from the peoples of ancient Russia and has several variants of origin. During this period, women completed field work and could relax, basking in the sun. The period took its name from the constellation Pleiades, which was visible at this time. In the old days he was called Baba.