Samuel Marshak's fairy tale "Twelve Months" will tell your child about a real miracle that can only happen on New Year's Eve and only with good children. A fairy tale about a kind girl who, with the warmth of her heart, was able to melt the ice of harsh January, and in return received a basket of snowdrops. The fairy tale also tells about the girl’s evil and selfish sister and stepmother, who received nothing but severe frost and blizzard. Except cautionary tale, the baby will get acquainted with the names of the months of the year, learn about the seasons and their sequence, that summer does not come before spring, and autumn before summer.
Fairy tale: "Twelve months"
Do you know how many months there are in a year? What are their names?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
As soon as one month ends, another begins immediately. And it has never happened before that February came before January left, and May overtook April.
The months go one after another and never meet.
But people say that mountainous country Bohemia was a girl who saw all twelve months at once.
How did this happen?
That's how.
In one small village there lived an evil and stingy woman with her daughter and stepdaughter. She loved her daughter, but her stepdaughter could not please her in any way. No matter what the stepdaughter does, everything is wrong, no matter how it turns, everything is in the wrong direction.
The daughter spent whole days lying on the feather bed and eating gingerbread, but the stepdaughter had no time to sit down from morning to night: either fetch water, or bring brushwood from the forest, or wash out the laundry on the river, or weed the beds in the garden.
She knew winter cold, summer heat, spring wind, and autumn rain. That’s why, maybe, she once had a chance to see all twelve months at once.
It was winter. It was January. There was so much snow that they had to shovel it away from the doors, and in the forest on the mountain the trees stood waist-deep in snowdrifts and could not even sway when the wind blew on them.
People sat in their houses and lit their stoves. At such and such a time, in the evening, the evil stepmother opened the door, looked at how the blizzard was sweeping, and then returned to the warm stove and said to her stepdaughter:
You should go to the forest and pick snowdrops there. Tomorrow is your sister's birthday.
The girl looked at her stepmother: was she joking or was she really sending her into the forest? It's scary in the forest now! And what are snowdrops like in winter? They will not be born before March, no matter how much you look for them. You'll just get lost in the forest and get stuck in the snowdrifts.
And her sister tells her:
Even if you disappear, no one will cry for you! Go and don't come back without flowers. Here's your basket.
The girl began to cry, wrapped herself in a torn scarf and walked out the door.
The wind dusts her eyes with snow and tears her scarf off. She walks, barely pulling her legs out of the snowdrifts.
It's getting darker all around. The sky is black, not a single star looks at the ground, and the ground is a little lighter. It's from the snow. Here is the forest. It's completely dark here - you can't see your hands. The girl sat down on a fallen tree and sat. All the same, he thinks about where to freeze.
And suddenly, far away, between the trees, a light flashed - as if a star was entangled among the branches.
The girl got up and went towards this light. He drowns in snowdrifts and climbs over a windbreak. “If only,” he thinks, “the light doesn’t go out!” But it doesn’t go out, it burns brighter and brighter. There was already a smell of warm smoke, and you could hear the brushwood crackling in the fire.
The girl quickened her pace and entered the clearing. Yes, she froze.
It’s light in the clearing, as if from the sun. In the middle of the clearing a large fire is burning, almost reaching to the sky. And people are sitting around the fire - some closer to the fire, some further away. They sit and talk quietly.
The girl looks at them and thinks: who are they? They don’t seem to look like hunters, even less like woodcutters: look how smart they are - some in silver, some in gold, some in green velvet.
The young people sit near the fire, and the old people sit at a distance.
And suddenly one old man turned around - the tallest, bearded, with eyebrows - and looked in the direction where the girl stood.
She was scared and wanted to run away, but it was too late. The old man asks her loudly:
Where did you come from? What do you want here? The girl showed him her empty basket and said: “I need to collect snowdrops in this basket.”
The old man laughed:
Is it snowdrops in January? Wow, what did you come up with!
“I didn’t make it up,” the girl replies, “but my stepmother sent me here for snowdrops and didn’t tell me to return home with an empty basket.”
Then all twelve looked at her and began to talk among themselves.
The girl stands there, listening, but doesn’t understand the words - as if it’s not people talking, but trees making noise.
They talked and talked and fell silent.
And the tall old man turned around again and asked:
What will you do if you don't find snowdrops? After all, they won’t even appear before March.
“I’ll stay in the forest,” says the girl. - I’ll wait for the month of March. It’s better for me to freeze in the forest than to return home without snowdrops.
She said this and cried.
And suddenly one of the twelve, the youngest, cheerful, with a fur coat over one shoulder, stood up and approached the old man:
Brother January, give me your place for an hour!
The old man stroked his long beard and said:
I would have given in, but March would not be there before February.
“Okay,” grumbled another old man, all shaggy, with a disheveled beard. - Give in, I won’t argue! We all know her well: sometimes you’ll meet her at an ice hole with buckets, sometimes in the forest with a bundle of firewood... She’s her own for all the months. We need to help her.
Well, have it your way,” said January.
He struck with his icy staff and spoke:
Don't crack, it's frosty,
In a protected forest,
At the pine, at the birch
Don't chew the bark!
You're full of crows
Freeze,
Human habitation
Emasculate!
The old man fell silent, and the forest became quiet. The trees stopped crackling from the frost, and the snow began to fall thickly, in large, soft flakes.
Well, now it’s your turn, brother,” said January and gave the staff little brother, shaggy February.
He tapped his staff, shook his beard and boomed:
Winds, storms, hurricanes,
Blow as hard as you can!
Whirlwinds, blizzards and blizzards,
Get ready for the night!
Trumpet loudly in the clouds,
Hover over the earth
Let the drifting snow run in the fields
White snake!
And as soon as he said this, a stormy, wet wind rustled in the branches. Snow flakes began to swirl and white whirlwinds rushed across the ground.
And February gave his ice staff to his younger brother and said:
Now it's your turn, brother Mart.
Took it younger brother staff and hit the ground.
The girl looks, and this is no longer a staff. This is a large branch, all covered with buds.
Mart grinned and sang loudly, in all his boyish voice:
Run away, streams,
Spread, puddles,
Get out, ants,
After the winter cold!
A bear sneaks through
Through the dead wood.
The birds began to sing songs,
And the snowdrop blossomed.
The girl even clasped her hands. Where did the high snowdrifts go? Where are the ice icicles that hung on every branch?
Under her feet is soft spring soil. It's dripping, flowing, babbling all around. The buds on the branches are inflated, and the first green leaves are already peeking out from under the dark skin.
The girl looks and can’t see enough.
Why are you standing? - the month of March tells her. - Hurry, my brothers gave you and me only one hour.
The girl woke up and ran into the thicket to look for snowdrops. And they are visible and invisible! Under bushes and under stones, on hummocks and under hummocks - everywhere you look. She collected a full basket, a full apron - and quickly went back to the clearing, where the fire was burning, where the twelve brothers were sitting.
And there is no longer a fire, no brothers... It’s light in the clearing, but not as before. Light does not come from fire, but from full month that rose above the forest.
The girl regretted that she had no one to thank and ran home.
And a month swam after her.
Not feeling her feet beneath her, she ran to her door - and as soon as she entered the house, the winter blizzard began to hum outside the windows again, and the moon hid in the clouds...
Well, - asked her stepmother and sister, - have you returned home yet? Where are the snowdrops?
The girl didn’t answer, she just poured snowdrops out of her apron onto the bench and put the basket next to it.
The stepmother and sister gasped:
Where did you get them?
The girl told them everything that happened. They both listen and shake their heads - they believe and don’t believe. It’s hard to believe, but there’s a whole heap of fresh, blue snowdrops on the bench. They just smell like March!
The stepmother and daughter looked at each other and asked:
Have months given you anything else?
Yes, I didn’t ask for anything else.
What a fool! - says the sister. - For once, I met all twelve months, but didn’t ask for anything except snowdrops! Well, if I were you, I'd know what to ask for. One has apples and sweet pears, another has ripe strawberries, the third has white mushrooms, the fourth has fresh cucumbers!
Smart girl, daughter! - says the stepmother. - In winter, strawberries and pears have no price. If only we could sell it all and make so much money! And this fool brought snowdrops! Dress up, daughter, get warm and go to the clearing. They won’t deceive you, even if there are twelve of them and you are alone.
Where are they! - the daughter answers, and she herself puts her hands in her sleeves and puts a scarf on her head.
Her mother shouts after her:
Put on your mittens and button up your fur coat!
And my daughter is already at the door. She ran into the forest.
He follows his sister's footsteps and is in a hurry. “Hurry up,” he thinks, “to get to the clearing!”
The forest is getting thicker, darker, the snowdrifts are getting higher, the windfall is like a wall.
“Oh,” thinks the stepmother’s daughter, “why did I go into the forest!” I would be lying at home in a warm bed right now, but now go and freeze! You’ll still be lost here!”
And as soon as she thought this, she saw a light in the distance - as if a star had become entangled in the branches.
She went to the light. She walked and walked and came out into a clearing. In the middle of the clearing, a large fire is burning, and twelve brothers, twelve months old, are sitting around the fire. They sit and talk quietly.
The stepmother's daughter approached the fire itself, did not bow, did not say a friendly word, but chose a place where it was hotter and began to warm herself.
The month brothers fell silent. It became quiet in the forest. And suddenly the month of January hit the ground with his staff.
Who are you? - asks. -Where did it come from?
From home,” the stepmother’s daughter answers. - Today you gave my sister a whole basket of snowdrops. So I came in her footsteps.
We know your sister,” says January-month, “but we haven’t even seen you.”
Why did you come to us?
For gifts. Let the month of June pour strawberries into my basket, and bigger ones. And July is the month of fresh cucumbers and white mushrooms, and the month of August is of apples and sweet pears. And September is the month of ripe nuts. And October...
Wait,” says the month of January. - There will be no summer before spring, and no spring before winter. It's still a long way until the month of June. I am now the owner of the forest, I will reign here for thirty-one days.
Look, he's so angry! - says the stepmother’s daughter. - Yes, I didn’t come to you - you won’t get anything from you except snow and frost. I need the summer months.
The month of January frowned.
Look for summer in winter! - speaks.
He waved his wide sleeve, and a blizzard rose in the forest from ground to sky - it covered both the trees and the clearing on which the moon brothers had been sitting. The fire was no longer visible behind the snow, but you could only hear a fire whistling somewhere, crackling, blazing.
The stepmother's daughter was scared.
Stop doing that! - shouts. - Enough! Where is it?
The blizzard swirls around her, blinds her eyes, takes her breath away. She fell into a snowdrift and was covered with snow.
And the stepmother waited and waited for her daughter, looked out the window, ran out the door - she was gone, and that’s all. She wrapped herself up warmly and went into the forest. How can you really find anyone in the thicket in such a snowstorm and darkness!
She walked and walked and searched and searched until she herself froze.
So they both remained in the forest to wait for summer.
But the stepdaughter lived in the world for a long time, grew up big, got married and raised children.
And they say she had a garden near her house - and such a wonderful one, the likes of which the world has never seen. Earlier than everyone else, flowers bloomed in this garden, berries ripened, apples and pears were filled. In the heat it was cool there, in the snowstorm it was quiet.
This hostess has been staying with this hostess for twelve months at once! - people said.
Who knows - maybe it was so.
Is it time to explore the seasons and months of the year with your children? Poems, riddles, games and songs will allow you to master the material easily and with interest. Tell your children about the seasons: what the weather is like and what clothes people wear, what games can be played outside, holidays and signs of the season.
A calendar in the form of a clock dial most clearly shows how the seasons change. You can cut out and attach the hand, like on a watch.
A child perceives material better when more senses are involved:
- Show the picture
- Say the name
- The child listens and repeats
- Make a craft that matches the season
MONTHS OF THE YEAR
MONTHS OF THE YEAR
JANUARY was walking through the snowdrifts, the king of all winter frosts!
FEBRUARY caught up with him - he lost his shawl from the blizzard.
MARCH came running to replace him and the ringing rang: “Spring, let’s start!”
APRIL sailed along the streams, he carried drops in his pocket.
MAY rustled the leaves: “Take off your warm jacket!”
Dandelion carried JUNE. Do you want a miracle? Just blow!
And in JULY, and in July we had a rest at the sea!
AUGUST buzzed with bees and sat like a mushroom in the forest.
In golden SEPTEMBER we forgot about the heat!
The wind blew OCTOBER: let's pick up yellow leaves!
NOVEMBER froze us, throwing the first snow on the ground.
DECEMBER is coming to us, ending a long year!
Game "Dress the kitten according to the season":
I drew this cute kitten with a set of clothes for all 4 seasons. It is better to print the cat on thick paper, and the clothes on regular paper, and then cut it out. In the hats, make slits for the ears along the line.
Let your child choose suitable clothes for summer, winter, spring or autumn.
You can also come up with a seasonal craft with your child. I offer a couple of our ideas:
click on the picture to go.
Some more ideas for crafts:
The next tutorial is the game "Seasons". Print out the pictures and cut them into cards. There is no need to cut the last picture with inscriptions. You need to put cards on it according to the season. 
Riddles about the seasons
RIDDLES ABOUT WINTER
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Powdered the paths
I decorated the windows.
Gave people joy
And took me on a sled ride
(Winter)
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I have quite a lot to do -
I'm a white blanket
I cover the whole earth,
I remove it from the ice of the river,
White fields, houses
My name is …
(Winter)
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She covered the ground with a blanket,
Bound the rivers with strong ice
And she painted our windows
Sparkling white silver.
(Winter)
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Snow on the fields
Ice on the rivers
The blizzard is walking.
When does this happen?
(Winter)
RIDDLES ABOUT SPRING
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The snow is melting, the streams are ringing,
The currents are getting stronger.
And the rooks are already flying
To us from distant countries.
(Spring)
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I open my buds
In green leaves
I dress the trees
I water the crops
Full of movement
My name is …
(Spring)
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She comes with affection
And with my fairy tale.
With a magic wand
Will wave
The snowdrop will bloom in the forest.
(Spring)
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The snow is melting,
The meadow came to life
The day is coming
When does this happen?
(Spring)
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She came and smiled
The snowstorms have subsided.
Started calling
Drop bell.
The river has awakened
The ice has melted
Snow-white outfit
We put on the gardens.
(Spring)
RIDDLES ABOUT SUMMER
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The forest is full of songs and screams,
Strawberries splash with juice,
Children splash in the river
Bees are dancing on a flower...
What is this time called?
It's not hard to guess...
(Summer)
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The sun is burning
The linden blossoms
The rye is ripening.
When does this happen?
(In summer)
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I am made of heat,
I carry the warmth with me,
I warm the rivers
"Take a bath!" - I invite you.
And love for it
You all have me. I …
(Summer)
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It's beyond spring
He's coming to visit us,
brings with him
A lot of worries.
Hot, long
Gives days
So that they mature quickly
Spikelets in the fields
(Summer)
RIDDLES ABOUT AUTUMN
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So the days have become shorter,
And the nights became longer,
Birds are heading south
The forest and meadow turned yellow.
(Autumn)
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Empty fields
The ground gets wet
The rain is pouring down.
When does this happen?
(Autumn)
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I bring the harvest
I am sowing the fields again,
I send birds to the south,
I strip the trees
But I don't touch the pine trees
And Christmas trees. I …
(Autumn)
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Walked through the meadows
Through the forests, through the fields,
She prepared supplies for us,
She hid them in cellars, in bins,
She said: “Winter will come for me.”
(Autumn)
What months of the year do you know? Perhaps even an ordinary high school student can answer this question, and, most likely, he will name them in several languages at once, for example, in Russian, English and German. Have you ever wondered why these most important components of the year have the names they do?
Section 1. Relevance of the issue
Months of the year... It would seem that it could be simpler: January, February, March, etc. In a matter of seconds they can be listed without any problems both in direct and in reverse order.
However, in Lately more and more more people are interested in the etymology of words. Why? First of all, because knowledge helps to better trace the history and culture of both a single area and an entire country or nationality. And possessing such knowledge is not only fashionable, but also very promising, since, as is known, it is almost always possible to predict through the past further development events in relation to the future.
Let's try to lift the veil of secrecy and find out which ancient Slavic names managed to enter into modern language and gain a foothold in it, as they say, for centuries.
Section 2. The struggle of two calendars
In general, according to scientists, the list of months of the year came to us from Ancient Rome. Exactly in that great country local sages developed a solar calendar consisting of names that were directly associated with emperors and ordinary numbers. As a result, it was taken as a basis.
In general, there are different versions of how and for what reason the Roman calendar predominantly replaced the ancient Slavic one, but the main one is still religious.
It is believed that Orthodox Church she tried so hard to eradicate paganism, in the end it even affected the calendar. Since at that time Rus' had close relations with Byzantium, the Roman calendar came to our court.
Our modern calendar has preserved the essence of the Roman calendar, which had 12 months, the only difference, however, concerns the beginning of the year.
Their seasons were the same as now, and they were located in the same sequence, referring to the same time of year. But some changes did occur, although they should not be considered fundamental. The fact is that among the ancient Romans, March was initially the first of the year.
Section 3. Winter months of the year
For the Romans, December was simply considered “tenth”, but they called it jelly. In principle, it is clear why: as a rule, this month it became cold or icy, rivers froze, and movements due to low temperatures and heavy rainfall became almost impossible. Local residents remained hostage to their own homes, and trade and wars came to a virtual standstill.
Even a child knows how many months there are in a year, and even a toddler can remember the first one. Why? Because of the New Year celebrations, of course.
January became January in honor of the two-faced god Janus, who was rightfully considered the god of all beginnings and connected the past and the future. He was also the keeper of the entrances and exits to various rooms and, by the way, Janus is known as the patron saint of travelers and the brave guardian of roads; he was revered by Italian sailors, who believed that it was he who taught people how to create the first ships.
In general, in the ancient Slavic calendar January was called “section”. The word came from the verb “cut”, which meant to cut down the forest. As a rule, all preparations for construction and preparation of sown areas were carried out in winter. January also had a third name - “prosinets”, which meant “the appearance of a blue sky after very prolonged cloudiness”.
February comes from the Latin word Februa, literally meaning “festival of purification.” It was during this month that the ritual of purification was carried out and sins were atoned for. There is a version that the name of the month is associated with the god of the underworld named Februusa.
In the ancient Slavic version, February sounds like a fierce month, that is, a month of frosts and snowstorms.
Section 4. Spring months of the year
March received its name in honor of Mars, the god of war. The Romans revered this deity extremely, and since, together with warm spring days Usually military campaigns were planned, this name arose.
In the ancient Slavic calendar, March was called “berezen”. The name is logically understandable, since it was at this time that trees cut down in winter were burned for charcoal, mostly birches. According to some versions, March was also called “dry”, since the time had come for the ground to dry out from the snow.
The history of the name of the month of April goes back to the Latin word Aprilis. As far as we know, translated it means “disclosure.” This is understandable, because it was at this time that the buds on the trees opened. But, by the way, there is alternative version The origin of the name is from another Latin word apricus, which means warmed by the sun. True, you will agree, the essence remains almost unchanged.
Our ancestors called April no less beautiful name, “pollen”, since it was the month when everything around was in bloom.
May was named after the goddess of spring named Maya. By the way, the Romans identified this goddess with the Italian goddess Maiesta, who is the patroness of fertile land. Often in May, sacrifices were made to this goddess.
According to the ancient Slavic calendar, May was called “traven” » , that is, a month of active grass growth.
Section 5. “Summer, ah, summer...”
June was named after who was the wife of Jupiter. She was considered the patroness of women. But there is a second opinion that this name is associated with the first consul of Ancient Rome named Junius Brutus.
The calendar of our ancestors called this month “worm”. The name comes from the word worm. It's simple: this is the month of collecting pests in your gardens and vegetable gardens. In addition, in the southern regions, June is the time when cherries turn red.
July was most likely named after the famous Julius Caesar; in principle, it was he who started this whole calendar reform. Previously given month was called "Quintilis" or "Fifth".
The ancient Slavs called the month "Lipen" » , because right at this time
Augustus is named after Emperor Augustus, it was he who made his own amendments to the Roman calendar. Until this point, the month was called "Sextilis" or "Sixth".
Section 6. September, October, November - the time of autumn withering
With these months the situation is very simple. The Romans did not come up with new names for them, they simply correspond to their number in order. Although, they tried to give some personal names several times before. After all, many emperors wanted to immortalize their names in the calendar.
Months of the year such as September, October, November are respectively designated by Latin serial numbers: seventh, eighth, ninth.
The ancient Slavs called September the word “heather”, because it was the month of the height of heather flowering. October was called leaf fall, as it was the time of yellowing and falling of leaves. November was called “chest” » due to the frozen track on the road.
Each year is divided into 4 seasons, and each season into 3 months. As a result, every year we live 12 months and each of them is unique in its own way and is associated for us with different events. Naturally, each month has its own unique name. Do you know where these names came from? In this article we will tell you about the origin of the names of the months.
1. January. The first month of the new year received its name in honor of the god Janus - the god of time, doors and gates. Symbolically, this can be deciphered as “Door to the New Year.”
2. February. February has always been considered the coldest month of the year. It is not for nothing that in the times of the Slavs it was called lute (“severe frost”). But the month of February itself is named after the Etruscan god Februus, the god of the underworld.
3. March. First spring month was named after the ancient Roman god of war, Mars, father of Romulus. But what does spring and the god of war have to do with it? and despite the fact that Mars was not only the god of war, but also the god of cultivators and rural workers. The ancient Slavs called this month “thawed area” because the snow began to melt and the first thawed patches appeared.
4. April. This month was again named after the ancient god, or rather ancient greek goddess Aphrodite. In this month everything blooms and appears spring mood, that’s why the Slavs called this month pollen and berezol.
5. May. The warmest month of spring was again named after the goddess, or rather the ancient Roman goddess Maia, who personified the fertile earth and blossoming nature. The Slavs called this month “Traven”.
6. June. The first summer month was named after the famous Roman goddess Juno, who was the wife of Jupiter, the goddess of fertility, the mistress of rain and the guardian of marriage. The Slavs called this month izok (“grasshopper”) or cherven.
7. July. The hottest summer month was named, surprisingly, not in honor of a god or goddess, but in honor of the well-known Roman emperor. Before this, July was called "Quintilius", which meant "Fifth", and it was fifth because earlier a year began not in January, but in March.
8. August. The name of this month also comes from the famous Roman Emperor Octavian Augustus. Before this, the month was called “Sextile,” which meant (I think everyone understood) “Sixth.” As mentioned earlier, the year in the Roman calendar used to begin in March, which is why August was the sixth month. The Slavs called this month “Serpen”, i.e. time to mow the grass.
9. September. The name simply came from the word “Seven” (Septem - September). I think there is no need to comment here. Everything has been said above. Our ancestors called this month “Gloomy” due to the fact that during this month the sky began to frown.
10. October. Everything is similar here. The fantasy is over. The number “Eight” in Latin was pronounced “Octo”, hence October (October), i.e. eighth month. The Slavs also called kneading simply - Listopad.
11. November. No comments. Novem was translated as “Nine”, i.e. ninth month (November).
12. December. The first winter month and last month passing year! But it was also named after its serial number “Tenth” (Decem - December).
And what do we see? The first 6 months were named after ancient gods and Goddesses, two summer months- in honor of the ancient Roman emperors, and the last four did not have names, so they have serial numbers. But nevertheless it is very interesting topic and you now know the origin of the names of all the months.
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2 Some features of the use of words denoting months and seasons in English language
1. Please note that the names of the months of the year are always written with a capital letter.
2. To separate the date and month from the year, a comma is used in dates:
Not born June 14, 1940– He was born on June 14, 1940.
It happened in May, 1977– This happened in May 1977.
3. With the names of the seasons, the article is used only in cases where there is or is implied a clarifying definition: in the spring of 1962.
4. When designating full dates (indicating the day/month/year) the number is indicated by an ordinal number, and the year by a cardinal number, and the word year not pronounced: on January 17, 1992 = on the seventeenth of June, nineteen ninety-two.
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3 The use of prepositions with the names of months and seasons in English
1. Prepositions with the word month:
by the month– monthly;
for a month– within a month;
in a month- a month later.
2. In combinations of month names with words all, any, each, every, last, next, one, this prepositions are not placed before them: this March– in March of this year.
3. In time circumstances, the preposition is used with the name of the month in: in April- in April, early in April– at the beginning of April, but if the date/day in the month is indicated, then the preposition is used on: on the second of April- second of April, on a bright April day- a bright April day.
If the date is used in the attributive function, then the preposition is used of: a letter of April the second– letter dated April 2 (dated April 2).
4. The preposition is used with the names of the seasons in: in autumn.
5. In combinations of nouns autumn, summer, spring, winter, year, day, week, month with words all, any, each, every, last, next, this, that or one neither prepositions nor articles are used before them: this month- this month, last month- last month month, next month- next month.
You may come any day you like– You can come any day.
Not arrived last week (month, autumn)– He arrived last week (last month, last fall).
We go to the country every summer– We go to the village every summer.
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4 Songs about the months of the year in English
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5 Song about the seasons in English
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6 Months of the year in English idioms
a month of Sundays- joking. long term, a month of Sundays
not in a month of Sundays / never in a month of Sundays- when the crayfish whistles on the mountain; after the rain on Thursday, i.e. never
fence-month– time of year when hunting is prohibited
January barometer- exchanges. "January Barometer" (a method of predicting market conditions, according to which market activity increases in those years when the value of the Standard & Poor's 500 index increases in the month of January, and decreases when the value of this index decreases in the month of January)
February fill-dike– rainy period (usually February); letters “filling ditches” (an epithet for February, characterized (in England) by heavy rain and snowfall); (Scottish) Aquarius month
February fair-maid– snowdrop
March beer– March beer (a seasonal drink produced mainly due to tradition; goes on sale in mid-March and is sold for no more than a month)
the Ides of March– the Ides of March, the fifteenth of March (the date became famous in history, since on this day in 44 BC the assassination of Julius Caesar took place)
April fish- April Fool's joke
April-fool- victim of an April Fool's joke
April weather– 1) now it’s rain, now it’s sunny; 2) sometimes laughter, sometimes tears
April Fools" Day– “All Fools’ Day”, April 1st (prank day)
May– (at the University of Cambridge) a) = Mays exams; b) (Mays) boat races (late May or early June)
May and December/January- marriage between a young girl and an old man
May Day- May Day
Mayflower– a flower that blooms in May: maynika, lily of the valley, hawthorn
May-queen- a girl chosen for her beauty as the queen of May (in the May games)
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7 Seasons in English idioms
full of the joys of spring- joking. radiant and cheerful, brimming with optimism and energy
day spring- dawn, dawn
to summer and winter– 1) spend the whole year; 2) remain faithful; 3) leave unchanged; 4) discuss something at length and in detail.
summer and winter, winter and summer– all year round
a woman of some thirty summers- woman about thirty
Indian (St. Martin's, St. Luke's) summer- Indian summer
summer lightning– lightning
summer time– “summer time” (when the clocks are set one hour ahead)
summer sausage– dry smoked sausage, raw smoked sausage
in the autumn of life– in old age
green winter– snowless, mild winter
blackberry/dogwood/redbud winter– colloquial spring frosts (coinciding with the flowering of blackberries, dogwoods, and crimson)
winter cherry– physalis
wintertide– poet. winter
fall-winter– end of winter
after-winter– return of winter
Winter War– “Winter War” (war between the USSR and Finland in 1939–40)
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8 Seasons and months of the year in English proverbs and signs
One crow does not make a winter.
One crow doesn't make winter.
One woodcock doesn't make winter.
One woodcock doesn't make a winter.
They must hunger in winter that will not work in summer.
Those who do not want to work in the summer will starve in the winter.
Blossom in spring – fruit in autumn.
Blooms in spring and bears fruit in autumn.
One swallow does not make a summer.
One swallow doesn't make a summer.
If you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in the autumn.
If you don't sow in the spring, there will be nothing to harvest in the fall.
April is the cruellest month.
April is the cruelest month.
March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.
March comes like a lion and goes out like a lamb. (March comes with a storm and leaves with warmth.)
March grass never did good.
Early grass won't do any good.
April showers brings May flowers.
There are rains in April, flowers in May.
A warm January, a cold May.
Warm January – cold May.
9 Games, songs and fairy tales in English about the months and seasons (flash)
Origin of the names of the months of the year in English
In many languages, including English and Russian, the names of the months are of Latin origin. In the ancient Roman calendar, the year consisted of ten months, and March was considered the first month. Later, at the turn of the 7th and 6th centuries BC. BC, a calendar was borrowed from Etruria in which the year was divided into 12 months: December was followed by January and February. Months in English and their equivalents from the Roman calendar:
March/Martius – named after the god Mars;
April/Aprilis - named, presumably, from the Latin word aperire - to open (beginning of spring), (according to another version, the month is named after the Greek goddess Aphrodite);
May/Maius – named after the Roman goddess Maya;
June/Junius – named after the goddess Juno;
July/Quintilis, later Julius - named after Julius Caesar in 44 BC. (previously the month was called from the word quintus - fifth, because it was the 5th month of the old Roman calendar, which began in March and consisted of ten months);
August/Sextilis, later Augustus – named after Emperor Augustus in 8 BC. (previously called from the word sextus - sixth);
September/September – from the word septem – seven;
October/October – from the word octo – eight;
November/November – from the word novem – nine;
December/December – from the word decem – ten;
January/Januarius – named after the god Janus;
February/Februarius – month of cleansing, from lat. februare - to cleanse, to make an atoning sacrifice at the end of the year.
According to information " Wikipedia".
Abbreviated names of months of the year in English
January - January/Jan
February - February/Feb
March - March/Mar
April - April/April
May - May/May
June - June/Jun
July - July/Jul
August – August/Aug
September - September/Sept/Sep
October - October/Oct
November - November/Nov
December - December/Dec
Coloring pages, riddles and exercises on the topic: seasons and months of the year in English
Children's poems about the seasons and months of the year in English
Thirty days hath September... (1)
Thirty days has September,
April, June and November;
February has twenty-eight alone.
But leap year coming once in four
Gives February one day more.
(hath = has; alone- one; only; all the rest- other; leap year coming once in four – leap year, coming every four years)
Thirty days hath September... (2)
Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November;
February has twenty-eight alone,
All the rest have thirty-one,
Excepting leap-year, that"s the time
When February"s days are twenty-nine.
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March winds
And April showers
Bright ahead
May flowers.
Sign
(translation by S. Ya. Marshak)
Windy in March
It rains in April
In May there are violets and
Wait for lilies of the valley.
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Cut theses in May,
They grow in a day;
Cut them in June
That is too soon;
Cut them in July
Then they will die.
(to cut- cut, cut; thistle– bot. thistle; to die- die, perish)
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Spring is showery, flowery, bowery;
Summer – hoppy, croppy, poppy;
Autumn – wheezy, sneezy, freezy;
Winter – slippy, drippy, nippy.
(showery– rainy; flowery– blooming; bowery– shady; hoppy– intoxicating; croppy– round-headed; poppy– poppy; wheezy– wheezing; sneezy– sneezing; freezy– freezing; slippy– sleepy; drippy– stupid; nippy– frosty)
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A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon;
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth a fly.
(a swarm of bees- swarm of bees; is worth- costs; a load of hay- a cart of hay; a silver spoon- silver spoon; fly- fly)
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In Spring I look gay
Decked in comely array,
In Summer more clothing I wear;
When colder it grows,
I fling off my clothes,
And in Winter quite naked appear.
Cold and raw the north wind doth blow,
Bleak in the morning early;
All the hills are covered with snow,
And winter's now come fairly.
The First of May
The fair maid who, the first of May,
Goes to the fields at break of day,
And washes in dew from the hawthorn-tree,
Will ever after be handsome.
What season do Americans like?
36% of Americans say spring is their favorite time of year/ spring. 27% prefer autumn/ autumn, 25% – summer/ summer, 11% – winter/ winter. Interestingly, love for the seasons depends on age: young Americans love summer more. summer, and the elderly – winter/ winter.
Americans' favorite months of the year are May/ May(chosen by 14% of respondents), October/ October(13%), June/ June and December/ December(12% each). The overwhelming majority of US residents do not like January/ January, February/ February and March/ March.
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