Winter is the coldest and snowiest time of the year. At the same time, half of the world has never seen snow in the winter.
Types of winter detection - according to the calendar, astronomical and climatic. Everything is clear with the calendar - we have winter in December, January and February. Astronomically, from December 21 to March 21. According to the weather, winter comes when the temperature drops to cold.
Sometimes winter can also come by order of the rulers (i.e. by their decision). Example: Madame Mentenon once wanted to sled in the summer of the fourteenth century. He was a favorite of King Louis of France. He had no problem - salt and sugar were sprinkled on the snow around the Versailles highway.
Interestingly, the largest snowfalls were observed in Moscow in the spring, not in the winter. This event was observed on April 1944, 30. Suddenly it snowed heavily in the capital. Its appearance was reminiscent of ostrich wings, and its size resembled that of a large man.
The most interesting information about winter
In Russia, winter only rains on time. Irkutsk region has a city of the same name. These places are not related to the seasons. Some people have sinned in these places. That is why there are legends in these places that the seasons do not change in time.
European sociologists, in their study, found that those born in the winter are more likely to turn 100 years old. In percentage terms, it’s 16% more than the others. In addition, these children are more trained than others and show high results in sports.
Venice was so cold in 2012 that the gondolas were trapped in the ice and could not move in the water. The same thing happened in 1985. A In 1468, wines froze in the basements of Burgundy.
Russia was preparing for the coming of winter. They have been preparing since November 1 since Ivanov's time. They knew the freezing would start from that date. If it was a cold day, they knew the whole winter would be long and cold.
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If we have winter in December, January, February - in Australia it is the opposite. According to their calendar, their winter season starts us in our hot summer season. If we have winter, they have summer. Summer in Australia is December, January and February.
It is said that the Russians warmed themselves with vodka and sbit in the winter. This ancient Slavic drink is made from water, honey and spices. It had anti-inflammatory and heating properties. This drink was the most popular winter drink in Russia.
