10 cozy facts about autumn Bashny.Net

The ice is different from black ice, where the leaves yellow and in other countries is called Indian summer - says the site is in this collection.

In the language of Mi'kmaq Indians some trees are named according to the sound, which publishes the wind blowing through them in the fall an hour after sunset. And with the change of the sound changes and the names of trees.

The green color of the leaves provides chlorophyll. In the autumn the chlorophyll breaks down and gradually become visible to other permanent pigments: yellow xanthophylls and orange carotene.

The fact that the Eastern and Western Slavs called "Indian summer", the South Slavs called "Gypsy Summer", in German-speaking countries are considered "old woman in the summer", as in North America - "Indian Summer».





Black ice - a crust of ice that occurs in contact with the sediment surface having a negative temperature.

Sleet, unlike ice, can occur only at the surface - resulting freeze thawed (after ottpepeli) water.

Until the 18th century in Russia continued to fall on September 23 before Christ, that is, until 25 December.

In the Irish calendar, which is based on ancient Celtic traditions, autumn months are August, September and October.





Between 1348 and 1699 new year in Russia starts on September 1.

The leaves fall off, not only in the middle lane - because of the approach of cold weather, but also in other areas with poor rainfall, for example, in the subtropics, where during drought the plants do not have enough moisture.

According to Dahl's dictionary, the word "fall" is derived from the word "overshadow" - obscure, signifying the onset of dusk.



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