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Customs and traditions Russians Russian folk calendar
Russian folk calendar
| Month | Slavic name | Meaning |
| January | Sechen' (Сечень) | Time of tree felling |
| February | Lyutyi, Snezhen' (Лютый, Снежень) | Month of frosts and snowfalls |
| March | Berezozol, Protal'nik, Kapel'nik (Березозол, Протальник, Капельник) | Cutting birch (beryoza), burning it to ashes (zola) for agricultural purpose |
| April | Tsveten' (Цветень) | Start of blossoming (tsvetenie) |
| May | Traven' (Травень) | Grass (trava) covers the ground |
| June | Cherven', Izok (Червень, Изок) | Collecting material for making red paint, |
| July | Lipets, Stradnik (Липец, Страдник) | Linden blossoms, or haymaking time |
| August | Serpen' (Серпень) | Time to harvest by sickle (serp) |
| Semtember | Khmuren' (Хмурень) | Cloudy (kmuroe) sky |
| October | Listopad, Gryaznik (Листопад, Грязник) | Autumn fall of leaves, time of mud (gryaz') |
| November | Gruden' (Грудень) | Frozen muddy road (gruden') |
| December | Studen' (Студень) | Frost (stuzha) |