Between Tishreen and Tishreen there is a second summer. Where did this proverb come from?
Arab Weather - "Between Tishreen and Tishreen there is a second summer," a proverb from the Syriac climatic calendar.
Our fathers and grandfathers were excellent at describing weather and climate conditions based on the climatic environment they experienced over the course of days and years.
As we enter the last third of October, temperatures are set to rise to the mid-thirties in some areas of the Levant.
What does the saying "between October and October there is a second summer" have to do with the weather?
This was not lost on our fathers and grandfathers, as they called these days the climatic proverb (between Tishreen and Tishreen, a second summer), as the beginning of October witnesses a drop in temperatures, but temperatures soon rise towards the end of October and the beginning of November, as if the earth is telling us that we must bid farewell to summer with the last heat wave, which has benefits, namely the ripening of the blessed olive fruits.
This heat wave between the two months of October is often hot and dry, with northeasterly winds blowing, bringing an additional sense of heat. However, this is soon followed by changes in weather conditions, such as a drop in temperatures and, God willing, rainfall.
(O Allah, send us rain, and do not make us among those who are destitute. Amen)
The blessed olive harvest season begins in Koura District, Jordan.
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