I46B. The rainbow predicts a harvest.27.29.

The color of the rainbow can be used to predict the yield of individual crops.

Bulgarians, Macedonians, Serbs, Romanians, Albanians, Gagauz, Kumyks, Terekemens, Avars, Aguls, Georgians, Armenians.

The Balkans. Bulgarians [green in the rainbow indicates grass, yellow indicates millet or corn, red indicates wine, dark red or orange indicates wheat; if the green band is wide, there will be plenty of grass if red - grape harvest, etc.]: Marinov 2003:37-38 (=Stoynev 2006:99); Bulgarians, Macedonians, Serbs, Albanians [the custom of guessing the expected harvest by the rainbow is known; different colors of the rainbow mean different crops]: Tolstoy 1997:192; Bulgarians ["each rainbow color has a symbolic meaning that indicates the main types of food sources:" green is grass, yellow is millet, red is wine, and dark red or fiery is life." "Now," D. Marinov, - yellow also means corn, because in our time (early 20th century -. T. ) they plant more corn, and very little millet. These rainbow flowers tell you which crop will yield more: if the yellow stripe is wider, this indicates that the harvest will be for corn, if the red stripe is wider, vineyards will be fertile, if the green stripe is wider - there will be lots of grass, etc." (Kazyl-Agachko, i.e. Elkhovsko, Sevlievsko, Popovsko et al.; Marinov, 1914, p. 16). In the Veliki Tarnov region, P.K. Gybyuv notes a simplified scheme: "if the rainbow is more green, this year's harvest will be for food, and red for wine" (Gabyuv, 1900, p. 224). Interestingly noted by J. Kovachev testifies that in the villages of Yana (Sofiysko) and Kalkovo (Samokovo), the bright red color of the rainbow means bloodshed, in some cases honey (p. Gyrlo - Trynsko, Western Bulgaria), or zhito (p. Iopitsa - Beloslatinsko, Kraevo and Kurnovo - Orkhaniysko, i.e. Botevgradsko, Kovachev, 1914, p. 65)"]: Tolstoy 1997:209; Macedonians ["In Macedonia, in the Cevcelia region, they say red {rainbow} is for wine, "green - crops, yellow - silky cocoons , blue is money" (Tanović, 1927, pp. 433-434)"]: Tolstoy 1007:209; Serbs (and/or Montenegrins?) ["In Boka Kotorska, on the southern Adriatic," people use the colors on the rainbow to explain which crop will have the best harvest: vegetable oil for green, wine for red, and yellowish for yellowish live, winter crops in blue, fruits (fruits) and vegetables in semi-yellowish" (recording by Vuk Vrcevic, Jorjevi, I, p. 63)"]; Tolstoy 1997:208-209; Serbs ["In northwestern Serbia, Homolje believe a little differently: "When red is the brightest color, then this year there will be a lot of wine; when blue, the harvest will be for plums; green means plenty of hay, and yellow means life (wheat. - & #919;. T. ) and maize" (Milosavljević, 1913, p. 396)"; "A double rainbow, one facing the ground and the other facing the sky, is called blizanac in eastern Serbia, in Homolje it is called blizanac (literally") twin"). At the same time, it is believed that depending on the brightness and breadth of the rainbow facing down, there will be one or another harvest on earth, but it is possible to predict the harvest "in the next world" by the same signs of the rainbow, facing upwards (Milosavljević, 1913, p. 396)"]: Tolstoy 1997:209-210; Croats ["Croats in the Varazdin area" say: what is white in the arc means bread (kruh), red means wine, green means zhito (barley? -. T. ), rye and wheat" (Valjavec, 1863, s. 256), and Croats from northern Dalmatia (Polica) believe that "the rainbow shows three stripes: blue is cabbage, vegetables; yellow is vegetable oil; red means wine; whichever band is wider will degenerate more in the field" (Ivanišević, 1905, s. 224), but they do not have the name* vino žito for the rainbow"]: Tolstoy 1997:208; Serbs [rainbow green predicts cereal yield (fat), white - rakija, red - wine; var.: green - overall harvest, yellow - chaur (?) , blue - on a pair {money?} , red is wine; hence the name of the rainbow "vinogito"]: Jankovi1951:41-42; Romanians: Gorovei et al. 2000 [when there is a lot of red in the rainbow, there will be a lot of wine; when there is a lot of green, there will be a lot of wheat ; when there is a lot of blue, there will be a great drought and death]: 86; Pamfile 2001 [Oltenia, Valcea County: The rainbow is said to have three colors: red, yellow, and green. If more red is seen, it is a sign that wine will be abundant this year; if more green, it is a sign of a large grain harvest, and if more green, hay will be abundant; Muntenia County Dâmbovica: It is said that if there is more red in the rainbow, it foreshadows plenty of wine; if there is more green, it will be good wheat, and if there is a lot of blue, it is a harbinger of drought and death; southern Bukovina County Botoshan: They believe that if red color prevails, it is a sign (of what will happen) wind; green (stripe) foreshadows plenty of wheat, and blue heralds drought and death]: 181; Albanians [rainbow - "oil and vinegar" "; presumably the intensity of the flowers predicts the yield of the respective crops]: Bähr 1931:408; the Gagauz people [if the rainbow shows green more clearly than others, there will be wheat yield if yellow is barley; if red, the bread will dry in the bud, but there will be a grape harvest]: Moshkov 1901:57 (=2004:258).

Caucasus - Asia Minor. Kumyks [enem jaya - "baba yagi onion"; red for the wheat harvest, yellow for barley, green for corn; both ends of the rainbow rest on a golden treasure]: Hajiyeva 196:329; Terekemen [ gara nenin oh yayy ("baba yagi onion"); where the rainbow began, there should be Baba Yagi's treasure; the red stripe on the rainbow for the wheat harvest, the yellow stripe for rice and corn]: Hajiyeva 1990:197; Avars - Khunzakh people [at the ends of the rainbow are gold scissors (everywhere), a golden ax (Genichutl village), a treasure (Gortkolo village); if the rainbow was red, summer will be dry if blue - it will rain heavily if green is a good harvest (Tsada, Gortkolo villages)]: Seferbekov, Shigabudinov 2006:52-53; aguly ["If red prevails in the rainbow, expect a rich harvest if yellow color prevails - this is due to a rich barley harvest"]: Mazanaev, Bazyeva 2014, No. 38:251; Georgians: Janashvili 1893, No. 8 [red in the rainbow represents blood, purple - wine, blue - green, blue means peace, crimson means war; the ends of the rainbow die in treasure]: 150; Stepanov 1893 ["red in the rainbow means wine harvest, yellow means corn, green millet, etc."]: 142; Armenians: Bagriy 1930 (3) [the rainbow is the belt of the Prophet Noah; a sign that there will be no more flood; the red color shows the harvest of wine, and the green color shows the harvest of bread]: 127-128; Lilit Simonyan [They wonder by the rainbow: if More yellow means that this year there will be many diseases, if more green, it means that this year the grain will be abundant, and if there is more red, there will be a lot of wine. E. Lalayan, Varanda, EO, Book 2, Tiflis, 1897, p. 221]: personal report 23.10.2012; Lisitsyan 1992 (Nagorno-Karabakh, records of the 1920s) [rainbow - kynych-karmur (green-red) is God's belt, with which he binds spirits hostile to man; each color of the rainbow means a particular nationality, the brightest colors are Armenian; the width and brightness of the rainbow bands are wondering about the future: if yellow is wider, there will be diseases, if red is a plentiful harvest of wine, if green, wait for rich bread shoots (p. Dzamdzor)]: 170.