Hi everybody,
Babie leto is use also in Slovak language.
I found the explanation that during this nice period you can see a lot of small
spiders doing their spiders net and it is look like white hairs of old women -
so that's why babie (it's adjectif of baba and it's mean old women).
And Indian Summer it's because before the indians were preparing their food
reserves during this period.
Have a nice evening.
Marcela
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From: Robert Moore
To: The Moscow Expat List
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 5:18 PM
Subject: RE: Expat List Two questions
Hi Tom,
I am not sure there is a connection with babushki in this phrase (or it has
been lost over time) but it is much like what we in the US call "Indian
Summer." I have never heard an explanantion as to why a late summer is
connected to Indians.
Let me hear from you.
Regards,
Bob Moore
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Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:32:18 +0400
Subject: Expat List Two questions
1 Does anyone know why this wonderful weather is known here as
‘Babye leta’. I found out that Czech has the same expression and it is very
similar in German. What is the connection with old ladies?
2 We have some French friends who are third generation Russian
émigrés and they want to trace their family in pre revolutionary Moscow where
the family tradition has it that they were owners of one of the largest shops.
How could we begin to find out about commerce in Moscow: are there lists of
businesses or the such like? If available on the internet, it would be best,
but a simple Google search turned up nothing of great interest.
Tom Manson
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