Babye Leta ( in all Slavic languages) - is a common, folk name for spider nets, free flowing in the air or between the tress and buildings, which are very common during this period of time. Spiders are starting their journey to find a hiding for winter time and they are using their nets to move from one place to another. Since this period of time often coincides with the nice weather we have end of September - beginning of October, the folk culture name prevailed.
Hope this helps. Aneta ----- Original Message ---- From: Tom Manson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 11:32:18 AM Subject: Expat List Two questions <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;} _filtered {margin:2.0cm 42.5pt 2.0cm 3.0cm;} div.Section1 {} _filtered {} _filtered {} ol {margin-bottom:0cm;} ul {margin-bottom:0cm;} --> 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, and more! http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/3658
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