. This legend, popular in Czech, Slovak, and Russian traditions, tells the story of a young girl named who meets the personified months of the year around a magical mountain fire. The Legend of the Twelve Months
(December, January, February) are elderly men with long, snowy beards. european seasons months
| Region | Winter cold | Summer heat | Rainiest season | |--------|-------------|-------------|------------------| | (Scandinavia, Baltic) | Very cold, snowy | Mild to warm | Late summer/autumn | | Western Europe (UK, France, Benelux) | Cool, wet | Warm, moderate | Autumn/Winter | | Central Europe (Germany, Poland, Austria) | Cold, snow possible | Warm to hot | Summer (thunderstorms) | | Southern Europe (Spain, Italy, Greece) | Mild (except mountains) | Very hot, dry | Autumn/Spring | | Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Russia) | Very cold, snowy | Warm to hot | Early summer | | Region | Winter cold | Summer heat