Things to do in autumn
What to do in the fall - 15 ideas of what to do in the fall from f-journal.Ru magazine
Autumn is an unpredictable time. Clear days give way to cloudy ones, sunny days to rainy ones. And if September still spoils us with warm weather, then October often brings the first frosts, and in November it is already completely cold.
And at the same time, autumn is always the beginning of something new. Vacations and holidays are ending. A new academic year begins. Every day is another chance to make your life better. After all, for a happy person, even the coldest and rainiest autumn is priceless time, which is so important to spend profitably.
But what to do in the fall so that you don’t live it in vain, so that you can remember it with warmth in your soul? We offer 15 ideas for things to do in the fall!
Arrange a photo shoot in nature
Autumn landscapes are the best background for beautiful shots! A field with sunflowers, a forest, the shore of a lake or river - pictures against the backdrop of the red and golden colors of autumn are simply stunning! Take pictures of everything: bunches of viburnum, late flowers, colorful leaves and, of course, yourself against their background. Make rowan beads, a wreath of multi-colored leaves, and weave bunches of viburnum and flowers into it. Collect beautiful twigs, colorful leaves, pine cones - you can use them to make New Year's souvenirs for friends and loved ones.
Start playing sports
In autumn, physical activity decreases, so many people gain extra pounds. Sign up for dancing, aerobics, yoga, go to the gym, or even better - to the pool. Swimming tones, promotes weight loss, and heals the body. Autumn is the best time for running: it’s not as hot outside as in summer, and fresh air, as you know, is very invigorating. Exercising will help dispel the autumn blues. After all, when a person leads an active lifestyle, happiness hormones are produced more actively.
Go on holiday to hot countries
Especially if you didn’t manage to relax in the summer, especially since in the fall there are plenty of inexpensive offers from travel companies. The long-awaited trip will give you a lot of new impressions and positive emotions, against which autumn depression will simply be powerless. You can also travel around your native country, through its most beautiful cities - at this time they are shrouded in special romance. Even a trip to a neighboring city will help you unwind and change your surroundings.
Have a picnic in nature
Sit by the fire, bake potatoes, fry sausages, drink aromatic herbal tea from a thermos, sing songs with a guitar. And if you can’t get out into nature, have a picnic at home. Bake potatoes and meat in the oven, open a jar of cucumbers or pickled mushrooms, make a homemade pie, make herbal tea, turn off the lights, light candles, turn on your favorite music and sit right on the floor with a warm blanket on the floor.
Invite friends over
Prepare different types of tea (with herbs, berries, fruits), sweet treats, such as cookies with wishes, invite your friends to visit and arrange a tasting. You can also bake a homemade pie - with apples, pears, plums, or several at once - according to different recipes, and organize a competition for the best dessert. Tea drinking with various goodies, intimate conversations, songs with a guitar, the smell of homemade baking... it's so great to spend evenings in the company of your favorite friends.
Create a cultural program
Film premieres, concerts, all kinds of exhibitions - study everything carefully, take care of tickets in advance, because it is better to purchase them for such events in advance. Read books. Paper. The smell of paper, the cozy crunch of pages, the yellow light of a floor lamp, a warm blanket, aromatic coffee - this is the perfect environment for reading. Books develop us, replenish our vocabulary, so don’t be lazy to read, because there are so many good books!
Go shopping
You don't have to buy anything. Just enjoy autumn shopping, because, unlike summer, it is measured and leisurely. In the autumn months, the stores are much quieter: new items are sold without discounts, summer items are already sold out, which means there is not such a rush as in summer.
Harvest the harvest
If you have a dacha, or your grandmother lives nearby, go harvest. You can get a lot of fun from picking vegetables, berries and fruits! Fresh air, bird sounds, gifts of nature, which you can then enjoy all winter - such a pastime is good for both body and soul. You can also help your grandmother make homemade preparations - make jam and pickles for the winter.
Go to the forest to pick mushrooms
Just imagine how you will feel when, after a walk through the autumn forest, you return home with a basket of honey mushrooms, boletus mushrooms or noble porcini mushrooms. A golden carpet of leaves covering the still green grass, red islands of berries in forest glades, colorful tree crowns through which timid rays of the sun break through, the last warm breeze blowing, a “concert” of bird voices - such a walk will give you a lot of pleasure!
Make homemade preparations
Stock up on seasonal fruits, berries and vegetables while they are on sale at affordable prices at the market. Vegetables can be frozen or prepared for the winter. Sauerkraut, lightly salted cucumbers, squash caviar, apple jam - you can get by with traditional recipes or master new, more exotic ones, for example, prepare dogwood jam or make candied pumpkin.
Do some handicrafts
Buy yarn in different shades and knit cozy winter things for your loved ones: scarves, mittens, socks. They will sincerely rejoice at such gifts. In autumn, time seems to slow down. On rainy evenings, you can watch old films, read your favorite books, knit, embroider, enjoying the leisurely passage of time and your favorite warm drinks. By the way, you can read how to cook them at home in our article.
Celebrate Halloween
On October 31, All Saints' Day, throw a mystical party according to all the traditions - with witches, pumpkins and black cats: prepare treats, make pumpkin lanterns, dress up as ghosts and have fun like children. This is the meaning of one of the oldest holidays - to laugh at things that frighten you, in order to stop being afraid of them, in order to see something very positive in the scary. After all, in fact, Halloween is the kindest and most cheerful holiday of autumn. There is a reason that all the spirits are given candy.
Devote yourself to creativity
Drawing, yoga, vocals, dancing - there are many options. The main thing is that it is an activity for the soul. Enroll in a driving school, take a culinary course, learn to weave with beads, make origami, play a musical instrument. Carve wood, sculpt, take photographs - devote yourself to something new and exciting. Find a new hobby that will bring you pleasure, develop you, change your life for the better, and give you new acquaintances and interesting meetings.
Educate yourself
Take language courses, attend specialized seminars, read books on your specialization.
If you need to improve your foreign language, attend “conversation clubs.” Autumn is the time to change something in your life, rethink it, finish what you started, plan something new, decide on what you have long dreamed of, find a new, more interesting and highly paid job.
Spend your weekend active
In warm, sunny weather, you can go on a river trip by boat or motor ship, ride horses, go to the zoo, go to a roller skating rink, or organize a bike ride. By the way, all these ideas are very good for romantic dates.
Autumn is a time of year that many people dislike due to its changeable and unpredictable weather. But we must not forget that rainy days free up a lot of precious time, which we can spend usefully for ourselves. And even when it’s gloomy and damp outside, remember: every season has its own unique charm.
Are you still thinking about what to do this fall? Live and enjoy life! Fill every day with meaning, live with love and remember with gratitude! Happy autumn to you!
Alesya Musiyuk for the site f-Journal.ru
Education
Having celebrated Knowledge Day in early autumn, schoolchildren and students opened the new academic year. However, there are many other places besides school, college or university where you can gain useful knowledge and skills. In the fall, devote time to self-development - read literature, remember the foreign languages that you have wanted to learn for so long. What would you like to understand more about? Maybe you would like to learn a new profession? Learn something new? Fall is a great time for your new beginnings.
My personal recommendations: look at the educational programs at VDNKh - there are a lot of them. Lectures in the Book Pavilion, excursions at the Cinema Museum, the Center for Slavic Literature, a series of classes on historical calligraphy - everyone should find something to their liking. I also advise you to watch a series of lectures at the Bukvodom in Sokolniki - this is a library and workspace where interesting people constantly give talks.
Celebrating holidays
During the autumn season we celebrate Halloween, as well as National Unity Day in Russia. Don't miss these events! These, of course, are not familiar and understandable holidays to everyone, but why not make October 31 and November 4 another reason for joy, fun and smiles?
Decorate your house for Halloween, come up with the best and scariest image, choose a horror movie for the holiday, cook the creepiest dish, and also read history, find out the origins of All Saints' Day. Maybe you will fall in love with it as much as I did this year.
Recently, National Unity Day is an official holiday in Russia. However, many people don’t even understand why they don’t have to go to work on November 4th. But in fact, this is a unique opportunity to get to know the Russian world, the diversity of cultures, peoples, languages of our huge country, to better understand and study Russia and Russians and, of course, to have a great rest! Don’t neglect your day off - go to the festival, read about National Unity Day in the history of our fatherland and be sure to learn something new for yourself.
