[1] Notably, some of the peasants are shown eating while others are harvesting wheat, a depiction of both the production and consumption of food.

In the center left of the painting, a group of villagers can be seen participating in the blood sport of cock throwing.

[6] A sense of distance is conveyed by the workers carrying sheaves of wheat through the clearing, the people bathing in the pond, the children playing and the ships far away.

The surviving Months of the Year cycle are:The Gloomy Day, The Hunters in the Snow, and The Return of the Herd are on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

Legendary animation director, Hayao Miyazaki took inspiration from this painting for his short film Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess.