#mayings

[slavicafire]

In Spain we have a saying that goes “hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo” which translates to “do not take your ~robe~ off until the 40th of may (so til june the 9th aprox). It basically means to never trust good weather in may (and the beginning of june), as cold will linger and come back... only then you might start dressing in your summer clothes

oh I love this so much, thank you for including it in Spanish, too - and not just the English translation. I even understood most of it, apart from sayo! 

also, 40th of May, how delightful. 

[slavicafire]

To add to the May folklore sayings: I’m from Nebraska and as such, we get a lot of heavy storms and tornadoes in May/June. My family here would always say, “When leaves show their undersides, be very sure rain betides.” But this was regarding only cottonwood trees as it’s believed they can “predict” when a big storm/tornado is coming. And you’re definitely in for tornado weather if the cottonwood leaves show their undersides, the sky turns pink, and it hails in that order.

oh goodness, I love this - as much as the phenomenon itself frightens me in its magnitude.

thank you so much for sharing!

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flying-duchess replied to your post “the weather is making a fool of me. is it warm? yes. is it cold? also...”

We have lots of similar sayings in the Netherlands! Likewise if the weather in May is too nice, the shed will receive little hay

oh I love it, thank you so much! could you tell me how it goes in the original language? I’m super curious