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April - weather lore and rhymes

A cold April has generally been considered to be a pretty good thing...

A cold April The barn will fill.

... and similiarily ...

Cold April gives bread and wine.

April Fools Day - All Fools Day - April 1st

Specifically to All Fools Day, but keeping up with the general April theme, is this central England saying ...

If it thunders on All Fools' Day, It brings good crops of corn and hay.

... as well as ...

If the first three days of April be foggy, it prognosticates that there will be a flood in June.

Easter Day - variable date

Easter generally falls in April, and rain is again a great thing ...

A rainy Easter betokens a good harvest.

... as well as ...

March winds and April showers Bring forth May flowers.

In the north of England the agriculturists, making use of a different version, are wont to say :—

March dust, and May sun, Make corn white, and maidens dun.

this website has been put together from a series of old texts that i came across, while researching fairies and the world of fae in folklore, i thought there was enough here to share with other people on these other topics. these pages are meant as an introduction or a bit of fun reading, for those interested in delving deeper,
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