Ancient Folk Lore

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Months - stories from ancient folklore

May and June - weather lore

May - the variable month

May, from the uncertainty of the weather, seems to have given rise to various proverbs.

May, come she early or come she late, She'll make the cow to quake.

or a general warning about activity in May ...

Till May be out - Change not a clout.

on a positive note regarding May rain...

Water in May is bread all the year.

June - the dry month

Scotland as ever is a good source ...

A leaky May and a dry June, Keeps the puir man's head abune.

although there is an English version of the same ...

A leaky May, and a warm June, Bring on the harvest very soon.

Specific to midsummers eve, which is june 21st ...

If it rains on Midsummer Eve, the filberts will be spoilt.

and a June shower is considered to be lucky, although it always seems to rain in june in England! so maybe the English are always lucky!!

A good leak in June Sets all in tune.

On a more sombre note, although June should be warm, may should not ...

A hot May makes a fat churchyard.

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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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