Moon
- stories from ancient folklore
Moon V
| “ | when Christmas Day cometh while the moon waneth, it shall be a very good year, and the nearer it cometh to the new moon, the better shall that year be. If it cometh when the moon decreaseth, it shall be a hard year, and the nearer the latter end thereof it cometh, the worse and harder shall the year be. | ” |
In Huntingdonshire it is a common saying that (dark meaning no moon) ... | “ | a dark Christmas sends a fine harvest | ” |
Another old proverb tells us that ... | “ | so many days old the moon is on Michaelmas Day, so many floods after. | ” |
It is a common thought that the full moon increases the symptoms of madness, it is said that the moon makes people insane when ... | “ | she comes nearer to the earth than she was wont. | ” |
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