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Belief: Weather
Weather Proverb:
Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky at morning, sailors' warning.
Submitter comment:
Much used saying which was firmly believed by informant.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: NEW YORK ; POUGHKEEPSIE
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
April Showers bring May flowers.
Submitter comment:
Weather Proverb
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V800] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
The A in APRIL is underlined.
KW:WP
Dup. of WPP
Keyword(s): April ; FLOWERS ; May ; Month ; NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RHYME ; Sky ; TIME ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- V880 V880.800 |
Belief: Weather
April showers bring May flowers.
Submitter comment:
Weather Belief (proverb)
From her mother as child
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James Callow comment:
The word APRIL is underlined.
Dup. of WPP
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; April ; FLOWERS ; May ; Month ; NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RHYME ; Sky ; TIME ; WEATHER
James Callow Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; May ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Red sky at night is the sailors delight.
Red sky at morning - sailors take warning
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Dup of WPP
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Time for Rain:
Rain before seven, quit before eleven.
Submitter comment:
My mother says in the country this was a common saying.
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Dup. of WPP
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RHYME ; Sky ; TIME ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Belief: Weather
Red skies at night, sailors delight. Red skies in the morning, sailors take warning.
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Dup of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Proverb
Weather:
All signs fail in dry weather
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V800, P890] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Dup of WPP
Keyword(s): Dry ; OMEN ; Prophecies ; SIGN ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Belief: Weather
April Showers bring May flowers
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Ferndale, MI
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James Callow comment:
The A in April and the C in Cissell are both underlined in red.
Dup of WPP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): April ; FLOWERS ; May ; Month ; NATURE ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RHYME ; Sky ; TIME ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Weather Proverb |
Proverb
A false friend and a shadow stay only while the sun shines
Submitter comment:
Origin: Unknown
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;
Keyword(s): Fake ; False ; Friend ; Good ; METAPHOR ; Shadow ; Sun ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Belief: Weather
Weather Predicition:
Pale moon doth rain,
Red moon doth blow,
White moon doth neither rain nor snow.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [P890] crossed out. Replaced with current classification
located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
KW:WP
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Lunar ; MOON ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; SNOW ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Proverb
Everyone complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V700] crossed out. replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; HUMOR ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
A rainbow at night is a sailor's delight:
A rainbow in the morning is a sailor's warning.
Submitter comment:
Informant learned this from the rural community near Kinnecott, Ontario.
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Where learned: RECTORY ; HOLY NAME
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Belief: Weather
Morning red and evening gray / means the sun will shine all day.
Morning gray and evening red / will bring the rain upon your head.
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Original BN [P800] crossed out. Replaced with current classification
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Evening ; Gray ; Grey ; MORNING ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; Red ; Sun ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Weather sign or control |
Belief: Weather
When an entire group or herd of cows is seen laying down in the pasture it is said to be a prediction of coming rain.
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Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; BELIEF ; Cow ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Weather sign or control |
Belief: Weather
It's raining cats and dogs.
Submitter comment:
The phrase refers to a hard rain. I don't know where the symbolism of animals comes in.
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Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Cats ; Dogs ; METAPHOR ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Superstition
The fisherman have two kinds of folk belief: magic and empirical. Magic have no rational explanation-porpoises bring good luck. Empirical can be explained or have a rational line of thought - Circle around moon means bad weather. There is a rational connection between moon, ring, and bad weather.
Beneath the instrumental function of beliefs (to explain something) there is a phycological [sic] function (to ease the dangers of their hazardous occupation.)
Black suitcase is a very bad taboo object. Going out (in boat) on Friday - bad luck. The word alligator - bad luck. Throw change overboard - good luck.
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Where learned: The Function of Magic Among Texas Coastal Fisherman ; Journal of American Folklore
Keyword(s): Alligator ; BELIEF ; Boat ; Change ; Empirical ; Fisherman ; Friday ; LUCK ; MAGIC ; MONEY ; MOON ; Ocean ; Porpoise ; Sail ; Sailor ; SEA ; Ship ; Suitcase ; SUPERSTITION ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Still water Large body. BELIEF -- Bad luck |
IF BOTTOM OF FEET BURN, IT'LL RAIN.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CORNERSVILLE
Keyword(s): Burn ; FEET ; OMEN ; Rain ; SIGN ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions |
Date learned: 00001972-00001973 (ASSUMED)
IF LEAVES TURN OVER ON "WRONG" SIDE, IT'S GOING TO RAIN.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CORNERSVILLE
Keyword(s): ; Leaves ; OMEN ; Rain ; SIGN ; Turn ; Upside Down ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew BELIEF -- Plant |
Date learned: 00001972-00001973 (ASSUMED)
IF COWS LAY DOWN UNDER A TREE, YOU CAN BE SURE IT'S GOING
TO RAIN.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CORNERSVILLE
Keyword(s): BEHAVIOR ; Cows ; OMEN ; Rain ; SIGN ; Tree ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 00001972-00001973 (ASSUMED)
RED CLOUDS AT NIGHT,
SHEPARD'S DELIGHT.
RED CLOUDS IN THE MORNING,
SHEPARD'S WARNING.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; CORNERSVILLE
Keyword(s): AGRICULTURE ; Clouds ; Clouds ; COLOR ; Delight ; FARMING ; METEOROLOGY ; MORNING ; Night ; OMEN ; Portent ; Red ; Shepard ; SIGN ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 00001972-00001973 (ASSUMED)