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St. Swithin
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15th July is St Swithin's day, in honour of the day he was dug up and moved indoors, over one thousand years ago.. It rained on that day and the forty days thereafter.
According to the rhyme…. St Swithin's day if thou dost rain For forty days it will remain St Swithun's day if thou be fair For forty days 'twill rain na mair
What I want to know is how locally is this applicable? If it rains somewhere in England will it then rain everywhere in England, or if it rains in Kingstanding will it only rain in Kingstanding for forty days and leave Yardley alone?
Quote: astoness wrote in post #8gone are the days when we knew our seasons...winter was winter summer was summer and so on...these days its winter in summer
Everything is the same now, we can get Easter Eggs for six months of the year, Christmas starts around September and Father Christmas works a double day shift instead of just Nights now.
Quote: astoness wrote in post #8gone are the days when we knew our seasons...winter was winter summer was summer and so on...these days its winter in summer
Everything is the same now, we can get Easter Eggs for six months of the year, Christmas starts around September and Father Christmas works a double day shift instead of just Nights now.
Quote: Slow Jo wrote in post #14Once the children go back to school after the summer holidays ,you watch the christmas thing's start coming in the shops.
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Voltman
, Fri Jul 15, 2016 7:43 am
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