medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Swithun (d. 862) The West Saxon Swithun (or Swithin) was chaplain to
> King Egbert and a royal councillor; he was named bishop of Winchester
> in 852.
A very old
> tradition says that if it rains today it will rain for 40 days.
"If Saint Swithun's Day be fair
For forty days 'twill rain nay mair [ = no more];
If on Saint Swithun's Day it rain,
For forty days it will remain."
.... And in Portsmouth, which was once in the Diocese of Winchester, it is
now (7am) grey and overcast. It could go either way, so I am keeping my
fingers crossed. We've had a rottenish summer so far. I will report back at
the end of 40 days ...
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