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1. Weather-Lore (continued)

   

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   clouded. 3 Heavy low clouds denote rain. 4 Darkness over the sea warns of approaching rain. 5 East wind is mildness 6 North wind is storm. 7 South wind is rain 8 It is a sign of frost when the sky is red 9 When the sky is pink it is a sign of rain. 10 When the cat washes its face and puts its paw over its ears it is a sin that rivers will overflow their banks. 11 Very cold blowy weather is a sign of snow.

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2. Weather-Lore

   

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   1 When the moon is surrounded by a near hand ring it foretells a far off storm.
   2 When the sun sets gloomy and dark it is the sign of rain.
   3 It is a sign of a lovely warm day if the sun is seen rising red early in the morning.
   4 If the stars are seen sparkling in the sky on a winter's night it tell us that a storm is approaching.
   5 When the clouds are black and dark and moving about in the sky it is a sign of stormy weather.
   6 When the rainbow is visible on a Saturday

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