If this day is dry and fair, then winter weather will return; if it is wet and cold, then winter is almost over.
If this day is dry and fair, then winter weather will return; if it is wet and cold, then winter is almost over. Originally called Imbolc in British pagan traditions, this celebration of fertility was unsuccessfully adapted to a day of purification by the Catholic Church, and survives today as Groundhog Day. FTP, name this February 2nd cross-quarter day, also known as a festival of lights.
If this day is dry and fair, then winter weather will return; if it is wet and cold, then winter is almost over.
Candlemas