Palme mmbòsse gregna 'grossa

Language or variety: 
Pugliese
Literal translation: 

Palma mojada, gavillas grandes

Gloss: 

Se la Domenica delle Palme piove, si prevede un ottimo raccolto [...] (Giovine, 1998: 140)

Comments: 

Localizado por Giovine (1998: 140) en Manfredonia. La misma obra (pág. 127) localiza una leve variante en Acquaviva: Pasque mbòsse, grègna gròsse. Trotta (1982: 199) registra en Monte Sant'Angelo: Palma nfósse, grégna jrosse.

Categorization
Chronology: 
Palm Sunday
<moveable date>
Meteorology: 
rain, to rain
<rain, to rain>
General Subject Area: 
good omen
<omen>
harvest
<farmwork>
Geolocation

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Geographic locations:
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  • Acquaviva
    Territory:

    Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari, Puglia, Italy.

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    Manfredonia
    Territory:

    Manfredonia, Foggia, Puglia, Italy.

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    Monte Sant'Angelo
    Territory:

    Monte Sant'Angelo, Foggia, Puglia, Italy.

Sources
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Author Title Edition In source
GIOVINE, Alfredo Proverbi pugliesi Editorial:
Giunti
Place of edition:
Firenze
Publication date:
1998
 Page:
140, 127
Proverb number:
1010, 856
TROTTA, Marco Società e cultura contadina nei proverbi di Monte S. Angelo Editorial:
Centro Studi Garganici
Place of edition:
Monte Sant'Angelo (Foggia)
Publication date:
1982
 Page:
199
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