Quand il pleut à Sainte-Pétronille, [/] les raisins tombent en guenilles
Language or variety: 
French
Literal translation: 

Si llueve por Santa Petronila, [/] los racimos caen a jirones

Gloss: 

Wenn es regnet am Tag der Petronella (31. Mai), fallen die Trauben wie Lumpen.

Comments: 

Localizado en Savièse (Valais, Suiza). La fuente inserta entre paréntesis 31 mai tras Sainte-Pétronille. Cf. esta otra paremia homóloga: Pleut-il à la Sainte-Pétronille, [/] Les raisins deviennent grapilles.

Categorization
Chronology: 
Petronilla (Saint —)
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Meteorology: 
rain, to rain
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General Subject Area: 
bad omen
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vineyard, grape-harvesting and wine
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Geolocation

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Geographic locations:
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  • Savièse
    Territory:

    Savièse, Sion, Valais, Switzerland.

Sources
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Author Titlesort ascending Edition In source
HAUSER, Albert Bauernregeln. Eine schweizerische Sammlung mit Erläuterungen von Albert Hauser Editorial:
Artemis Verlag
Place of edition:
Zürich / München
Publication date:
1975 (2.ª ed.)
 Page:
233
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