December 27. St. John the Evangelist’s Day:

Never rued the man

That lead in his fuel before St. John.

(Robin Forby, “Vocabulary of East Anglia,” London, 1830.)

Additional verses on Candlemas Day (Purification of the Blessed Virgin):

If the sun shines bright on Candlemas Day,

The half of the winter’s not yet away.

In Latin:

Si sol splendescat Maria purificante,

Major erit glacies post festum quam ante.