March and April pay full dear.
(English.)
A January thaw is a sign for a July freshet.
If the grass grows green in January, it will grow the worse for it all the year.
In the Shepherd’s Almanac for 1676, among the observations on the month of January we find the following: “Some say that if on the 12th of January the sun shines it foreshows much wind. Others predict by Saint Paul’s day, saying if the sun shine it betokens a good year; if it rain or snow, indifferent; if misty it predicts great dearth; if it thunder, great winds and death of people that year.”
A favorable January brings us a good year.
Fair on Saint Paul’s conversion day (25th) is favorable to all fruits.
In January much rain and little snow is bad for mountains, valleys, and trees.
Saint Paul fair with sunshine,
Brings fertility to rye and wine.