Traditional Signs of Winter

This came up in the Daily ... heavily berried hollies. And I added an unusually heavy acorn crop. What other traditional lore can you think of?

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"Cats scratch a post before wind,
Wash their faces before rain,
Sit with their backs to the fire before snow."

I must remember to watch Cassie Cat from now on!

Another one I remember is:

"A warm November is a sign of a bad winter to come"

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A green Christmas means a fat graveyard .......

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The early migration of birds can signal a hard winter...

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My dear old Dad use to say if there were a lot of robins around it would be a bad winter.

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I wonder why Eileen maybe because if it is green/mild there are more germs about with no frost to kill them off...

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That's what I always thought too,Meg. Makes sense, doesn't it.

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If Christmas Day be bright and clear
Two winters we will have this year...

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I've not heard of any of these, but its fascinating to read them.

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Me neither Wonda, but they are interesting....