“In like a lion, out like a lamb”… You’ve heard the saying. Cape Codders take it to mean that if we have cold windy winter weather at the beginning of the month, we’re sure to have a stretch of spring like warmth near its end. While the origin of the proverb is uncertain, this poem attributed to Lorie Hill sums up its message quite nicely!
March roars in like a lion
So fierce,
The wind so cold,
It seems to pierce.
The month rolls on
And Spring draws near,
And March goes out
Like a lamb so dear.
Spring arrives with the vernal equinox on either the 20th or the 21st depending on the year. Regardless of the date upon which it falls, it means that the sun is precisely above the equator, and day and night are of equal length.
We almost forgot! What are you doing on the 17th? Wearing a touch of the green in celebration of St Patrick’s Day! Anyone can eat green bagels or drink green beer, but how about we learn a few phrases from the old country? “Slainte,” pronounced “slant – cha” in English, basically means “To your health,” a perfect toast as glasses are raised. This next one is a little harder. “Cead Mile Failte” is pronounced like this in English: “kayd meela falcha” What does it mean? “A hundred thousand welcomes!”
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