10/20/13 LINGUISTICS Y'ALL A "sunshower" in many other languages is known by many other names with connections to folklore.

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A sunshower in many other languages is known by many other names with connections to folklore.
A common theme is that of clever animals getting married or related to the devil, although many variations of parts
of this theme exist.
In Afrikaans, it is referred to as jakkalstrou, jackals wedding, or also Jakkals trou met wolf se vrou as dit ren en
die son skyn flou, meaning: Jackal is marrying Wolfs wife when it rains and the sun shines faintly.
In Bangladesh, the Fox is getting married shial mamar bia hosse
In Brazil, people say Rain and sun (chuva e sol), Snails (caracol) wedding, Sun and rain (sol e chuva), Widows
(viva) marriage, or Casamento da Raposa (Foxs Wedding).
In Bulgaria, there is a saying about a bear and a fox getting married.
In El Salvador, the traditional belief is that the deer is giving birth.
In Eritrea, the traditional belief is that the hyena is giving birth.
In France, it is called le mariage du loup or the wolfs wedding
In Hawaii, it is known as Ghost Rain.
In Japan, it is known as kitsune no yomeiri, or the kitsunes wedding, and means a foxs wedding ceremony is
being held.
In Kenya, hyenas are getting married.
In Korea, a male tiger gets married to a fox.
In Mazandarani language, in north of Iran, it is also called the jackals wedding.
In Morocco, it is the wolfs wedding.
In Nepal (Nepali), it is called the foxes wedding or gham-paani, gham-paani shyal ko bihe which literally
translates to Sunshine-rain, sunshine-rain, the fox is getting married. In fact theres a local song dedicated to
Sunshower.
In Pashto, it is also called Da gidarh wade or the jackals wedding.
In Pakistani Punjab, it is also called Kani gidh Da waye or one eye jackals wedding.
In Philippines, the traditional belief is that the wedding of a tikbalang is being held.
In Sinhala, it is called the foxes wedding ( , .).
In South African English, a sunshower is referred to as a monkeys wedding, a loan translation of the Zulu
umshado wezinkawu, a wedding for monkeys.
In Sudan, the Donkey and Monkey are getting married.*In various African languages, leopards are getting married.
In Sweden its called vittervder.
In Trinidad and Tobago, it is called Monkey Marriddin or monkeys getting married.
In parts of the United Kingdom, it is referred to as a monkeys birthday.

August 1, 2013 (9:23 am)

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