proverb · Source-linked selection
Should it rain on Easter Day, There'll be plenty of grass and little hay.
Should it rain on Easter Day, There'll be plenty of grass and little hay.
Historical period not yet established
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Meaning in plain English
The saying links Easter rain with plentiful grass but little hay. One holiday’s conditions are made a sign of two contrasting later outcomes.
What the words are saying
The paired abundance and shortage give the prediction a more specific shape than simply calling rain good or bad. It can show how the same seasonal event is judged differently through different uses. The explanation does not verify the crop relationship, its locality or its time span. A careful reading names the claimed contrast without treating the verse as cultivation guidance.
Everyday example
A reader notes the different outcomes assigned to grass and hay while keeping an actual resource estimate separate.
When to use it
Use it to discuss a calendar sign with contrasting consequences.
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What it does not mean
This is not verified agricultural advice or a forecast of fodder supply.
Agent-assisted editorial interpretation. This explains the words; it does not by itself verify their author or earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Historical period not yet established
No sufficiently supported historical placement has been established. Import and download dates are not treated as composition dates. - Recorded source
- A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Entry 1330 · Rain
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