Eligius is the name of Dec.1. in German. If it is very cold on Eligius, the cold weather will stay for 4 month. Dec. 4. is Barbara 's day The frost after Barbara's day is ok. before the buds will freeze. Dec. 6. is St Nikolaus day The winter will be very hard if it rains on St. Nikolaus day. Dec.7. is Ambrosius day Dec. 22 is Florian's day If it is nice one Ambrosius day, Florians's day will be very wild. Dec.24. If it snows on " Heiligabend" Christmas eve, Christmas is not very far. Dec. 25/26 If it is green for the Christmas time, it is going to snow at Easter time. If it is very windy over the Christmas days, the fruit trees will have plenty of fruit the next year. Is the night very clear of Christmas, there will be hope for a fruitful year. If the crows stay in the clover at Christmas, at Easter they will stay in the snow. If Christmas is clear, there will be a good wine year. Green Christmas, white Easter. Is Christmas white, the winter is going to belong and hard. Dec. 31. If it is clear and light on New Years eve, the New year it standing in front of the door. If it is very cold thru the Advent's time, then the cold weather is going to last for 18 weeks. In December only ice flowers (frost on the windows) should bloom, and the Christmas table should be only green. If the weather changes in Dec. very often, the winter is going to be like a little child (not very cold). The earth needs a cover, so she can sleep peacefully. These are just some things I found in one of my grandmothers books. Katharina _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com