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A practical nursery rhyme
about the weather - "Red Sky
at night"
Practical origins for
this English nursery rhyme
are based on weather
predictions and how a red
sky at night would indicate
fair weather on the
following day. In England
the words refer to a
shepherd who would say that
a red sky in the morning was
suggesting inclement weather
to follow. In America the
words relate to a sailor. It
should be remembered that
there were no weather
forecasts, as such, in days
gone by and one had to make
one's own weather
predictions. Those with the
most knowledge and
experience, such as Sailors
and Shepherds, whose lives
were dependant on the
weather and were fully
conversant with changing
weather patterns indicated
by a "Red Sky at night".
The original origins of
this Nursery Rhyme can be
traced to the Bible: Matthew
16:2-3
2 - He answered and said
unto them, When it is
evening, ye say, It will be
fair weather: for the sky is
red. 3 - And in the morning,
It will be foul weather to
day: for the sky is red and
lowering. O ye hypocrites,
ye can discern the face of
the sky; but can ye not
discern the signs of the
times?
Our grateful thanks go to
Rilla for providing us with
this reference |
