Saint Swithin's Day

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Saint Swithin's Day

n usually abbreviated to St Swithin's Day

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) July 15, observed as a Church festival commemorating Saint Swithin. It is popularly supposed that if it rains on this day the rain will persist for the next 40 days

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No references found			Byline: By Abbie Wightwick Saint Swithin's Day is not a time to be superstitious. Home truths by The Journal (Newcastle, England) It rained on Saint Swithin's day yesterday which, according to the legend, means it will pour down for the next 40 days. Where has my summer gone? Tourism chiefs still confident by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			Saint Matthew Saint Matthew the Apostle Saint Moritz Saint Nicholas Saint Nick Saint Olaf Saint Olav Saint Patrick Saint Patrick's cross Saint Patrick's Day Saint Paul Saint Paul's Saint Peter Saint Peter the Apostle Saint Peter's Saint Peter's fish Saint Peter's wreath Saint Peter's-wort Saint Peters Saint Petersburg Saint Phalle Saint Pierre Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pölten Saint Polycarp Saint Swithin's Day Saint Teresa of Avila Saint Thomas Saint Thomas a Becket Saint Thomas Aquinas Saint Ulmo's fire Saint Ulmo's light Saint Valentine's Day Saint Valentine’s Day Saint Vincent Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vitus dance Saint Vitus' dance Saint Vitus's (dance) Saint Vitus's dance Saint's bell saint's day Saint-Barthélemy Saint-Bernard's-lily Saint-Brieuc Saint-Cloud Saint-Denis Saint-Émilion Saint-Étienne Saint-Exupéry Saint-Gaudens			Saint Sergius of Radonezh Saint Silas Saint Simeon Saint Simeon Stylites Saint Simeon Stylites Saint Simon Saint Simon Saint Simon the Apostle Saint Simonian Saint Simonianism Saint Simons Island Saint Simplician Saint Sophia Saint Sophia Saint stanislas Saint Stefan of Perm Saint Stephan of Perm Saint Stephen Saint Stephen Saint Stephen of Perm Saint Stephen's Baptist Church Saint Stephen's College Saint Stephens Saint Stephens High School Saint Steven Saint Swithin's Day Saint Symeon the New Theologian Saint Tail Saint Tammany Art Association Saint Tammany Association for Retarded Citizens Saint Tammany Parish Saint Tammany Parish, LA Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana Saint Teresa of Avila Saint Theophanes the Confessor Saint Theophilus Saint Theophilus Saint Theresa Saint Theresa of Lisieux Saint Theresa's College Saint Therese Saint Therese of Lisieux Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Saint Thomas Saint Thomas Saint Thomas a Becket Saint Thomas à Becket Saint Thomas á Becket Saint Thomas and Prince Saint Thomas and Prince Saint Thomas Aquinas Saint Thomas Aquinas Saint Thomas Aquinas Saint Thomas Aquinas Academy

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