Predicting the weather using folklore is not as lackadaisical as it might seem, says Lia Leendertz, as she reveals what we can look forward to this month.
Weather lore for January sets the tone for the whole year ahead. Certain days of the month are given particular weight in this matter, including the feast day of St Vincent of Saragossa (January 22), the patron saint of vintners and vinegar makers: ‘Remember on St Vincent’s Day, if the sun his beams…
