Seven Sleepers Day

Seven Sleepers Day

In Germany, June 27 is "Siebenschläfertag" (Seven Sleepers Day). If it rains that day, the next seven weeks or the rest of summer is supposedly going to be rainy. While it might seem to refer to the "Siebenschläfer" squirrel (Glis Glis), also known as the "edible dormouse", it actually commemorates the Seven Sleepers legend. Objections have been raised that the legend might came up before the Gregorian reform and as at this time the difference to the Julian calendar amounted to ten days, July 7 would be the actual Seven Sleepers Day. Based on this date the prediction has a slightly increased probability, confined to the southern parts of Germany not affected by the jet stream. [cite web
title = Siebenschläfertag - June 27th
publisher = Penguin's Berlin Guide for vistors and residents: [http://berlin.barwick.de berlin.barwick.de]
date = 2007-06-27
url = http://berlin.barwick.de/blog/german/word-of-the-day/siebenschlaefertag-june-27th.html
accessdate = 2008-02-08 ] [cite web
last = Tölke
first = Susanne
title = Siebenschläfer (27.06.2006)
publisher = Bayerischer Rundfunk
date = 2006-06-27
url = http://www.br-online.de/wissen-bildung/kalenderblatt/druckversion/2006/prkb20060627.html
accessdate = 2008-02-08 ] [cite web
title = 27. Juni: Siebenschläfer
publisher = Wetterstation Göttingen
url = http://www.wetterstation-goettingen.de/270602.htm
accessdate = 2008-02-08 ]

References

ee also

*National Sleepy Head Day for the holiday in Finland
*Weather lore
*Saint Swithun's Day
*Groundhog Day


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