Se c'è la piena il dì dell'Ascensione, dura quaranta giorni nel letto del fiume
Language or variety: 
Italian
Literal translation: 

Si hay la crecida el día de la Ascensión, dura cuarenta días en el lecho del río

Comments: 

Cf. el refrán genuino de la Romaña Quand ch'u j è la fiumana e' dè dl'Assansión, par quaranta dè la dura int e' fiòn.

Categorization
Chronology: 
Ascension
<moveable date>
forty days
<forty days>
Meteorology: 
rain, to rain
<rain, to rain>
direct forecast [outlook and outset offer the same meteorological conditions]
<forecast>
heavy rain
<rain, to rain>
General Subject Area: 
river, flood, watercourse
<territory>
Sources
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Authorsort descending Title Edition In source
SCHWAMENTHAL, Riccardo / Michele L. STRANIERO Dizionario dei proverbi italiani Editorial:
Rizzoli
Place of edition:
Milano
Publication date:
1993 (2.ª ed.)
 Page:
464
Proverb number:
5065
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