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Se piòvi su l’olìvo, no piòvi sui òvi

Se piòvi su l’olìvo, no piòvi sui òvi

Language or variety
Venetan
Literal translation

Si llueve sobre el olivo, no llueve sobre los huevos

Comments

El olivo y los huevos se refieren por metonimia al Domingo de Ramos y al de Pascua de Resurrección.

Categorization

Chronology

Palm Sunday

moveable date

Easter

moveable date
Meteorology
rain, to rain
rain, to rain

inverse forecast [The outset and the resultant meteorological conditions are opposed]

forecast
General subject area
oil, olive, olive tree
plant kingdom (signs and variable aspects)
eggs (of a hen)
elements of everyday life

Geolocation

Geographic locations

Buje [Buie]

Territory
Buje [Buie], Istria, Croatia.
Geolocation type
Punctual location

County and historical region of Istria.

Sources