NEVE MARZOLE, SCIUSCE CA VOLE

(MARCH SNOW, BLOW IT AWAY)

SNOWFALL IN MARCH IS USUALLY SO LITTLE THAT A SLIGHT BREEZE WILL BLOW IT AWAY

CARNIVALE NCHI LU STRISCIONE, PASCHE NCHI LU SOLE

(CARNIVAL WITH EMBERS, EASTER WITH THE SUN)

AN AGE-OLD COUNTRY BELIEF: IF CARNIVAL IS COLD (THE EMBERS CLEARLY REFER TO THE FIREPLACE), EASTER WILL BRING WITH IT WARM WEATHER. THE PROBLEM AT EASTER WAS TO REMEMBER HOW THE WEATHER HAD BEEN AT CARNIVAL.