2011-05-30 10:54:15Ramón Chen

French proverbs/ proverbes 11: Â la Sante-Luce

11.    À la Sante-Luce, les jours croissent du saut d’une puce.

 As of Sainte Luce Day (Dec. 13), the days start to lengthen ever so slowly.

 (lit.: On Sainte Luce, the days grow at the pace of a flea; n.b.: This of course is not accurate; it is after the solstice on Dec. 21 or 22 that the daytime starts to lengthen.)