We’ve all heard the saying about March. In like a lion, out like a lamb. Supposedly about the weather we get during the month when winter comes to and end and spring starts. But is that what it’s really about?
The quick answer seems to be yes, although the stars may be involved in where the saying came from in the first place.
The month of March begins with the constellation Leo being rather prominent in the East. By the end of the month, Aries, the ram is setting in the West. Aries may not be a sheep, but a ram is sort of close, so many people believe that astronomy had something to do with the saying. Since out like a ram doesn’t sound too friendly, it was just switched up for the gentler lamb.
But the theory is the saying, while it may have had it’s beginnings in the stars also seemed to match up with the weather patterns, so it was adapted to that. There are variations to deal with other weather patterns apparently. In some places they turn it around, because the first part of March is fairly calm, but the end of the month tends to bring the worst snow storms of the year.
In Scotland there apparently is a saying that March comes in with adders’ heads and goes out with peacocks’ tails. In other words, the first of the month has a bite like poisonous snake, while the end is rather beautiful. Maybe.
There doesn’t seem to be a lot of certainty where the saying came from. Quite often if doesn’t seem to come true. But the fact is, it will be spring at the end of the month. If the weather wants to cooperate is a different story.
But there is always hope.
