Behind the Scenes
Winter folklore
Although winter does not officially begin until December 21, winter weather typically shows up much earlier. As a matter of fact, parts of the Midwest experienced some winter weather over the week-end.
What will the winter weather be in your neck-of-the-woods? If you listen to some old-timers, you’ll find the answer in the seed of the persimmon.
When cut into two pieces, the persimmon seed will display one of three symbols. If you find a knife shape, folklore is that you will have an icy winter and the wind will cut through like a knife. A fork symbolizes a mild winter. A spoon is said to forecast heavy snow. Apparently, the spoon shape signifies the fact that you’ll be scooping snow.
Kari McKinney, our Brownfield Promotions Coordinator did a little investigating with her mom this past week-end. They cut open the seeds of four persimmons and found the spoon symbol in each.
You might want to get the blade ready.
Kari,
How about the wooly worms and predictions ???