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ALLHALLOW SUMMER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-11-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climatology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- All Saints' summer
1, record 1, English, All%20Saints%27%20summer
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- All-hallown summer 2, record 1, English, All%2Dhallown%20summer
correct, Great Britain
- All Hallowen summer 3, record 1, English, All%20Hallowen%20summer
Great Britain
- Allhallow summer 4, record 1, English, Allhallow%20summer
Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
English folklore, an old name for a period, like Indian summer, of unseasonable warmth, supposed to occur on the eve of All Hallows day (All Saints Day, November 1). 4, record 1, English, - All%20Saints%27%20summer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is mentioned by Shakespeare, but its use appears to have died out. More frequently heard today are references to such as St. Luke's summer, St. Martin's summer, Old Wives' summer. 4, record 1, English, - All%20Saints%27%20summer
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Allhallown summer
- All hallown summer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Climatologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- été de la Toussaint
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9t%C3%A9%20de%20la%20Toussaint
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période de temps ensoleillé et chaud accompagné de brume sèche, qui se produit en automne, c'est-à-dire à la fin d'octobre ou au début de novembre. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9t%C3%A9%20de%20la%20Toussaint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans plusieurs pays d'Europe, on retrouve des périodes analogues à l'été des Indiens (i.e. ayant à peu près les mêmes critères). Ces périodes portent toutes des noms faisant allusion à un élément culturel, religieux ou folklorique. [...] Une légende suédoise parle de l'été de la Toussaint qui se produit à la fin octobre ou au début novembre et qui est du temps chaud et ensoleillé, accompagné de brume sèche. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9t%C3%A9%20de%20la%20Toussaint
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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