Sunshower - wikipedia Sunshower This article is about the meteorological phenomenon. For commercial products with the name `` Sunshower '', see Sunshower ( commercial product ). For the Thelma Houston album, see Sunshower ( album ). For the song, see Sunshowers. A sunset sunshower in the Mojave desert A Sunshower over Crater Mountain, Landers, California A sunshower or sun shower is a meteorological phenomenon in which rain falls while the sun is shining. A sunshower is usually the result of accompanying winds associated with a rain storm sometimes miles away, blowing the airborne raindrops into an area where there are no clouds. Hence, a sunshower. Sometimes a sunshower is created when a single rain cloud passes overhead, and the Sun 's angle keeps the sunlight from being obstructed by overhead clouds. Sunshower conditions often lead to the appearance of a rainbow, if the sun is at a low enough angle. Although used in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the UK, the term `` sunshower '' is rarely found in dictionaries. Additionally, the phenomenon has a wide range of sometimes remarkably similar folkloric names in cultures around the world. A common theme is that of clever animals and tricksters getting married or related to the devil, although many variations of this theme are in existence. Contents 1 Folkloric names 1.1 India 1.2 Devils 1.3 Other variations 2 In popular culture 3 See also 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External links Folkloric names A sunshower over Waller creek in Austin, Texas. In Afrikaans, this phenomenon, i.e. when it rains and the sun shines is referred to as Jakkals trou met wolf se vrou, meaning ' Jackal marries wolf 's wife '. In Albania, when it rains and the sun shines, people say that a romani wedding is taking place somewhere near. In Algeria, it is called `` عرس الذيب - عرس الذئب - Ar 's A'Dib '' or `` the wolf 's wedding '' In Bangladesh : `` Shial mamar bia hoce '' `` Uncle Fox is getting married '' In Basque : `` Azeri besta '' ( `` Fox feast '' ) or `` Azeri ezteia '' ( `` Fox 's wedding '' ) : as the sun is shining, the chicken stay outside, but as it is also raining, they remain still, paralyzed by the rain ; the fox seizes that occasion to eat them. In Belgium, Flanders : `` Duiveltjeskermis '' or `` Devil 's fair '' In Brazil, `` Casamento da raposa '' ( Vixen 's Wedding ), `` Sol e chuva, casamento de viúva '', which is a rhyme that means `` Sun and rain, widow 's wedding / marriage '' or `` Chuva e sol, casamento do espanhol '', which is a rhyme that means `` Rain and Sun, Spanish man 's wedding / marriage '' ( which is often used as a response to the first rhyme or vice versa ). In Bulgaria, there is a saying about a bear getting married. In Canada, it is also called `` Jon Sunshowers '' or `` Glitter Waterfall ''. In El Salvador, the traditional belief is that the deer is giving birth. In Ethiopia and Eritrea, the traditional belief is that the hyena is giving birth. In Finland, it is called `` Ketut kylpevät '' or `` foxes are taking bath '' In France, it is called `` Le mariage du loup '' or `` the wolf 's wedding '', or `` giboulée '' In Galician, the traditional belief is that the vixen or the fox are getting married : casa a raposa / casa o raposo ; sometimes the wolf and the vixen : Estanse casando o lobo coa raposa. in Greece they say `` ήλιος και βροχή, παντρεύονται οι φτωχοί. Ήλιος και φεγγάρι, παντρεύονται οι γαιδαροι. '' Sun and rain, the poor are getting married. Sun and moon, the donkeys are getting married '' In Hawaii, it is known as `` Ghost Rain '' or `` Liquid Sunshine ''. In Iran it is known as ``. گرگ داره میزاد '' which means `` Wolf giving birth ''. In Italy they say `` Piove e c'è il sole, la gatta fa l'amore '' which means `` It rains with the sun, the ( female ) cat is making love ''. In Japan, it is known as `` Kitsune no yomeiri '', or `` The kitsune 's wedding '', and means a fox 's wedding ceremony is being held. In Kenya, hyenas or monkeys are getting married. In Korea, a male tiger gets married to a fox. In Mazandarani language, in north of Iran, it is also called `` The jackal 's wedding ''. In Maldives, it is also `` The rain that falls when a noble infidel dies ''. In Morocco, it is the `` Wolf 's wedding ''. In the north, they say : `` Shta Wel Kayla Wel ' Urss Del ' Ayla '' which means `` The rain and the sun and the girl 's wedding. '' In Nepal ( Nepali ), it is called `` The foxes wedding '' or `` Gham - paani, gham - paani shyal ko bihe '' which literally translates to `` Sunshine - rain, sunshine - rain, the fox is getting married ''. In fact there 's a local song dedicated to Sunshower. In Pashto, it is also called `` Da gidarh wade '' or `` the jackal 's wedding ''. In Pakistani Punjab, it is also called `` Kani gidh Da waye '' or `` one eye jackal 's wedding ''. In Philippines, the traditional belief is that the wedding of a tikbalang is being held. In Puerto Rico, the traditional belief is that witches are getting married. In Sri Lanka in the Sinhala, it is called `` The foxes wedding '' ( අව්වයි වැස්සයි, නරියගෙ මගුලයි. ). In South African English, a sunshower is referred to as a `` monkey 's wedding '', a loan translation of the Zulu umshado wezinkawu, a wedding for monkeys. This expression is also used in Zimbabwe. In Sudan, the donkey and monkey are getting married. In various African languages, leopards are getting married. In Sweden it is called `` vitterv äder ''. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is called `` Monkey Marriddin '' or monkeys getting married. In parts of the United Kingdom, it is referred to as `` a monkey 's birthday ''. In Tanzania, they say `` Simba anazaa '' - literally `` the lioness is giving birth. '' India In Assamese, it is called `` kKhonra xiyaalor biya ( খঁৰা শিয়ালৰ বিয়া ) '', meaning `` The bob - tailed fox 's wedding ''. In Bengali, it is called `` The blind fox 's wedding ''. In Gujarati, it is called `` Naago varsaad '', meaning `` naked rain ''. In Hindi, it is also called `` The ghosts ' wedding ''. In Kannada, it is called `` Kaage Nari maduve '' which means `` Crow and fox getting married '' ( ಕಾಗೆ ನರಿ ಮದುವೆ ) In Konkani, it is called `` a monkey 's wedding ''. In Marathi, it is called `` Nagda Paaus '' meaning `` Naked Rain ''. In Malayalam, it is called the Fox 's wedding ( കുറുക്കന്റെ കല്യാണം ) In Oriya, it is called `` The foxes wedding '' ( ଖରା ହେଉଛି ମେଘ ହେଉଛି, ଶିଆଳ ପୁଅ ବାହା ହେଉଛି ). In Tamil, it is called `` The fox and the crow / raven are getting married '' ( காக்காவுக்கும் நரிக்கும் கல்யாணம் ). In Telugu, it is called `` Yenda Vanala, kukkala nakkala pelli '' which means `` Dogs and Foxes getting married in the sunshowers '' ( ఎండా వానలో కుక్కల, నక్కల పెళ్ళి ). Devils In the Southern United States, Utah as well as in Hungary a sunshower is said to show that `` the devil is beating his wife '' ( or, more rarely, `` the devil is beating his wife with a walking stick '' ) because he is angry God created a beautiful day. The rain is said to be his wife 's tears. A regional variant from Tennessee is `` the devil is kissing his wife ''. In French, the phrase is `` Le diable bat sa femme et marie sa fille '' ( i.e., `` the devil is beating his wife and marrying his daughter '' ). In the Netherlands and Belgium, they say that there is a `` funfair going on in hell ''. In St. Kitts and Nevis, when rain is falling and the sun is shining, it is said that ' D devil a bang he wife '. In Liberia, it is said that `` the devil is fighting with his wife over a chicken bone. '' Other variations In Lithuanian and Estonian ( vaeslapse pisarad ), the phenomenon is described as `` orphans ' tears '', where the sun is the grandmother drying those tears. In Russian, it is called грибной дождь ( gribnoy dozhd ' ), `` mushroom rain '', as such conditions are considered favorable to growing mushrooms. Also, it is called слепой дождь ( slepoy dozhd ' ), `` blind rain '', because it does n't see that it should n't be raining. In Indonesian, the phenomenon is the sign of someone who is rich and well known has died in the place where the sunshower happened, so the sky is showing its condolences. In Catalonia it is said that the witches are combing their hair, `` Les bruixes es pentinen ''. In Poland it is said that a witch is making butter, `` Słońce świeci, deszczyk pada, baba jaga masło składa ''. In the Caribbean islands such as Puerto Rico and The Dominican Republic, it is said that a witch is getting married. In Guyana, it is known as `` Sun - Rain ``. In Trinidad and Tobago, `` Sun shining, Rain falling, Monkey marrying '' In Haiti, it is said that a zombie is beating his wife for salty food. Devil is sometimes interchanged for zombie. In Argentina, it is said that an old woman is getting married. In Croatia, it is said that gypsies are getting married, `` Cigani se žene ''. In Macedonia, it is also said that gypsies are getting married, `` Циганка се мажи '', and also that a bear is getting married, `` Мечка се жени / мажи ''. In Venezuela, the word ' cachimba ' refers to raining while sunny. In Cuba, `` Se está casando la hija del diablo '', i.e. `` The Devil 's daughter is getting married '' In Hebrew it is called a שמש משקרת ( Shémesh meshakéret ) - A lying sun In Vietnamese, it is called `` mua bong may '' or `` mưa bóng mây '' ( shadow rain ) In popular culture US soul singer Thelma Houston titled her 1969 debut album `` Sunshower ''. Half - brothers Stony Browder and Thomas `` August Darnell '' Browder co-authored a song called `` Sunshower '', which was included on Dr. Buzzard 's Original Savannah Band 's 1976 eponymous debut album. Robert Earl Keen 's song `` Willie '' from the 1984 album No Kinda Dancer includes the lyric `` The Devil beats his wife with a silver chain '' in reference to a sunshower. Poster for Akira Kurosawa 's 1990 film `` Dreams '', which features a fox wedding American rock band Better Than Ezra recorded the song, `` Cry in the Sun '' on their Deluxe album with the lyrics, `` Cry in the sun when the devil beats his wife. '' Akira Kurosawa 's 1990 film `` Dreams '' has a segment about a young boy witnessing a fox wedding ( Kitsune no yomeiri ) procession during a sunshower. RZA of the Wu - Tang Clan has a song called `` Sunshower '' off their 1997 international release of `` Wu - Tang Forever. '' Chris Cornell 's 1999 album Euphoria Morning has a bonus track titled `` Sunshower ''. English - Sri Lankan musician M.I.A. recorded a single `` Sunshowers '' in 2004. The song appears on her 2005 debut album Arular. American arena rock band Journey recorded a song, `` Caught In A Sunshower '', on their 2008 album Revelation. The title song of the 2010 Korean drama, My Girlfriend Is a Nine - Tailed Fox, a story focusing on a nine - tailed fox ( kumiho ), is called `` Fox Rain ''. In the Creedence Clearwater Revival song Have You Ever Seen The Rain ? the chorus is `` I want to know, have you ever seen the rain. Comin ' down on a sunny day ? '' See also April showers ( weather phenomenon ) Lake - effect snow References ^ Jump up to : Symonds, Steve ( 2004 ). `` Weather Terms - Wild Weather ''. ABC North Coast. Retrieved 17 November 2006. ^ Jump up to : Quinion, Michael ( 2001 ). `` Monkey 's Wedding ''. World Wide Words. Retrieved 17 November 2006. ^ Jump up to : Vaux, Bert ( 1998 ). `` Sunshower summary ''. linguistlist.org. Retrieved 17 November 2006. 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It rains and shines at the same time : Le diable bat sa femme et marie sa fille Jump up ^ `` Kermis in de hel Nederlands spreekwoordenboek ''. woorden.org ( in Dutch ). Retrieved 13 September 2014. Jump up ^ `` A year of words ''. Waywordradio.org. Jump up ^ `` Слепой дождь ''. dic.academic.ru ( in Russian ). Bibliography Blust, Robert ( 1998 ) The Fox 's Wedding. Manuscript, University of Hawaii. Evgen'jeva, A.P., ed. ( 1985 - ) Slovar ' russkogo jazyka v 4 tomakh, 3rd edition. Moscow. Kuusi, Matti ( 1957 ) Regen bei Sonnenschein : Zur Weltgeschichte einer Redensart. `` Folklore Fellows Communications '' n. 171, Helsinki 1957 ( it appeared translated into Italian in the journal `` Quaderni di Semantica '' 13 ( 1992 ) and 14 ( 1993 ) ). Hoffmann - Krayer, E. ( 1930 -- 31 ) Handwörterbuch des deutschen Aberglaubens. Berlin and Leipzig : Walter de Gruyter. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sun shower. 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Question: where does the saying the devil is beating his wife come from
Answer: Southern United States