<P> 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 . '' </P>
<P> 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 . '' </P>
where does the saying the devil is beating his wife come from
where does the saying the devil is beating his wife come from
Southern United States Utah Hungary
Southern United States Utah Hungary