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Persimmon seeds forecast winter in southern tradition
Original: How a southern tradition uses persimmon seeds to predict the weather
A southern American folk tradition claims that splitting open a persimmon seed can predict the coming winter's weather. Inside the seed, the shape of the kernel is said to reveal the forecast: a spoon shape warns of heavy snow to shovel, a fork shape suggests mild weather, and a knife shape signals cutting, icy winds. The custom remains a popular seasonal talking point each autumn as persimmons ripen.
Why now: Persimmons ripen in autumn, the traditional time for the annual seed-predicting ritual.
Evidence
- How a southern tradition uses persimmon seeds to predict the weather · Garden Center Magazine
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