April, April, der macht was er will — deutsches Sprichwort
🇩🇪 Saturday, April 11, 2026
April, April, der macht was er will — deutsches Sprichwort

In Deutschland sagt man 'April, April, der macht was er will', wenn das Wetter im Frühling plötzlich zwischen Sonne und Schnee wechselt.

In Germany, people say 'April, April, it does whatever it wants' when the weather in spring suddenly changes between sun and snow.

Cultural Context

This classic German rhyme ('April, April, does whatever it wants') describes April's notoriously unpredictable weather. The phrase is also used on April Fools' Day after a successful prank is revealed, making it a doubly cultural expression in Germany.

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