Tuesday, January 31, 2012

NATURAL PHENOMENON ... RAIN OF FISH, HONDURAS

 

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RAIN OF FISH, HONDURAS

Virtually every year in June or July, dark storm clouds gather over the small town of Yoro and unleash a tremendous summer rainstorm. In the downpour appear thousands of silvery fish, flopping on the ground. Locals believe the phenomenon is nothing less than an act of god. They trace its origin to a 19th-century Spanish missionary who prayed for a miracle to feed the people. Biologists say it can be explained scientifically, but have yet to provide any conclusive evidence. Either way you look at it, it’s an occasion for a party: the annual Festival de la Lluvia de Peces includes parades, music and lots of fried fish.

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