| Term: | Ice saints |
| Definition: | Name given by popular tradition, in a large part of Europe, to certain Saints (Mamertus, Pancras, etc.) whose feast days, in the first fortnight of May, are said to be often accompanied by a temporary lowering of temperature and sometimes by late frosts. |
| Term: | Ice saints |
| Definition: | St. Mamertus, St. Pancras, and St. Savertius or St. Gervais, whose feast-days fall on 11, 12, and 13 May, respectively. These days are associated with May frosts in the folklore of a large part of Europe. |