A Real "Fishy" Story...!

By now we have heard many, many stories about the crazy things Mother Nature does. Here is just one more example of Her mysterious pranks, or miracles...depending on your outlook.

Yoro, Honduras

Photo credit: laprensa.hn

There is at least one place in the world where a fish rain is a roughly scheduled event that the residents look forward to. The Lluvia de Peces (“Rain of Fish”) has occurred at least once a year since the 1800s.

Each May or June, locals rely on storms to bring the fish to the streets of Yoro, where the creatures are collected to provide much anticipated food for the town’s residents.

The culprits, or benefactors in this case, are most likely waterspouts. They suck up fish that are carried by winds and dropped later, although the local people in Yoro believe that the source of the fish is divine.

Father Jose Manuel Subirana, a Catholic priest of some local standing, was believed to have prayed for food for the people of the area and was answered with a rain of fish. Since 1998, there has been a festival and parade honoring Father Subirana and his prayer for intercession.

The fish themselves may be different species each year, brought from a different part of the ocean. An alternate theory is that the animals are blind, underground lake fish that are forced up to the streets by regular flooding of their underground home.

Either way, it’s a good feast for the locals.

No matter where the fish come from or whether or not they are divine intervention, the important thing is that the people are putting the fish to good use. That's a win in my book! Of course I found this story on Listverse.

Coffee in the kitchen once more, but the sun is supposed to show up today!