where does devil beating his wife come from
Sunshower In the Southern United States, as well as in Hungary a sunshower is traditionally believed to be when "the devil is beating his wife" (or, more rarely, "the devil is beating his wife with a walking stick") because he is angry God created a beautiful day. The rain is said to be his wife's tears. A local belief from Tennessee is "the devil is kissing his wife".[8][9] In French, the indigenous belief is "Le diable bat sa femme et marie sa fille"[10] (i.e., "the devil is beating his wife and marrying his daughter").
The Devil's Arithmetic Hannah (when she was Chaya) was really the woman she was named after, Rivka was Aunt Eva, and Rivka's brother, Wolfe, was Grandpa Will. (Aunt Eva said that they changed their names when they got to America.)