<P> In the Southern United States , Utah as well as in Hungary a sunshower is said to show that `` 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 regional variant from Tennessee is `` the devil is kissing his wife '' . In French , the phrase is `` Le diable bat sa femme et marie sa fille '' ( i.e. , `` the devil is beating his wife and marrying his daughter '' ) . In the Netherlands and Belgium , they say that there is a `` funfair going on in hell '' . In St. Kitts and Nevis , when rain is falling and the sun is shining , it is said that ' D devil a bang he wife ' . In Liberia , it is said that `` the devil is fighting with his wife over a chicken bone . '' </P>
where does the saying the devil is beating his wife come from
Southern United States Utah Hungary