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Spanishde Pascuas a Ramos
Meaning: Once in a blue moon; extremely rarely or at great intervals.
Literally: From Easter to Palm Sunday
Example: “Nos vemos de Pascuas a Ramos, aunque vivimos en la misma ciudad.” — We see each other once in a blue moon, even though we live in the same city.
English equivalent: Once in a blue moon
Other ways to say this
Italian: Ogni morte di papa Literally: Every death of a pope
English: Once in a blue moon
Afrikaans: So skaars soos hoendertande Literally: As scarce as hen's teeth- Spanish: cada muerte de obispo Literally: Each death of bishop
Portuguese: de vez em nunca Literally: From time to never- English: as scarce as hen's teeth
Origin: Palm Sunday (Ramos) falls a week before Easter (Pascua), so going from one Easter to the next Palm Sunday takes almost a whole year. Something that happens de Pascuas a Ramos happens about once a year or less, very rarely. Spanish has many cousins, such as de higos a brevas and de uvas a peras.
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