Spanish priest Father José Manuel de Jesús Subirana was a figure in the history of Christianity in Honduras. He arrived in Honduras in 1855 and worked there until his death in 1864. Today the name of Father Subirana is linked with the legend of the Yoro fish rain. The legend goes as follows: "Father Subirana saw how poor the people of Honduras were and prayed three days and three nights asking God for a miracle to help the poor people and to provide them with food. After these three days and nights, God took note of this and there came a dark cloud. Many tasty fish fell from the sky, feeding all the people. Since then this wonder is repeated every year."
The date of the festival is variable, coinciding with the first major rainfall in May or June. The festival includes a parade and carnival.
And a fish fry.
So, I've seen minnows fall from the sky. Wouldn't feed a soul, but I've seen it myself.
Frogs and fish, both fall out of the sky at regular intervals. There doesn't seem to be anything miraculous about it, although the mechanism doesn't appear to be completely understood. Probably waterspouts or dust devils play a part -- the critters have to get up into the sky, before they can fall out of it.
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