A Little Weather Book Based on Folklore

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Of all the methods of folk weather forecasting, the most objective is taking nature’s phenological phenomena into account in the work calendar. Long-term weather and crop forecasts contain a great deal of figurative language and draw on cultural memory of varying ages and origins. Beliefs are based on analogies; word choice often involves alliteration, and a characteristic feature is the use of calendar dates that were more popular at the time to establish temporal reference points.
Weather forecasting as a pastime remains consistently popular, though the scale of weather phenomena is uneven. Whether the cold spell was long or rather short, whether it rained too much or just the right amount—on balance, it seems the forecast came true after all.
272 pages
Author: Mall Hiiemäe

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