A Handbook of Weather Folk-Lore (Classic Reprint): Being a Collection of Proverbial Sayings in Various Languages Relating to the Weather, With Explanatory and Illustrative Notes - Couverture souple

Charles Swainson

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ISBN 10 : 1331899613 ISBN 13 : 9781331899617

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Ancient weather wisdom from many tongues, now gathered for today’s readers.

A Handbook of Weather Folk-Lore collects proverbs and sayings about the weather from languages around the world, with explanations and notes to illuminate their meaning and origins. This edition presents the sayings in their cultural context, inviting readers to explore how climate, season, and mood have shaped daily life for centuries.

• Discover how communities from Europe to beyond interpreted rain, sun, cold, and wind.
• See how farming calendars, saints’ days, and natural signs were used to predict coming weather.
• Learn the light, practical notes that accompany each proverb, helping you connect old wisdom to modern observation.
• Enjoy a carefully indexed, accessible format that works well for study, curiosity, or just dipping in for a quick weather anecdote.

Ideal for readers of folklore, agrarian history, and anyone who loves weather lore and its human imprint on daily life.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The popular sayings attached to them are of great antiquity, and therefore the alteration of the Calendar has affected them in a material degree ;yet still do the peasantry of the Continent consult religiously their critical days ;and if a Volkskalender of Germany, Switzerland, or Bohemia were to discontinue giving its Bauern- or Wetter-regelen, there is no doubt that its circulation would be sensibly diminished. So, too, in our own land, each district has its weather proverbs, some peculiar to itself, some, it may be, shared in common with the country folk of France, Germany, and I taly.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331899613
• ISBN 13: 9781331899617
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 308
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