THE CLIMATE IN ARAGÓN BY WAY OF WEATHER SAYINGS

Authors

  • Eduardo Lolumo García Aragon Tv / Universidad de Zaragoza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_geoph/geoph.2021735340

Keywords:

proverbs, weather, climate, Aragón

Abstract

Climate and weather in Aragón can be described and evenexplainedbyway of thesayingsorproverbsthatthroughoutcenturies country folk has usedderivedfromtheirobservation and experience. These are resumed in simple sayingseasy to remember as a way to helpfuturegenerations to havesome ‘control’ in predictingweatherorhaving a betterknowledge of theclimate. Todaytheseproverbsrelating to theweathercontainallthecollectivewisdom of thosewhooriginatedthem. Eventhoughmany of themlackthescientificprecisionthatpresentsciencesregardingweather and climaterequire, theyconstitute a basictoolthatgoesfarbeyond a simple easyrhyme and deserveanattention and reflectionthattranscendbelieves and superstitions. They are basedonexperience, themother of allsciences.

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Published

2021-07-29

How to Cite

Lolumo García, E. (2021). THE CLIMATE IN ARAGÓN BY WAY OF WEATHER SAYINGS . Geographicalia, (73), 339–369. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_geoph/geoph.2021735340