Project Gutenberg 2005-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 61 Dack, Charles 1847 1923 14016377 Weather and Folk Lore of Peterborough and District Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Julie Barkley, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Weather and Folk Lore of Peterborough and District" by Charles Dack is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book provides an exploration of local meteorological signs and traditional folklore relating to weather, mainly focused on the region of Peterborough, which is situated at the intersection of several counties including Northampton, Huntingdon, Lincoln, and Cambridge. It captures the essence of local customs and beliefs, while also documenting sayings and proverbs that originate from these traditions. In this work, Dack compiles a rich tapestry of weather lore and folk beliefs that have been passed down through generations in the Peterborough area. The text examines various proverbs and rhymes connected to weather patterns and their significance to farming and rural life. It highlights how local customs around changing seasons, celebrations (like May Day and Christmas), and agricultural practices coexist with weather predictions, illustrating the deep-rooted relationship between natural phenomena and community culture. Through anecdotal evidence and personal accounts, Dack preserves a unique historical perspective on regional heritage, showcasing the peculiar charms and rituals that define the character of the area. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Weather -- Folklore Folklore -- England -- Peterborough GR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography 113664 113657 2024-10-07T14:45:31.270209 2023-09-08T05:15:54.544310 text/html text/html 111897 2020-12-13T10:51:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 229978 2020-12-13T10:51:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 347414 2024-10-07T14:45:38.563675 application/epub+zip 345825 2024-10-07T14:45:34.784663 application/epub+zip 98470 2024-10-07T14:45:33.432663 application/epub+zip 492916 2024-10-07T14:45:40.925619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478583 2024-10-07T14:45:37.633733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219127 2022-09-08T10:13:23.389779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89132 89027 2024-10-07T14:45:30.719162 2023-09-08T05:15:54.115336 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 89017 2020-12-13T10:51:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 34317 2020-12-13T10:51:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 89010 2020-12-13T10:51:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34293 2020-12-13T10:51:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21313 2024-10-07T14:45:41.055643 application/rdf+xml 15864 2024-10-07T14:45:34.011677 image/jpeg 3496 2024-10-07T14:45:33.715684 image/jpeg 315722 2024-10-07T14:45:31.290713 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog