Irulegi Irratia
II-012c
- Record: II-012c
- Piece: A01
- Time: 00:00:00 - 00:19:00
- Themes: agriculture , beliefs , weather , moon:
- Summary: Introduction: The Moon and its influence.(02:20") Ember Days: The kind of weather during this period will be the kind of weather had during the following three months."Zotalegunak": The first twelve days of the year will be an anticipation of the weather over the next twelve months of the year.(08:05") The agricultural calendar depends on the lunar cycles. The harvest times depended on that and the sowed in the fourth phase of the new moon.It also had an influence on the livestock. Anecdotes. The time for cutting the wood also depended on the Moon. The wood for firewood was cut down as the moon was growing. Wood for furniture however, should be cut in the waning moon, as it will not get twisted when used.
