Science and folk wisdom: the scientific foundations of Friulian weather proverbs
Udine
Great success of the Udine lecture
On Friday 20 June a very large audience gathered in the Sala Ajace, Udine, to attend the lecture by Dario Giaiotti and Enrico Maiero on “Friulian proverbs and their scientific foundations”.
The event was organised by the Office for the Friulian Language of the Municipality of Udine, the Societât Sientifiche e Tecnologjiche Furlane and the Società Meteorologica Alpino-Adriatica.
The presentation was preceded by words of welcome from the Councillor with responsibility for Friulian Identity, Plurilingualism and Urban Biodiversity of the Municipality of Udine, Stefania Garlatti Costa, and from the President of the SSTeF, Antonino Morassi.
The lecture, delivered by the two speakers in the form of a dialogue — first between themselves and then with the audience — was greatly appreciated by all those present.
Gorizia
Go! 2025… Lecture in Gorizia!
On Wednesday, June 25th, Dario Giaiotti and Enrico Maiero gave another lecture titled “On the scientific foundations of Friulian proverbs about the weather” in Gorizia, at the Sala Dora Bassi. The event was organized by the Societât Sientifiche e Tecnologjiche Furlane (Friulian Scientific and Technological Society), the Società Meteorologica Alpino-Adriatica (Alpine-Adriatic Meteorological Society), and the “C. Seppenhofer” Karst Research Center of Gorizia. In Gorizia as well, a large audience gathered to listen to them.
The presentation was preceded by greetings from the associations that collaborated to organize the conference: Rino Gubiani brought greetings from the Societât Sientifiche e Tecnologjiche Furlane, and Luca Ziani brought greetings from the Società Meteorologica Alpino-Adriatica and the “C. Seppenhofer” Karst Research Center.
The lecture, delivered once again in the form of a dialogue, first between the two speakers and then with the public—was greatly appreciated by everyone present.
