Wettererscheinungen in Märchen, Sagen und anderen Volkserzählungen

Abstract We hear weather reports every day and, in a digitally networked world, learn in real time here and how catastrophic damage causes weather upheavals. The universal significance of the weather for humans, animals and the environment is reflected in different ways in European folk tales. Popular beliefs often play a role in this. This article is intended as an overview of the most important phenomena.