PROFECIAS DE CHUVAS NA VISÃO DOS AGRICULTORES E AGRICULTORAS DO MUNICÍPIO DE REMÍGIO- PB

Abstract

The present study refers to an Ethnoclimatic survey carried out with farmers in the municipality of Remígio-PB. Its purpose is to identify the phenomena that are considered signs of rainfall through the elements of fauna, flora, stars and commemorative dates of the Catholic calendar. Ten interviews were conducted with people who hold a great deal of empirical knowledge on the subject. The interview followed a questionnaire with open questions. Fourteen plant species, twenty-five animal species, three moon-based indications, two based on the stars, three based on the clouds, four according to the catholic calendar and one indication by the year bar (clouds) were obtained as rainfall bioindicators. It was verified through this work that the communities still use this knowledge in their daily lives, to predict rain or drought, even in the face of the processes of rural modernization.