A snowman’s summer omenSourced
A burning snowman is used to foretell summer weather
At Zurich’s spring festival Sechseläuten, an effigy called the Böögg represents winter and is burned. Its head contains an explosive charge. Tradition links a quick explosion to a warm, sunny summer and a slower one to cold, rainy weather.
This is a festive weather omen, rather than a scientific forecast.
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