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Beo Leis An Uisge/Living with Rain

Rain鈥檚 effect on our culture - including a frog wedding in India. Buaidh an uisge air ar cultar 鈥� a鈥� gabhail a-steach banais eadar d脿 losgann sna h-Innseachan.

Tha Anne Lundon a鈥� l矛bhrigeadh an t-sreath 霉r, fiosrachail seo a鈥� rannsachadh an t-saidheans agus na sgeulachdan air c霉laibh an n矛 a tha a鈥� beathachadh dhaoine 鈥� 鈥檚 e sin an t-uisge.

Anns a鈥� phr貌gram seo, bidh sinn a鈥� faighinn a-mach mu mar a tha uisge a鈥� toirt buaidh air cultaran air feadh an t-saoghail agus air luchd-ealain, a鈥� leigeil le coimhearsnachdan f脿s.

Bidh Anne a鈥� tadhal air aon de na taighean-staile as 霉ire ann an Alba airson ionnsachadh mun cheangal a th鈥� eadar uisge agus an deoch n脿iseanta againn.
Agus tha i a鈥� cumail oirre timcheall na h-Emirates Arabach Aonaichte, d霉thaich san fh脿sach, a tha ag 霉rnaigh airson uisge gu cunbhalach agus gu poblach air an telebhisean.

Ach 鈥檚 ann ann an Assam sna h-Innseachan a tha sinn a鈥� lorg an traidisean as dathtiche ceangailte ri uisge. Tha coimhearsnachd a鈥� tighinn ri ch猫ile gus an t-uisge a th脿ladh le bhith a鈥� cumail banais chosgail eadar d脿 losgann.

Anne Lundon presents this revealing series exploring the science and stories behind the life-giving force that is rain. In this episode, we discover how rain affects cultures around the world, influencing artists and allowing societies to flourish.

Anne visits one of Scotland鈥檚 newest island distilleries to find out the connection between rainwater and our national drink. And she continues her journey around the United Arab Emirates, a desert country which holds regular televised public prayer for rain.

But it鈥檚 in Assam, India, where we find the most eye-catching rain tradition. A community comes together to summon the rains by holding a lavish wedding - for two frogs.

In Gaelic with English subtitles.

58 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Anne Lundon
Series Producer Huw Maredudd
Director David Martin

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