We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge. The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Death & Defiance: Folk & Fairy Tales Unburied.” About Lemminkäinen and the Death River: In the Finnish epic Kalevala, Lemminkäinen is a bold warrior who dares to enter Tuonela—the land of the dead—to hunt theContinue reading “L = Lemminkäinen and the Death River (Finnish Kalevala)”
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I is for Ibura (Fantastic Female)
We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge (http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/). The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Fantastic Females in Folk & Fairy Tales.” About Giants and Brazil: So many giants are found in Brazilian folklore. While the summary below only says “Sun Giant,” almost every character in the story (impliedContinue reading “I is for Ibura (Fantastic Female)”
X is for Xi (Greece) & Xi (China)—A to Z Blog Challenge
We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge (http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/). The Story Crossroads theme for this year is Hope & Healing…folktales around the world that beat back viruses. Each post highlights one or more balms to soothe and cure our struggles of today with oral tradition and lore of the past. AtContinue reading “X is for Xi (Greece) & Xi (China)—A to Z Blog Challenge”