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 Snow and Russia: The cold–and of course the snow–has an impact in Russia and how one lives. As big as the country of Russia, there isContinue reading “S is for Snegurochka (Fantastic Female)”
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Z is for Zaftig Zilant
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 Dual Natures in Folktales Around the World – opposites, contradictions & paradoxes. ZILANT- From Eastern Europe/Western Russia What does “zaftig” mean? Well, it is “full figure, plump.” And zilants can often be “full” dueContinue reading “Z is for Zaftig Zilant”
G is for Guts that Give Life—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 “G is for Guts that Give Life—A to Z Blog Challenge”