N = Night the Moon Fell (Mesoamerican Mythology)

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 Night the Moon Fell: In this Mesoamerican myth, Coyolxauhqui, the moon goddess, dares to defy the mighty sun god—her brother Huitzilopochtli—when he emerges fully armed fromContinue reading “N = Night the Moon Fell (Mesoamerican Mythology)”

H = Hah Ni Mweh Yih or The Boy Who Snatched the Moon (Myanmar)

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 Hah Ni Mweh Yih (The Boy Who Snatched the Moon): In this folktale from Myanmar, a young boy named Hah Ni Mweh Yih discovers that hisContinue reading “H = Hah Ni Mweh Yih or The Boy Who Snatched the Moon (Myanmar)”