Expert subject multiple Japan Mythology date March 2011 Refimprove date November 2011 An Nihongo akateko lit. red handed child is a y kai , or Japanese monster, from the Japanese folklore folklore of Aomori prefecture , specifically in the city of Hachinohe . ref name sasaki Cite book author Kizen Sasaki title T no no Zashiki warashi to Oshirasama year 2007 publisher Chuokoron Shinsha series Ch k volume isbn 978 4 12 204892 8 page 71 ref ref name murakami Cite book editor Kenji Murakami title Y kai Jiten year 2000 publisher Mainichi Shinbunsha isbn 978 4 620 31428 0 page 7 ref It appeared as an infant s hand hanging down from a tree. References reflist Japanese folklore long DEFAULTSORT Akateko Folklore Category Japanese legendary creatures Japan myth stub fr Akateko ja no Akateko ... more details
House of Folklore is a museum in central Sana a , Yemen . It is located southwest of the Al Tahrir Square and south of the Egyptian Embassy and north of the Chinese Embassy . ref name GM cite map title Google Maps publisher Google accessdate 11 July 2011 ref Founded on 11 April 2004 under the permission of the Ministry of Culture Yemen Ministry of Culture , it is a cultural, research, non profit and non governmental organization works on collecting and documenting the Yemeni Folklore . ref name YF cite web url http yemenifolklore.org en index.php title Welcome to the House of Folklore publisher Yemeni Folklore accessdate 11 July, 2011 ref References Reflist External links http yemenifolklore.org en index.php Official site coord 15 20 54 N 44 11 58 E type landmark display title Category Buildings and structures in Sana a Category Museums in Yemen Category Yemeni culture Category 2004 establishments Category Museums established in 2004 Yemen struct stub Asia museum stub ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Pale Folklore Type studio Artist Agalloch Cover Palefolklore.jpg Released July 6, 1999 Recorded Jan 1999 Feb 1999 Genre Black metal , progressive metal , doom metal , folk metal Length 62 10 Label The End Records Producer Ronn Chick, John Haughm and Shane Breyer Last album From Which Of This Oak Demo 1997 This album Pale Folklore 1999 Next album Of Stone, Wind and Pillor EP 2001 Album reviews rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 4 5 ref Rivadavia, Eduardo. http www.allmusic.com album pale folklore r423380 review Pale Folklore Agalloch Review . Allmusic . Retrieved 2011 09 26. ref rev2 Chronicles of Chaos webzine Chronicles of Chaos rev2score Rating 9 10 ref Meloon, Brian. http www.chroniclesofchaos.com reviews albums 2 1298 agalloch pale folklore.aspx CoC Agalloch Pale Folklore Review . Chronicles of Chaos webzine Chronicles of Chaos . 1999 07 07. Retrieved 2011 11 28. ref Pale Folklore is the debut album of the United States American band Agalloch . It features an eclectic mix of acoustic folk rock folk reminiscent of Scandinavian bands such as Ulver , doom metal doom and black metal esque riffs, growled, clean, whispered, and shrieked vocals, and a production style and atmosphere that borrows heavily from black metal . The lyrical themes focus mainly on Depression mood depression , nature , folklore , and the supernatural . It features the roots of a post rock influence which is greatly expanded on in Agalloch s second studio album, The Mantle . Track listing Source AllMusic ref http www.allmusic.com album pale folklore r423380 Pale Folklore Agalloch . Allmusic . Retrieved 2011 09 26. ref Track listing extra column Composer title1 She Painted Fire Across the Skyline I length1 8 35 extra1 Haughm title2 She Painted Fire Across ... The End Records albums Category Profound Lore Records albums fr Pale Folklore it Pale Folklore pl Pale Folklore fi Pale Folklore ... more details
his exploits have been exaggerated in the public eye and become something of folklore. It especially ...Culture of Australia Australian folklore refers to the folklore and urban legends of Australia . Australian Aboriginal mythology main Australian Aboriginal mythology Bunyip According to legend, they are said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes. Rainbow serpent It is the sometimes unpredictable Rainbow Serpent, who vies with the ever reliable Sun, that replenishes the stores of water, forming gullies and deep channels as he slithered across the landscape, allowing for the collection and distribution of water. Yowie cryptid Yowie In Aboriginal mythology this is said to be a giant beast, resembling a cross between a lizard and an ant. It emerges from the ground at night to eat whatever it can find even humans. But by daylight it settles. See below for the Yowie of modern context. Animals creatures Drop bear Stories of drop bears are frequently related to visiting tourists as a joke. see also the Queensland Tiger Gippsland phantom cat an urban legend centered on the idea that United States soldiers based in Victoria, in the swamps of the Greta area, in Victoria, Australia. Lyrebird The Lyrebird is said to mimic a wide variety of sounds. They have been said to be able to mimic chainsaws and cars http www.museum.vic.gov.au forest animals lyrebird.html , alarms ... for a duck leaving him stranded on an average of 99.94 has become a part of Australian folklore and added ... Hirohito s palace, while this was proved false, the incident became part of the folklore. Ned Kelly ... is part of the folklore, as is the escape from Gallipoli, where the Australian and New Zealand ... of Australian folklore that Phar Laps heart was physically twice the size of the average horse s heart ... that is the subject of many tall tales told by Australian bushmen. Waltzing Matilda Extensive folklore ... museum. Category Australian folklore ... more details
Period 1750 1840 Estophile Enlightenment Period 1750 1840 increased interest in Estonian folklore ... ehstnischen Sprache , the journal for studies on Estonian language, literature and folklore. In Beitr ge ... folklore. A leading figure in the society Friedrich Robert Faehlmann published a number of Estonian legends and myths in German based on genuine Estonian folklore and on Ganander s Finnish mythology ... popular origin. Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald started collecting Estonian folklore in 1843 but ended .... Jakob Hurt , considered the King of Estonian folklore began collecting Estonian folklore in the 1870s ... started folklore collection in the 1880s resulting a collection of 90.000 pages. Oskar Kallas , Ph.D 1868 1946 studied at the University of Helsinki , was the first folklore scholar of Estonian descent ... was appointed to the newly founded chair of folklore at the University of Tartu . Anderson s most significant ... Folklore Archives founded in 1927. His major field was folk religion and mythology, a study on Estonian ... autocollapse DEFAULTSORT Estonian Folklore Category Estonian culture Category Estonian folklore ... more details
Chinese folklore includes songs,poetry and dancing in the moonlight dances, puppetry, and tales. It often tells stories of human nature , historical or legendary events, love, and the supernatural, or stories explaining natural phenomena and distinctive landmarks. ref Giskin, Howard. Chinese Folktales. NTC Publishing Group, Chicago, 1997 . ISBN 0 8442 5927 6. ref Folktales The main influences on Chinese folk tales have been Taoism , Confucianism and Buddhism . Some folk tales may have arrived from India or West Asia along with Buddhism others have no known western counterparts, but are widespread throughout East Asia. ref name Folktales of China Eberhard, Wolfram, Folktales of China. 1965 . University ... King from the popular novel Journey to the West . Influence of Folklore on Other Media Chinese folklore has provided inspiration for Chinese writers and poets for centuries. Folk songs which were ... Pictures Mulan all borrow from Chinese folklore traditions. Study of Chinese Folklore in China ... Around the 1910s, Chinese folklore began to gain popularity as an area of study with the beginnings ... Vernacular Chinese was the dialect in which most folklore was created, this movement brought to scholars attention the influences that Vernacular Chinese folklore had had upon classical literature ... of folklore, Hu concluded, could therefore usher in a new renaissance of Chinese literature. ref ... the new interest in traditional folklore. The first issue of the Folk Song Weekly, a publication ... of the nation, a kind of new national poetry may be produced. ref name Folktales of China Some folklore ... Literature Chinese Mythology Dance of China Music of China Lou Tsu k uang ed. , Asian Folklore ... Folklore. Chinese Publications Centre, Beijing, 1983 External links http www.pitt.edu dash china.html ... english culture 137102.htm References References DEFAULTSORT Chinese Folklore Category Chinese folklore ar sv Kinesisk folklore zh ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Album Name Digital Folklore Type Album Artist Oi Va Voi Cover DigitalFolklore.jpg Released 2002 Recorded Genre Alternative rock Alternative Length 44 50 Label Voi Records Producer Josh Breslaw br Lemez Lovas Reviews Last album This album Digital Folklore br 2002 Next album Laughter Through Tears br 2003 Digital Folklore is the self published debut of London , England based experimental music experimental band Oi Va Voi . Some of the tracks on the album were later abridged and re recorded for Laughter Through Tears , one example is the Hungarian people Hungarian folk song A Csitari whose vocals were performed by a female singer on the new album. Track listing 7 Brothers 6 02 D Ror Yikra featuring Ben Hassan 6 31 Salaam Shalom featuring MoMo 4 53 Od Yeshoma 5 50 Tatar Love Song featuring Maiya James 5 19 Pagamenska featuring Majer Bogdanski 4 14 A Csitari Hegyek Alatt 5 08 Crimea 6 53 Category Oi Va Voi albums Category 2002 albums Category Experimental music albums 2000s experimental rock album stub it Digital Folklore ... more details
inappropriate tone date March 2010 Domestic, rural and traditional ways of life in the agrarian economy of the Maltese Islands are shown inside Folklore Museum , within the walls of the Citadel in Rabat , Gozo . A cluster of houses, which dates back to the very beginning of the 16th century hosts the museum till 1983. This is a testimony to the many skills, crafts and traditions that have shaped everyday life on the islands. The architectural features are in Sicilian style, and may owe something to the influence of the Chiaramonte family of Sicily and southern Italy when they were Counts of Malta in the late 14th century. ref cite web title Folklore Museum Cathedral http www.gozo.gov.mt pages.aspx?page 53 accessdate 16 March 2010 ref Delicate baroque fa ades countervail the relatively plainness of interiors inside the museum displays various traditional implements used in agriculture and to face everyday life. ref cite web title Heritage Malta url http www.heritagemalta.org museums museums.html accessdate 16 March 2010 ref External links http www.visitmalta.com folklore museum Folklore Museum Visit Malta References reflist Category Museums in Malta Category Folk museums Category Gozo ... more details
in English folktales. English folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in England over ... is uncertain or disputed. England abounds with folklore, in all forms, from such obvious manifestations ... traditions. English folklore is largely drawn from Germanic peoples Germanic , Celtic peoples Celtic ... belong to specific regions Folklore found throughout much of England Black dog ghost Black dog The black ... folklore. Boggart In English folklore, a boggart or bogart is a household fairy which causes things ..., but would become uncontrollable and destructive. Brownie elf Brownie In folklore, a brownie is a type ... their homes in an unused part of the house. Chime hours According to English folklore, those born ... in the late 16th century. Flibbertigibbet Gohobbit In folklore, a gohobbit is a type of hob ... of English folklore that was similar in attributes to the brownie . He is typically described ... representation of dragons. Folklore of East Anglia hr col begin col break St. Audrey Babes in the Wood ... in Norfolk, one in Suffolk and one in Essex col end Folklore of London and the South East hr col begin ... col end Folklore of the Midlands hr col begin col break Alkborough Turf Maze Black Annis Black Lady ... Mun Wise Men of Gotham The Giant of the Wrekin Yallery Brown col end Folklore of Yorkshire and the North ... Folklore of the North West hr col begin col break The Wizard of Alderley Edge Eachy Folklore of Lancashire ... Wild Boar of Westmorland col end Folklore of the South West hr col begin col break Abbotsbury ... Hole col end Folklore in song And did those feet in ancient time Green Bushes Greensleeves Green grow ... in English Folklore In common with most other regions of Europe, some aspects of past Pagan religions survive in English Folklore. Examples are this include the Wild Hunt and Herne the Hunter which relate ... of England and Northern Europe . Many parts of English and British Isles British folklore still contain evidence of Europe Europe s pre Christian past. English folklore in other media English folklore ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2011 Context date November 2011 The nurikabe is a Y kai , or spirit, from Japanese folklore . It manifests as a wall that impedes or misdirects walking travelers at night. Trying to go around is futile as it extends itself forever. Knocking on the lower part of the wall makes it disappear. References reflist Category Japanese legendary creatures japan myth stub ca Nurikabe fr Nurikabe esprit it Nurikabe nl Nurikabe mythisch wezen ja no Nurikabe pt Nurikabe folclore sv Nurikabe folklore zh ... more details
The ork is a demon of Tyrol state Tyrol alpine folklore . He lives on mountain s, Almen , rock hole s, or valley s. It warns the noble game of hunter s, or can be savage and bring geisser to the cattle . It was feared like the aufhocker . As a dwarf mythology dwarf , the ork was a well behaved kobold house spirit in wine cellar s. He may be connected to the figure Orkise in the medieval poem Virginal , about Dietrich von Bern s battle with a vaguely similar being. External links http www.sphinx suche.de lexmonst ork.htm DEFAULTSORT Ork Folklore Category European mythology Euro myth stub ... more details
orphan date November 2011 Tamil folklore Tamil Nadu has rich cultural history. Tamil people had unique arts in the past.They had different techniques in dancing , singing .They had different types of musical instrument s.The songs are classified according to the mood of the singer.Tamil people used various war wepons and war techniques.Some of the martial arts practised by the temil people spreaded to the north eastern countrties. References Tamil folklore http www.everyculture.com wc Rwanda to Syria Tamils.html Category Tamil culture Category Cultural history of Tamil Nadu ... more details
Refimprove date March 2010 As an historic city, Sarajevo has numerous myth s and folklore . The character Nasrudin Hod a is popular throughout the former lands of the Ottoman Empire , and Sarajevo is no exception. Numerous stories about him dealing with the city have been written over the years. A famous piece of Sarajevo folklore is the story of the Orthodox Church Orthodox Church building Church . It was said that when a request came to build it, authorities required that it be no higher than the tallest minaret in Sarajevo. A wise old man was then said to have advised that the church be built into the ground. Thus the building reached a proper height but met the restrictions. Citation needed date April 2010 Numerous other famous bits of Sarajevo folklore survive representing many different eras of Sarajevo s history. One of the earliest is the story of the Goat s Bridge. As the story goes, an old goat herder was tending his goats by the river Miljacka when one of them started ferociously digging at a certain spot of the ground. Mystified, he walked over for a closer look only to find numerous sacks of gold . With the gold, he then built a great bridge over the river that would for years be the main crossing for travelers on their way to Istanbul . Citation needed date April 2010 Far more recent is the story of Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo Sarajevo s Romeo and Juliet . During the siege of Sarajevo the couple of a young Serb boy and Bosniak girl decided to flee the city. They got as far as the Sniper Alley s no man s land before the boy was shot dead and the girl wounded. Rather than flee alone however, she turned to stay by her lover s side, where she too eventually died. Citation needed date April 2010 This is not a myth their names were Bosko Brkic and Admira Ismic, and they died on the Vrbanja bridge in May 1993. ref http www.cnn.com WORLD Bosnia updates 9604 10 ref ... DEFAULTSORT Folklore Of Sarajevo Category Culture in Sarajevo Category European folklore Category ... more details
Bauer illustrator John Bauer Scandinavian folklore is the folklore of Sweden , Norway , Denmark ... folklore began when Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden sent out instructions to all of the priests in all of the parishes to collect the folklore of their area in the 1630s. They collected customs ... folklore is not often used in academic circles instead terms such as Folketro folk belief older ... origin, Scandinavian folklore shows a large correspondence with folklores elsewhere, such as English folklore England and German folklore Germany , among others. Most of what has survived there might be found, of a similar nature, in the Baltic countries. Gods and goddesses In Scandinavian folklore ... Freyja, show up. Beings of Scandinavian folklore The best way to gain an understanding of Scandinavian folklore is to examine the creatures of the tales. A large number of different mythological ..., and their interaction with humans, constitute the major part of Scandinavian folklore ... folklore, trolls developed a hatred of church bells and the smell of Christians. Trolls are often ... demise. In Scandinavian folklore, they are good natured beings who sit on rocks and comb their beautiful ... of this, there is often an air of melancholy around them. Witches in Norwegian folklore in particular ... of witch in this branch of folklore. Trollkjerringer, or trollkonor, is a troll s wife who possesses .... ref Hopp, Zinken 1961 . Norwegian Folklore Simplified. Trans. Toni Rambolt. Chester Springs, PA Dufour ... b ckah st or b khest . In Scandinavian folklore, dragon s are commonly known as lindworm s , monstrous ... in Scandinavian folklore, as well as their invisible kin the sea whip . Invisible creatures Some say that the dwarves of Scandinavian folklore lived on as wight s v ttar or huldrefolk , although ... of wight from Northern Sweden called Vittra folklore Vittra lives underground, is invisible most of the time ... Blomm r . Elf Scandinavian folklore Elves in Swedish called lva if female and Alf if male are in some ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Folklore and Superstition Type Album Artist Black Stone Cherry Cover black stone cherry folklore and superstition.jpg Released August 19, 2008 br August 18, 2008 UK Only Recorded 2008 Genre Hard rock , southern rock , Post Grunge Length 52 57 66 52 with bonus tracks Label Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Producer Bob Marlette Reviews About.com rating 4 5 http rock.about.com od reviews fr folklore.htm link Allmusic rating 3.5 5 Allmusic class album id r1411343 pure url yes link ARTISTdirect rating 3 5 http www.artistdirect.com nad store artist album 0,,4760663,00.html link Hard Rock Hide Out rating 8 10 http hardrockhideout.com category cd reviews cd reviews a h page 3 link Kerrang Rating 3 5 MEN Media rating 4 5 http www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk entertainment music album reviews s 1062861 black stone cherry folklore superstition roadrunner link Metal Hammer Rating 8 10 Last album Black Stone Cherry album Black Stone Cherry br 2006 This album Folklore and Superstition br 2008 Next album Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea album Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea br 2011 Folklore and Superstition is the second studio album by Black Stone Cherry . The band recorded the album at Black Bird Studios , which is owned and operated by country artist Martina McBride , in Nashville, Tennessee Nashville , Tennessee . It was produced and mixed by veteran rock producer Bob Marlette Alice Cooper , Ozzy Osbourne , Saliva band Saliva , Seether , Shinedown . The album was available for audio streaming through NME as of August 13, 2008. The week beginning the 24th of August, the album reached the number one position in the UK Rock Album Chart in its debut week, ref cite journal title The Official UK Rock Metal Charts for the week ... Category Roadrunner Records albums es Folklore and superstition it Folklore and Superstition pl Folklore and Superstition pt Folklore and Superstition ... more details
Minnesota Folklore , although its study and documentation has never been a priority among academics, is exceptionally rich. As the State has been the residence of such a wide variety of ethnic groups, Minnesota s folktales and songs are reflective of its history. Folk heroes Paul Bunyan , the legendary giant lumberjack , is Minnesota s most famous export. Otto Walta , a Finnish American homesteader and strongman from the northern Pine Country, is the hero of many folktales told around St. Louis County, Minnesota . Ola V rml nning , a booze swilling, Swedish American prankster from Minneapolis , can easily be compared to the Germans German Till Eulenspiegel . ref A Swedish Immigrant Folk Figure, Minnesota History, Volume 29, pages 105 113. ref Father Francis Xavier Pierz , a pioneer missionary priest , is the subject of many tales told among the Catholics of Stearns County, Minnesota . Folk songs Much work of collecting Minnesota folk songs was conducted during the Great Depression by Bessie M. Stanchfield , whose papers and research are now housed by the Minnesota Historical Society . The Beauty of the West , a Minnesota pioneer ballad from the 1850s, was collected by Stanchfield in the Spring of 1936. She arranged for it to be published for the first time in the Minnesota History in September 1946. References references Category American folklore Category American folk songs Category Minnesota folklore ... more details
Infobox musical artist name Insomniac Folklore image Insomniacfolkloreuseless.jpg caption Taken during Useless video shoot background group or band origin Portland, Oregon Portland , Oregon , United States U.S. genre Gypsy Punk br Indie Folk years active 2001 present label BD Recs br Art vs Product br Quiver Society website http insomniacfolklore.com insomniacfolklore.com current members Rev Tyler Hentschel br Adrienne Michelle br Amanda Curry br Joshua Hedlund br Lisa Barfield Insomniac Folklore ... , Oregon . Biography Insomniac Folklore had its start in the small town of Roseburg, Oregon , when .... ref name gracenotes http thegracenotes.net 2010 09 14 artist interview insomniac folklore ref Insomniac Folklore has toured and played with bands such as Bradley Hathaway , Soul Junk , Showbread , Fall ... 13 . Insomniac Folklore has also made appearances at the Cornerstone Music Festival , Tomfest and X Fest NW. The name Insomniac Folklore is a reference to Hentschel s own battle with insomnia when he started the project. ref http braxcomics.com interviews interview with insomniac folklore ... gracenotes http thegracenotes.net 2010 09 14 artist interview insomniac folklore ref Hentschel writes ... insomniacfolklore.bandcamp.com album oh well ref . 2010 marked the release of L.P. , Insomniac Folklore ..., and officially uniting the group of friends now known as the Portland chapter of Insomniac Folklore ... shows around the Midwest. In 2011, Insomniac Folklore recorded and released a new full length album ... Folklore, and guest tracks by Daniel Otto Jack Petersen of Blaster the Rocket Man ref cite web last Hentschel first Adrienne title Insomniac Folklore News Archive url http insomniacfolklore.com news ... for the song Useless, filmed by Emily Kathryn Curry ref cite web title Insomniac Folklore Useless ... album the scariest thing in the dark e p ref . Insomniac Folklore has been associated with both the Caberet ... Society Split EP w The Gray Fox 2008, Return Records EP 2010, Art Vs Product Folklore, Narcissism ... more details
An obia or obeah is a monster in West Africa n folklore . It is described as being a massive animal that witches send into villages to kidnap young girls. It is also the common term in the Bay Islands of Honuduras for a witch, or the spell that is cast by the witch. This is most likely a traditional Garifuna word. An obiama or obiaman is one who uses the power of obia. z Africa myth stub Category African legendary creatures Category African mythology ... more details
Mormon folklore is a body of expressive culture unique to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints LDS Church and its members. Mormon folklore includes Folk tale tales , oral history , popular beliefs, Tradition customs , music , joke s, and material culture tradition s. Folklore vs. doctrine In the LDS Church, folklore is usually distinguished from church doctrine , but there is no universal method of determining where doctrine ends and folklore begins. Most Latter day Saint s consider material ... classified as Mormon folklore. ref name EOM William A. Wilson, http contentdm.lib.byu.edu cgi bin showfile.exe?CISOROOT EoM&CISOPTR 3704&filename 3705.pdf Folklore , Encyclopedia of Mormonism New York Macmillan 2 518 520. ref ref The designation folklore does not imply that the tale or belief is necessarily untrue . ref Leaders of the LDS Church have preached against the propagation of folklore and other ... LDS magazine Ensign , Jan. 1973. ref blockquote Examples of Mormon folkloreFolklore, including Mormon folklore, is dynamic rather than static, changing emphasis and details over time. Latter day Saints ..., Mormon folklore may be presented in three broad categories The spoken and written word including ... are examples of tales and popular concepts from Mormon folklore that Cain and Abel Cain , the killer ... of Mormon folklore that the church will one day reinstitute the practice of plural marriage ... folklore Austin E. and Alta S. Fife Alta S. and Austin E. Fife are generally recognized as the founders of research into Mormon folklore, a discipline that has expanded greatly since the couple s initial ... Library.usu.edu date accessdate 2011 05 29 ref now known as the Fife Folklore Archive, held at the Merrill Cazier Library on the Utah State University campus in Logan, Utah . Their book on Mormon folklore ... Terry Rudy, remains the most complete book length treatment of Mormon folklore 144 . Folklorist William A. Wilson also specialized in Mormon folklore. According to Wilson, the performance of folklore ... more details
Culture of Indonesia Folklore of Indonesia is known in Indonesian language Indonesian as dongeng lit. tale or cerita rakyat literally people s story or folklore , refer to any folklore found in Indonesia . Its origins are probably an oral culture , with a range of stories of heroes associated with wayang and other forms of theatre, transmitted outside of a written culture. Folklore in Indonesia are closely connected with Mythology of Indonesia mythology . Indonesian folklore reflect the diverse culture of Indonesia as well as the diversity of ethnic groups in Indonesia . Many ethnic groups have their collection of tales and folklores being told for generations. The stories usually told to children as somekind of bed time story, and have pedagogical value on kindness, virtue and morality . For example the popular theme is the truth is always prevail, the evil will always defeated . They have been collected and used in the education in Indonesia Indonesian education system , in small cheap books, usually tied in with a district or region of Indonesia. Many stories explain events or establish moral allegories from iconic or symbolic characters of the past. They also seek to explain the origins of names of people and places from Folk etymology . During the Suharto era, there were sections of the Indonesian Department of Education and Culture that researched and wrote reports on collected cerita rakyat . List of Indonesian folklores There are several genres of Indonesian folklores. Tales The story of the struggle of common protagonist to finally achieve happiness despite facing many problems. Ande Ande Lumut Bawang Putih Bawang Merah Jaka Tarub Timun Mas Roro Mendut Legends The stories that try to explain the origin of certain places names or things. Minangkabau legend Minangkabau Parahyangan Malin Kundang Rara Jonggrang legend Rara Jonggrang Sangkuriang Sri Tanjung Watu Gunung ... Penelitian dan Pencatatan Kebudayaan Daerah. Category Indonesian folklore Indonesia stub ... more details
italic title infobox Discworld id Image Folklore of Discworld.jpg center characters Most Discworld characters locations Discworld motifs Folklore year 2008 publisher Doubleday publisher Doubleday ISBNH ISBN 9780385611008 ISBNP awards notes Co written with Jacqueline Simpson The Folklore of Discworld is a book written by Terry Pratchett and Jacqueline Simpson as an ancillary to the Discworld series of novels. It details the folklore aspects of the Discworld novels and draws parallels with earth s folklore. It is divided into sections, each with an accompanying sketch by Paul Kidby . As the only Discworld book published in 2008 25 years after The Colour of Magic the hardback editions display a sticker stating 25 Years of Discworld . Summary The book is divided into 16 sections The Cosmos Gods, Demons and Things Discusses the known gods on the Discworld and their relationships with the gods of Earth. Dwarfs Explores the customs of the dwarfs and the similarities between dwarf culture and mining cultures on Earth also certain Earthly religious cultures. Elves Considers the elven race and what is known about them both on Earth and the Disc. The Nac Mac Feegle Discusses the Feegle and their Pictsies equivalents on Earth. Trolls Documents the customs and thoughts of the silicon based lifeform and our beliefs regarding them on Earth. Other Significant Races Covers a variety of other races including Vampires and Igors and their equivalents on Earth. Beasties Dragons, chimeras, the sphinx, etc, including the Luggage. The Witches of Lancre Explores similarities and contrasts between the Lancre witches and the Wise Women and witches of Britain and Ireland. The Land of Lancre The landscape legends, customs and beliefs in lancre set alongside their counterparts on earth mainly British . The Witches of the Chalk Compares material in the Tiffany trilogy with beliefs and customs of Earth ..., and heroic defiance. Lore, Legends and Truth Concentrates on folklore as recalled by inhabitants ... more details
Many elements of Caribbean folklore the orally transmitted beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people are African in origin, given that Slavery Slaves brought from Africa s West Africa West or Gold Coast made up a large majority of those brought to the region. Characters Very popular in terms of Caribbean story telling , and a direct transfer from West Africa to the Caribbean are the Anancy Stories Nancy Stories told throughout the region. Anansi Ananse is the The Ashanti Ashanti word for spider, and the trickster Anancy also known as Ananci, Ananse, Anansi, Ananci Krokoko, and Brer Nancy , with his quick witted intelligence and his knack for surviving the odds, often through trickery, is the most popular of this genre of African Caribbean folk tale characters, although there are other West African influences, in folk story characters, including the hare chief character in the Yoruba people Yoruba folktales and the tortoise, which features in the stories of the Ibo people. In addition to these stories, African religious figures also comprise a significant part of Caribbean folklore, many of the supernatural folklore figures possessing characteristics which are identical with those of African deities, and include Papa Bois , who appears in many different forms, sometimes as a deer, or in old ragged clothes, sometimes hairy and though very old, extremely strong and muscular, with cloven hoofs and leaves growing out of his beard. As the guardian of the animals and the custodian of the trees, he is known to sound a cow s horn to warn his friends of the approach of hunters ... l eau which means mother of the water is akin to the mermaid figure of European folklore and represents .... Some contemporary Caribbean writers explore Afro Caribbean folklore themes in their novels, including ... List of Resources for Latin American folklore http shizzies.com blog ... Caribbean culture Category Caribbean mythology Category Folklore by nationality ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2006 Orphan date February 2009 The folklore of Amazonas Region Amazonas is not as varied as in other departments of Peru . The profusion of dance s, song s and clothing s is not seen in here, like in Puno or Cusco Region Cuzco . Its folklore is nourished from legend s and Tall tale stories in which mystery and inexplicable things are always present. Town s, lagoon s, hill s, religious images, always have an origin that violates in an invariable way the rules of logic or biology . To give accommodation to travelers is an elementary norm of good behaviour with people. To deny it can provoke the most tremendous evil on the selfish person. An irrefutable evidence is the marsh of Mono Muerto Dead Monkey s marsh , in the district of Huambo District, Rodr guez de Mendoza Huambo Rodr guez de Mendoza Province Rodr guez de Mendoza . A dramatic story that people tell, with more or less details, but with the same respect. A very rich man was living in his house. The marsh was a part of his Estate house estate , in which he was happy and lacking of nothing, until the day a traveler asked him for home and he denied it to him. A Curandero witch doctor of the surroundings, who found out about the attitude of the wealthy neighbor, entrusted that all the curse s fell on him. All his goods disappeared and his grounds became a stinking marsh . Mysterious power are also assumed to the four lagoon s of Puquio, in which there are monster s that influence the crops, as well as to the lagoon of Santa Barbara , which disappears before the view of the walkers and it is destined to initiate the end of the world with the overflow of its waters. Next to the Chachapoyas, Peru city of Chachapoyas there is a hill called Piscohua una hill Piscohua una , in the way towards the forest ... Folklore Of Amazonas Category Amazonas Region Category Peruvian folklore Category South American folklore ... more details
Serbian culture Serbian folklore is the folk traditions among ethnic Serbs . The earliest examples of Serbian folklore are seen in the pre Christian Slavic mythology Slavic customs transformed into Christianity. Roots and characteristics main Serbian culture Slavic mythology Main Slavic mythology Folklore The Apostles of the Slavs, Cyril and Methodius, have been venerated by Serbian Orthodox Christians since their Christianization in 867, they have been considered Serbs by historians. ref Calendar of Resurrection Ba i 1913 55 ref In Kraji te and Vlasina there are epic stories of the extermination of Roman males in a battle, and of the settling of Russians Antes ref 1912 165 167 ref ref http www.rastko.rs arheologija delo 13047 ref Serbian Epic poetry main Serbian epic poetry Image Kosovka devojka.jpg thumb right center Kosovo Maiden by Uro Predi hr Dying Pavle Orlovi is given water by a maiden who seeks her fianc e at the battlefields of Kosovo Polje Gazimestan , he tells her that her love, Milan Toplica Milan , and his two blood brothers Milo Obili Milo and Ivan Kosan i Ivan were killed during the Battle of Kosovo by the Ottoman Turks . br taken from the Serb Epic poem Serbian epic poetry is a form of epic poetry written by Serbs originating in today s Serbia , Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro . The main cycles were composed by unknown Serb authors between the 14th and 19th centuries. They are largely concerned with historical events and personages. The corpus of Serbian epic poetry is divided into cycles Non historic cycle Pre Kosovo cycle poems about events that predate the Battle of Kosovo Cycle of Kraljevi Marko Kosovo cycle poems about events that happened just before and after the Battle of Kosovo no poem covers the battle itself Post Kosovo cycle poems about post Battle events Cycle of hajduk s Cycle of uskoks Poems ... group DEFAULTSORT Serbian Folklore Category Serbian folklore Category Serb people ... more details
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