Along roadsides throughout Argentina we notice mystical shrines with red flags flying around them. Discover the folk saint Gauchito Gil. We hitchhiked…
First thing you see when you arrive at the center of Bolzano is the monument in memory of the great poet Walther…
Traveling and discovering is sometimes about being in the right place on the right day, for us that day was today, when…
Discover the Gotipua folk dance tradition from Odisha that survives in the heritage village Raghurajpur on the banks of river Bhargabi.
Discover Myths and Folklore of Harela or day of green – Festival of the Kumaoni people of Uttarakhand. Harela is celebrated for welcoming…
Violeta Parra was a folklorist and an ethnomusicologist, a poet, a musician, a painter, a sculptor and a tapestry maker. Above all,…
O Tannenbaum, O Christmastree… A Tannenbaum is a fir tree (Tanne) or Christmas tree (Weihnachtsbaum). Although most Christmas trees today are Fichten…
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There are many origin myths and much folklore about rice, it is believed that a goddesses gave rice to humans and taught…
There are many myths, legends and much folklore about rice. Gods or goddesses gave rice to humans and taught them how to…
There are many myths, legends and much folklore about the mother goddess of fertility and rice in India. Goddesses like Lakshmi, Gauri…
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