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Today I'm voting for bischofite because it's Permian sea salt evaporate, which is pretty cool.

No specific #folklore for it, but it reminded me of a Colombian folktale about a boy who carries salt for a chief, and gets caught in a rain that washes he salt away. The boy prays to the god Bochica, who takes him on a journey, shows him the hidden riches under the earh, and on a beach teaches him how to create salt pans to collect sea salt.

#MinCup23 #folktales
#folklore #folktales #mincup23

Entirely possible :D
Also, I love witch heroes! More here:
http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-badass-grandmas-of-hungarian.html

#folklore #folktales

The Badass Grandmas of Hungarian Folktales (a #FolkloreThursday special)

Tomorrow is International Women's Day. I have been working on a Feminist Hungarian Folktales collection, and the deeper I dug into out folkl...
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#folklore #folktales

Fun fact for today's #MinCup23: Galena was Mineral of the Year in Hungary in 2019!

I don't have a folktale for it specifically, but it is a lead ore, so let me introduce you to one of my favorite Hungarian folktale villains:

The Lead Monk

Sometimes also called "Snotty Lead Monk" (🤷‍♀️ ), this supernatural entity can cover the landscape with lead, has superhuman strength, and can turn people into stone. It would make a great #DnD villain.

More here:

http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2018/04/l-is-for-lead-monk-wtf-hungary-weird.html

#folklore #folktales

L is for the Lead Monk (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)

Welcome to this year's A to Z Challenge titled WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales! You can find all other participating blogs...
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#folklore #dnd #folktales #mincup23

Today's #MinCup23 match is calcite vs opal. This'll be a thread.

Calcite reminds me of a story from Costa Rica. A chief called Nandayure owned a magic wand that could make disappear anything that contained calcium. One day he saw his people dancing, wearing lots of white body paint, and grew so angry at the decorations he aimed the wand at them. You know what else has calcium? Bones. Oops.
(He managed to reverse the spell by destroying the wand)
#folklore #folktales #minerals #gemstones #thread
#thread #folklore #folktales #minerals #mincup23 #gemstones

Today's #MinCup23 match is mercury vs sepiolite.

The mercury mines in Idrija, Slovenia have a legend about a mine gnome called the perkomandelj. In one story a miner encounters it alone in a shaft, and they work side by side for a whole month without a word. At the end of the month the miner decides to split his pay evenly with he gnome, down to cutting the last coin in half.
The perkomandelj rewards him for his fairness (and silence) with all the money, and good fortune.

#folklore #folktales
#folklore #folktales #mincup23

End of thread! For more ruby-related folktales, and sources, check out my Gemstone Folklore blog post here:
http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2022/04/r-is-for-ruby-revenge-gemstone-folklore.html

Happy voting everyone!

#folktales #folklore #MinCup23 #thread
#thread #folklore #folktales #mincup23

The Magic Ruby on the Snake's Head is a tale from Thailand. It tells about a magician that finds out that he can enchant a snake, and make it grow a priceless ruby on its head in 1000 years. The magician doesn't survive that long, but the snake grows into a giant man-eating monster.

Later a princess declares she wants the ruby for her necklace (to inspire people to rid the land of the monster). A prince finds a way to kill the monster and take the gem.

#folktales
#folklore
#MinCup23
#thread
#thread #folklore #folktales #mincup23

Another exciting folktale is The Ruby Prince from the Punjab.

In this one, a king receives a priceless ruby that turns into a baby boy in the queen's treasure chest. The Ruby Prince kills a monster and wins a wife, but tells her never to ask where he came from. When she inevitably does, he disappears.

She later finds out that he lives with the King of Snakes now. She takes dance lessons, enchants the king with her dance, and wins her husband back.

#folktales #folklore #MinCup23 #thread
#thread #folklore #folktales #mincup23

By the way, I blogged about the Myanmar legend about the origin of rubies here:
http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2020/11/storyspotting-rubies-and-royalty-crown.html

This is also the origin story of the (in)famous Mogok ruby mines. It features a Naga princess who falls in love with the Sun, and three magic eggs, one of which bursts in Mogok and fills the land with rubies.

#folklore #folktales #MinCup23 #thread #StorySpotting

StorySpotting: Rubies and royalty (The Crown)

StorySpotting is a weekly or kinda-weekly series about folktales, tropes, references, and story motifs that pop up in popular media, from TV...
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#thread #folklore #folktales #mincup23 #storyspotting

In another folktale from India a clever turtle saves a goose from a fowler with rubies and trickery. He offers the man a ruby for the goose. The man asks for two rubies. The turtle brings a second ruby from his pond, but then says "let me see that first one, to make sure they match."

In the meantime, the goose gets away, and the turtle dives into the pond with both rubies.

#folklore #folktales #MinCup23 #thread
#thread #folklore #folktales #mincup23

In a folktale from Simla, a man is exiled with is father and 4 wives. The youngest hides some valuable rubies in bread. Later she gives one to her father-in-law to sell, but he falls into a greedy merchant's trap - and so does his son.

The woman then dresses up as a policeman and joins the king's forces. She defeats a monster, earns favor, and solves the case of the men's disappearance, bringing justice to the evil merchant.

#thread #folktales #folklore #MinCup23
#thread #folklore #folktales #mincup23

One of my favorite ruby stories is a legend recorded by King Sancho IV of Spain. It tells about an English king who gets lost while hunting in the winter. He encounters a naked beggar, takes pity on him, dresses him in his own clothes, and carries him to shelter.

The grateful beggar asks the king to blow his nose. When the king does, a ruby larger than a hen's egg falls into the handkerchief: a magical (though a bit gross) reward for the king's kindness.

#folklore #folktales #MinCup23 #thread
#thread #folklore #folktales #mincup23

There is a Gujarati folktale about four friends that go out to seek their fortune. They accidentally eat magic mangoes that determine their fate: one of them becomes king, one can laugh sapphires and cry pearls, and one goes to prison.

The king and his sapphire-laughing minister betray the two other friends. Those two take revenge with the help of the fourth lucky fruit. In the end the minister is cursed like Midas: whatever he tries to eat turns into sapphires.

#folklore #folktales #MinCup23
#folklore #folktales #mincup23

Today's #MinCup23 match is corundum vs lawsonite.

*Cracks knuckles*

I'm voting corundum, because folklore (and because as a kid I had a book on gemstones, and padparadscha seemed so magical).

I'm going to make this a thread, because rubies and sapphires figure into a whole bunch of tales and legends.

🧵

#folklore #folktales #mythology #gems #minerals #thread #corundum
#thread #folklore #folktales #mythology #minerals #mincup23 #corundum #gems

Today's #MinCup23 match is stibnite vs sodalite.

Stibnite is also known as kohl, used as an eyeliner since Ancient Egypt.

There in an Egyptian folktale where a dervish puts magic kohl on the eyes of a young man, rendering him invisible so he can sneak into the king's palace to see a princess.

A wily old woman catches the trespasser by burning buffalo dung - the rancid smoke makes the guy tear up, and the tears wash the magic kohl from his eyes. Oops.

#folktales #folklore #minerals
#folklore #folktales #minerals #mincup23

As for quartz, here is a Mansi legend about the origin of rock crystals in the Urals. It tells of a chief who built a tower of clear crystal, which a horde of giants shattered, trying to kidnap the chief's daughter. With the help of spirits, the attackers were turned into pillars of stone.

I blogged about the story here
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2022/04/q-is-for-quartz-crystals-gemstone.html?m=1

#folklore #folktales #MinCup23 #quartz
#folklore #folktales #mincup23 #quartz

There is an Oroqen folktale about a hero named Silteken, who goes out to avenge his father's death on a 100-eyed monster. He loses the first fight and dies.

However, his clever horse goes on a quest to kidnap a (willing) princess from her wedding along with her dowry of cinnabar, which can be used to bring the dead back to life.

Revived with cinnabar by his beloved, Silteken defeats the monster.

#folktales #folklore #cinnabar #MinCup23
#folklore #folktales #mincup23 #cinnabar

There is a Japanese folktale about two brothers who go out to gather cinnabar every day from a pond.
The cruel younger brother decides he wants to keep all the valuable cinnabar to himself. He constructs a fake dragon from lacquered bowls to scare his elder brother away from the pond.

However, one day as he goes to collect cinnabar again, the dragon comes to life and swallows him.

#folktales #cinnabar #MinCup23
#folktales #mincup23 #cinnabar

Today's #MinCup23 vote is between cinnabar and quartz. This is a tough one! Going on folklore, both have a whole lot to offer.

I'll make this a thread and share some stories.

🧵

#folklore #folktales #mythology #minerals
#folklore #folktales #mythology #minerals #mincup23

A friend asked #ChatGPT for recommendations on folktales where weaving and spinning plays an important role.

The #AI recommended the Ugly Duckling.
When asked why, it said "the duckling makes magical clothes for the prince." 😂

This will probably change in the future, but right now, AI is very, very bad at folklore questions.

(Last time I asked it about mythical creatures in China, and it made up an entire nonexistent chapter of Journey to the West...)

#folklore #folktales #storytelling
#ai #chatgpt #folklore #storytelling #folktales

I just read Jane Yolen in one of her books refer to carrying on traditional stories as "mouth-to-ear resuscitation"... 😄

#folklore #folktales #storytelling #StorytellingPSA
#folklore #storytelling #folktales #storytellingpsa

The cover of my new book that's coming out in a few weeks 😊 Art by Viktória Hitka.

Seven-legged horses and kind witches: Magical folktales from Csík

It's a selection of folktales from Csíkszentdomokos, Transylvania, from a collection done in the 1940s. It was an awesome set of tales to work with.

#folklore #folktales #bookstodon #books #CoverReveal
Colorful book cover, with the title written in yellow at the bottom. The illustration on the cover features a golden-haired girl, with the sun on her forehead. She is riding a pale blue, seven-legged horse who has a mane reminiscent of a cloud, and the crescent moon on its neck. The background is green, depicting a forest of pine trees.
#books #bookstodon #folklore #folktales #coverreveal

So the poll closed, and "Folktales of emotions" and "Folktales of occupations" finished neck and neck. I am gravitating towards emotions now, but I'll see how difficult that makes the research...

Thank you all for voting! :)

#folklore #folktales
#folklore #folktales

This book really sounds awesome, and I would love it if the project got funded.

Hugh Lupton is a stellar storyteller, and he is generously sharing the best of his folktale repertoire.

See here:
https://unbound.com/books/fifty-tales-or-the-heart-of-the-matter/

#folklore #folktales #storytelling #books #bookstodon #storytellers @bookstodon

Fifty Tales, or The Heart of the Matter

Hugh Lupton reaches into world mythology and shares fifty tales from the heart of his repertoire.
Unbound
#books #bookstodon #folklore #storytelling #folktales #storytellers @bookstodon group

Topic 12: The Rákóczi Revolution

My random topic was an important moment in Hungarian history, the Rákóczi revolution of 1703-1711.
I ended up reading a book by Magyar Zoltán (titled Rákóczi) that explored the mark the (unsuccessful) revolution left on Hungarian folklore and local legends. Despite it being relatively recent, it has seeped deep into Hungarian tradition, and gathered a lot of archaic, mythical tropes and motifs.

#Hungary #folklore #folktales #history
#history #folklore #folktales #hungary

#FolkTaleMail

Obviously. I would love a subscription where I regularly receive folklore in the mail. Especially unpublished, archival, freshly collected, newly translated, or little known local folklore from around the world.

#folklore #folktales #mythology #storytelling #SnailMail

🧵 3/6
#folklore #storytelling #folktales #mythology #snailmail #folktalemail

*NEW POST*

My latest post discusses the wonderful world of Giants and their presentation in Shropshire folklore. I really hope people enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed writing!

https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2023/07/here-be-giants-giants-in-shropshire.html

#Folklore #Giants #Mythology #Folktales #Shropshire #Giantfolklore
A period drawing of Giants
#folklore #folktales #mythology #giants #shropshire #giantfolklore

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