Folklore

Folklore in the Akan Culture Folklore in the lives of the Akans of Ghana comprise of popular oral traditional beliefs, tales, myths, , and practices of the people’s customs which has been disseminated in an informal manner from one generation to the other over and over again in the community. Folklore can also be considered the roots of expressive genres such as a myth, cultural activity, music, riddles, dance, legends, proverbs, and “wise sayings” which are shared within the Akan culture. The Akans

In Celtic folklore there is one common figure that is portrayed as Death. In Ireland the creature was known as the Dullahan. It is considered to be a type of unseelie (bad) fairy. Dullahan are headless beings, although the Dullahan has no head on its shoulders, it carries its head with it. Either on the saddle-brow of his horse or upraised in his right hand. The flesh of the head is said to have the color and consistency of “moldy cheese”. The head’s eyes are black, and constantly dart around; a

Children of Lir. The childrenś father, King Lir, marries his dead wife´s sister and a jealous man turns King Lirś children into swans for 900 years. Fairy Tale is the Boyhood of Fionn. He is forced to be raised by two druids after his mother dies. Irish folklore is stories containing former Gods and other stories told by Irishmen. Even though the modern Irish culture is mainly Christian, the older Irish culture mainly believed in gods, like Greece. Ireland still believes that many of these stories are true

I was born and I was raised in Shanghai, China, so I should have known Shanghai very well. But when some of my friends came to Shanghai and asked me that where they should visit in Shanghai besides those famous places, and I can hardly answer these questions. In most people’s mind, Shanghai is a city for shopping, not for sightseeing, because the history of Shanghai is not very long, and most of the tourist attractions in Shanghai are quite new. Lately there are a few supernatural stories about

Michael Smith Prof. Nyla Wolfgang LITR 341 Folklore 3 March 2015 Annotated Bibliography: Vampires and the Cultural Impacts on Folklore Orlomoski, Caitlyn, "From Monsters to Victims: Vampires and Their Cultural Evolution from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century" (2011). Honors Scholar Theses. Paper 208. http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/208 In this article it shows how the vampire started as a bloodthirsty monster in stories and how the eventually evolved into the modern envisage

------------------------------------------------- Colombian folklore From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Culture of Colombia | | Art Cinema Cuisine Dance Folklore Literature Music Radio & Television Sports Theater | See also: Colombian mythology Carnaval de BarranquillaMarimonda characters. Colombian folklore are beliefs, customs and cultural traditions in Colombia. Contents  [hide]  * 1 Cultural influences * 2 Relevancy * 3 Legendary creatures * 4 References

Reaction Image One of the easiest ways to describe digital folklore is to look at different examples of it. Personally, my favorite example of digital folklore is memes. Memes are one of the most common and enjoyable forms of digital folklore. Memes are great because they have the ability to express feeling and emotion, spread information on current events, and to make people laugh. From a digital folklorist aspect memes are an ideal piece of folklore as they are spread globally, instantly and have many

Folklore is a term generally used to refer to the traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people. Legends are based on some sort of historical fact and have had their characters or events embellished. Myths are basis in a religion, supernatural being/creators, explains some sort of natural phenomenon. Fairy Tales are tales that have some sort of fantastic element, such as magic, magical creatures, and a conflict between good and evil. Greek folklore is all of the stories surrounding

Outline Folklore is a collection of stories passed down from generation to generation that include Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales. Legends are traditional stories sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated. Myths are traditional stories, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events. Fairy Tales are false stories that is meant to trick people Greek folklore is most

Egyptian culture has been shrouded with mystery. Since the beginning of the pyramids Folklore and stories have surrounded the Egyptian culture. Folklore is a collection of stories passed down from generation to generation that include Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales. Legends are based on historical facts, characters and events have been embellished, told and retold. Myths are based on religion, supernatural beings or creators, gods and demigods, explains a natural phenomenon. Fairy Tales are fantastic