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Category Archives: folklore
Russian Fairy Tales in Cinema: Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair
Esteemed Readers, The Soviet cinema has been a golden epoch of the Russian culture, so, no matter the lack of the true folklore identity, it would be unfair to omit the tales – movies made in that period. All of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, cinema, culture, education, fantasy, folklore, humour, Life, Lifestyle, movie, mythology, nature, paganism, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged cinema, cultura, cultura russa, cultura slavica, culture, fairy tales, fiabe russe, film, folklore, Mitologia russa, movie, nature, paganism, paganismo russo, Russian mythology, Slavic mythology, società, society
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Louis XIV Asks Riddles XI
Esteemed Readers, the winter is at the door & calls us for a new pretty riddle about some natural phenomenon. Activate your imagination! Good luck! “Made from an invisible substance I have wings alike a bird. They carry me since … Continue reading
Posted in culture, education, fantasy, folklore, France, History, Life, Louis XIV, mythology, nature, paganism, philosophy, Riddles, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th centure, 17th century France, civilization, cultura, culture, folklore, France, Francia, historical riddles, history, indovinello, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Re Sole, Riddles, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King
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Author’s Tale: The Little Humpbacked Horse
Esteemed Readers, I go on telling you about author’s fairy tale in the Russian folklore. This time I would like to present one of the most brilliant story: a tale about a humpbacked horse’s adventures written in the middle of … Continue reading
Posted in ballet, Beauty, culture, Druidry, education, fantasy, folklore, Literature, mythology, nature, paganism, poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged ballet, balletto, cultura, cultura russa, culture, fiabe russe, folklore, folklore russo, literature, mitologia, Mitologia russa, mitologia slavica, nature, paganism, paganismo russo, Russian folk tales, The Little Humpbacked Horse
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Mysterious Town Kitezh
Each nation has its magic, mysterious places described in folklore. Those are places of a spiritual force that mean a connection with ancestors thus with customs & traditions as well as a spiritual rebirth or the Garden of Eden on … Continue reading
Posted in Art, ballet, Beauty, Bible, culture, Druidry, fantasy, folklore, History, Life, Lifestyle, Literature, mythology, nature, opera, paganism, religion, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged città Kitez, city of Kitezh, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, folklore, Kitezh, literature, mitologia, Mitologia russa, mitologia slavica, nature, paganism, paganismo, paganismo russo, Russian mythology, town of Kitezh
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Samhain Mood
Esteemed Readers, to make the Samhain spirit more complete, I’d like to present you this wonderful folk piece of music! Enjoy listening! Maria KethuProfumo
Posted in Art, Celts, culture, Druidry, fantasy, folklore, Halloween, History, Life, Lifestyle, mythology, poetry, Samhain, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged art, arte, beauty, Celts, civilization, costumi, cultura, culture, customs, folk songs, folklore, Ireland, life, lifestyle, Lisa Thiel, musica celtica, musica popolare, paganism, paganismo, Samhain, Scotland, tradition, tradizione
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Louis XIV Asks Riddles X
Esteemed Readers, it is time for a new riddle. It is linked with an extraordinary natural phenomenon & might even appear in the sky in the day of Samhain. Well…it would be very impressive! Good luck! “A Giant who ascends … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Chiesa, culture, education, folklore, France, History, Life, Lifestyle, linguistics, Louis XIV, mythology, nature, Samhain, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th century, civilization, cultura, culture, France, Francia, historical riddles, indovinello, life, literature, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Re Sole, riddle, Seicento, società, society, the Sun King
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Author Fairy Tale: The Little Scarlet Flower
Besides traditional tales there are plenty of ones made by our famous authors. And today I would like to present you a synopsis of a tale by Sergey Aksakov. It is a Russian interpretation of Beauty & the Beast & … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, culture, fantasy, folklore, Literature, mythology, paganism, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged cultura, cultura russa, culture, folklore russo, literature, Russian ballet, Russian culture, Russian folk tales, Russian folklore, Scarlet flower, society
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