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Johann Gottfried von Herder first advocated the deliberate recording and preservation of folklore to document the authentic spirit, tradition, and identity of the German people; the belief that there can be such authenticity is one of the tenets of the romantic nationalism which Herder developed. Source: Wikipedia
The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological goals; only in the 20th century did ethnographers begin to attempt to record folklore objectively. The Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm, collected orally transmitted German tales and published the first series as Kinder- und Hausmärchen ("Children's and Household Tales") in 1812. Source: Wikipedia
Hansel and Gretel lives on today in the tales that inspired the Texas Chainsaw Massacre film.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974): directed and written by Tobe Hooper and starring Marilyn Burns and Allen Danziger. Tagline: Who will survive and what will be left of them? A group of hippies travelling through 1970's Texas fall prey to a trio of murderous brothers and their cannibal grandparents. Source IMDb
398: the number of Folklore and Fairy tales in the Dewey Decimal Classification, which coordinates materials on the same subject and on related subjects to make items easier to find on the shelves of libraries by using a combination of letters and numbers.
Agta: a creature from Philippine folklore. It can be seen by anyone who bends low enough to look backwards through his legs (which is also how the dwende can be seen). The agra is a solitary creature, black in appearance, and regarded as benificial to fishermen. It enjoys smoking cigars.
Dwende: in Philippine folklore, the dwende are little spirits, usually helpful and friendly, but when offended they can cause sickness and even death. They live in houses and occupy themselves by singing, making noise, and throwing sand and pebbles. They sometimes knock over kitchen utensils.
Source: Encyclopedia Mythica
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Recipe originally from "New Orleans Lenten Recipes: A Multi-Ethnic Sampling" by Elaine Abboud Mowad and Jean Sarrazin Sears, published in 1970 by the Louisiana Folklore Society. The booklet contains recipes passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. See recipe
The following are all folklore-related anagrams (a word or phrase made by using the letters of another word or phrase in a different order):
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Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale = Is a rather inane children's fantasy |
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The Tale of the Tortoise and the Hare = Threat? Often steadier athlete. Ho ho. |
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Fairytale romance = royal mater fancier |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs = Oh! Sweet DVD wins new fans’ hearts and Daftness, trash, when now viewed |
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The children’s story of the Sleeping Beauty = Pretty ghoulish scene of her in stately bed and Pretty ghoulish tale scores fine by the end |
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears = Ted has roar. Heck! Blonde legs it and Girl had cereals, then took beds |
Source: Anagram Genius
The Mabinogion is a collection of stories based on the oral tradition of the Welsh bards. They are partly based on early medieval historical events, but may hark back to older iron age traditions. Source: Wikipedia
Source: Creative Proverbs
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Don't tell any more fairy tales when the child has gone to sleep. (Burundi) |
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Any man can lose his hat in a fairy wind. (Irish) |
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Don't ask questions of fairy tales. (Jewish) |
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God and fairies can be wrong as well. (Chinese) |
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