HISTORY • HERITAGE
earthstOriez compiles, shares & preserves storiez.
What you read is derived from our experiences, observations and encounters – spontaneous human-to-human connections. Kindness is part of who we are and simple acts of generosity are everywhere around us.
earthstOriez celebrates history & cultural heritage, merging temporarily with a place and its people, as much as we can – exploring and appreciating diversity around us.
Using history and heritage to tell the story of our journey.
Cultural heritage is in the food we eat (rice, potatoes, coconuts), the coffee, tea, mate or tereré, we drink, the clothes we wear, the moral ideas we follow, the arts and the skills we learn – The stories we tell.
Collecting tree lore and medicinal plant knowledge, observing wildlife and discovering stories that surround creatures, like the yeti, pandas, lions, tigers, orangutans, camels and dragons.
Grumbling about the world of critters that infest our beds at night – my partner has all the bites to proof it. Welcome to stories of wonder and every-day life.
earthstOriez aims to contribute to a culture of peace, a culture of social interaction based on tolerance of diversity; a culture that seeks a solution to problems through dialogue and negotiation. Peace is build together, piece by piece – pixel by pixel. With our PAX MUNDI art project we call the global community for world peace – Please build networks of peace.
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What you find on earthstoriez
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NEPAL: Myth and Folklore of the Yeti
Discover Myth and Folklore of the Yeti
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SRI LANKA: Myth and Folklore of Buddhas Tooth Relic and the Kandy Esala Perahera Festival
Discover Myth and Folklore of Buddhas Tooth Relic and the Kandy Esala Perahera Festival in Sri Lanka. Legend of Princess Hemamali bringing the sacred tooth relic to Sri Lanka from India.
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INDIA: Thaipusam – Tamil Nadu’s Lord Murugan festival
Discover Myths and Legends of the Thaipusam – Tamil Nadu’s Lord Murugan festival. Where Devotees carry the kavadi and pierce their backs, cheeks and mouths.
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NEPAL: The Toothache tree of Kathmandu
Discover treelore from Nepal The Toothache tree of Kathmandu, where you can pray to Danteshwori Devi, the Goddess alleviating toothache, if it does not help visit the dental clinics nearby.
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INDONESIA: Here be dragons – History, Myth and Folklore of the Komodo Dragon
Komodo dragons are the world’s largest living lizards, they only live on a hand full of islands in Indonesia. The crocodile and the Orah, as it is called by the locals, are the closest we have to dinosaurs. The dragons have long been a source of major fascination for the peoples of Flores who share…
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INDONESIA: The people of the Jungle – Myths and folklore of the Orang-Utan
Discover Myths and legends of the Orang-Utan in Indonesia, the taboos and folklore of the Dayak and Iban people of Indonesia – Borneo and Sumatra. Do you know Francine Neago?
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CHILE: Myths and folklore of the birdman cult on the Easter Island – Rapa Nui
CHILE: Myths and Legends of the birdman cult on the Easter Island- Rapa Nui Learn about Makemake and the incredible competition that took place on Rapa Nui to choose the Tangata Manu or Easter Island birdman whose clan would rule the island during one year. Discover Myths and Legends of the birdman cult on the…
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CHILE: Legends from Chiloé
Myths and legends from Chiloé possess a multitude of creatures and a distinct and interesting history of male witches, Francisco Goya’s painting of witches did much to shape perceptions of sorcery in Spanish- speaking societies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Part of the attraction of Chiloé is the wealth of mystery that…
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STORYTELLING CHILE: Violeta Parra
Violeta Parra was a folklorist and an ethnomusicologist, a poet, a musician, a painter, a sculptor and a tapestry maker. Above all, however, her work captured Chile’s history, its culture, and its pain. I found myself sipping a mate and talking about music with a Chilean son and mother couple. Maria says: ”Somos esclavos que…
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INDIA: Annapurna – The kitchen goddess
While doing a Panchakarma in Kerala, India we witness how Annapurṇa – The kitchen goddess – got a temple in a new kitchen, this ritual is called kumbhabhishekam. Annapurna (sometimes transliterated as Annapoorna) has to be invited to come into the house temple prepared for her – the murti (icon) of Annapurna has to be…
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CHINA: Solar Eclipses in History and Mythology
Discover History and Mythology of Solar Eclipses in China and how it makes us connect to what our ancestors might have felt and experienced. On July 22, 2009, we were visiting the Three Gorges Dam, a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, in Hubei province, China. The Three…
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INDONESIA: Legends of the Herons, or Kokokan birds in Petulu Gunung, Bali
The Legends of the Herons, or Kokokan birds in Petulu Gunung, Bali are well known and they are an impressive spectacleattracting birdlovers from all over.
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THAILAND- LEGEND: Nai Khanom Tom – The Father of Muay Thai
Traveling and discovering is sometimes about being in the right place on the right day, for us that day was March 17th, when Thailand celebrates the Nai Khanom Tom day. There are many different names for this celebration such as “National Muay Boran day“, “National Muay Thai day” or “Boxer’s Day“. Discover Nai Khanom Tom…
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AUSTRIA: Baucis et Philemon, retold as myth, fairy tale, fable & poem
Discover Ovid’s Baucis et Philemon, retold as myth, fairy tale, fable, poem and as seen in art. Jupiter and Mercury come to Earth and are treated poorly by all but Philemon and Baucis. They are so outraged; they send a terrible storm to flood the land sparing only Philemon, Baucis, and their humble dwelling.
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MALAYSIA: Chinese New Year in Georgetown- Penang
Discover Legend, Myth and Folklore of the Chinese New Year in Georgetown- Penang. Read about Customs, Rituals and Taboos and the many gods that are worshiped during the Spring Festival. And how the people celebrate this special time of the year. 祝大家新年快乐,恭喜发财! Zhù dàjiā xīnnián kuàilè, gōngxǐ fācái! Wishing you all a happy and prosperous…
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STORYTELLING BALI: Made Taro&Gede Tarmada
Storytelling in Bali is an age old tradition, and an ancient art. It symbolizes the living tradition of storytelling that deeply explains and entertains, morally educates and brings communities together. In Balinese culture – art, ritual, and performance overlap in various ways, stories are continually told and retold. In the center of many villages in…
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* The Peace of Trees
Enjoy this very colorful and personal collection by Trish Nicholson:







