HISTORY • HERITAGE
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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.
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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.
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What you find on earthstoriez
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DENMARK : FAIRY TALE The fir tree – H. C. Andersen
Grantræet, The Fir Tree, is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Discover the tale and the traditional uses of the fir tree. Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875) was born in…
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TIMELINE: A story of Coffee
The story of how coffee was first discovered and then spread to all of the major countries on Earth is a fascinating tale that includes romance, politics, religion, intrigue, heroics, deceit, greed, and innovation. Coffee: but probe deeper into this sweet-sounding word – follow its roots to the the Italian caffè, French café, the Turkish…
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INDONESIA: On legend and folklore of Lake Toba
Danu Toba, is a special place, a lake in a super volcano, the biggest volcanic caldera worldwide. Danau Toba, was formed about 100,000 to 75.000 years ago during one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions known to human kind; a tremendous disaster, which caused a layer of ashes of 600 meters to fall down. “It…
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CHINA: Mid Autumn Festival mythology and folklore
Historically, the Mid Autumn Festival 中秋节 was a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat with food offerings made in honor of the moon. Also known as the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, or simply the Moon cake Festival, it also celebrates the legends of ChangE 嫦娥, the Goddess of Immortality and her companion,…
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INDIA: On the Frangipani – Plumeria
Discover legends and folklore of the Frangipani – Plumeria in India, and its use in traditional Indian culture. Family: ApocynaceaeHindi: ChampaEnglish:Temple tree, Pagoda tree, Frangipani, Plumeria. Common names are Temple Tree or Pagoda Tree in India and the Far East, Graveyard Tree in the Caribbean Islands, Temple Flower in Sri Lanka, and May flower (for…
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INDIA: On the Banana
Discover legends, myths and folklore of the banana tree in India and its use in Indian culture. Offering and prayers to the Banana, is something which has been carried out since time immemorial. MUSA SAPIENTUM Family: MusaceaeSanskrit: Rambha, KachiiHindi : KelaEnglish: Plantain, Banana🍌 Offering and prayers to the Banana tree [Banana is not technically a…
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INDIA: On the Bodhi or Ashwattha Tree
Discover legend, myth and folklore of the Bodhi or Ashwattha tree in India and its use in desi culture. The Ashwattha is unrivaled throughout Hinduism, the sacred ficus is mentioned in the Bhagavata Gita where it is called the “one that is not the same tomorrow”, with reference perhaps, to the world, that is ever…
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PERU: On myth and folklore of quinoa
Discover the Aymara legend, history and folklore of the quinoa in Peru and its use in traditional culture. For millions quinoa is a major source of protein, and its protein is of such high quality that, nutritionally speaking, it often takes the place of meat in the diet. CHENOPODIUM QUINOA Family: AmaranthaceaeQuechua: ayara, kiuna, kitaqañiwa,…
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INDONESIA: Traditional Tajen- Cockfighting in Bali
Indonesia, like many other nations, has banned cock fighting as a cruel sport, although traditional Tajen– Cockfighting in Bali is still allowed for ceremonial purposes. The term bali refers to blood offerings and/or animal sacrifice. These fighting birds are as much a part of Balinese Hindu rites as the burning of incense and giving offerings…
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INDONESIA: On animal sacrifices in Bali and the mythological origins
The tradition of animal sacrifices in Bali and the mythological origins source from the records in palm-leafs and Hindu literature. Animal sacrifice or bali in Sanskrit, exist in almost all cultures. From Hebrews to Greeks and Romans (Lustratio), Ancient Egyptians (the cult of Apis) and from the Aztecs to the Yoruba. These sacrificial rituals are…
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GERMANY: FOLK SONG – Oh Tannenbaum – Oh Christmas tree
O Tannenbaum, O Christmastree… A Tannenbaum is a fir tree (Tanne) or Christmas tree (Weihnachtsbaum). Although most Christmas trees today are Fichten (spruce) rather than Tannen, the qualities of the evergreen tree have inspired musicians to write several “Tannenbaum” songs based on the melody is an old folk songs. The first known “Ach Tannenbaum” song…
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TURKEY : TREE STORIES by Nasreddin Hodja
Nasreddin Hodja has many names and is also sometimes referred to as “Nasrudin”,“the Mulla” and as “the Hodja” or “Hoca”. The Nasruddin stories are known throughout the Middle East and have touched cultures around the world. Many nations of the Middle East claim the Mullah as their own, however, the Mullah, like all mythological characters,…
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Paraguay | Brazil | Argentina: On the Creation of the IGUAZU Falls
This legend came to us, sitting in a restaurant in Foz do Iguacu, near the Iguazu falls, sharing our meals with a big tourist group from Brazil, luckily some spoke Spanish, so did Leticia, the Lady sitting next to me. Discover the creation story of the Iguazu falls.
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BOLIVIA | PERU: The legend of Mama Coca
Kuka, is Quechua and means unique, excellent and sacred, it’s the name of the coca plant and leaf. Khoka, the Aymara word means ‘the tree’. Discover the legends of Mama Coca from Bolivia and Peru. The discovery of mama coca, or Erythroxylum coca or Erythroxylon novogranatense, was ever a story of many dimensions, and the…
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The legend of COCA, God Inti’s Gift to Peru and Bolivia
Discover the legend of coca, God Inti’s gift to Peru and Bolivia Within a minute of our first steps onto the street, the night of our arrival, we’d been offered cocaine twice by boys no older than fifteen. They stood on corners and nodded at us and strolled a few paces alongside: “Coca? Coca? Muy…
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TIMELINE: A story of Yerba Mate
Timeline of yerba mate
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INDIA: On the Banyan Tree
Discover legends, myths and folklore of the Banyan tree in India and its ritual use in Desi culture. As Kalpavriksha or Banyan tree is sacred in Hindu and Jain cosmology and Buddhism, known as the Tree of Life or World Tree. Ficus Benghalensis Sanskrit: Nyagrodha, Kalpavriksha, Vat-vriksha, Bahupada,Hindi: Vata, vad, Bargad, BerEnglish: Banyan Tree or…
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SUPERSTITIONS About Trees from 1906
Written by Joseph C. O’Mahoney, 1906.
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Christmas in all nations from 1898-Italy and America – IV
Italy and America
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