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April 23, 2018
U is for Unusual Conception (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
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Unusual conception in folktales is really not all that unusual. We have already seen people get pregnant from smelling tulips, eating roses, swallowing peppercorn, and a million other things. But there is one folktale,
Unusual conception in folktales is really not all that unusual. We have already seen people get pregnant from smelling tulips, eating roses, swallowing peppercorn, and a million other things. But there is one folktale,
April 22, 2018
T is for Tulip Soldiers (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
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You have probably already guessed that tulips have a special place in Hungarian folklore.
This one is a historical legend featuring one of our great national heroes, Rákóczi Ferenc II, the leader of the 1703-1711
You have probably already guessed that tulips have a special place in Hungarian folklore.
This one is a historical legend featuring one of our great national heroes, Rákóczi Ferenc II, the leader of the 1703-1711
April 20, 2018
S is for a Soldier... (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
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A soldier that peed for 77 years.
In the very first folktale collection ever published in Hungarian, in the early 1800s, there is a tale titled The Green Dragoon. We never actually find out why he is "green" (which is a
A soldier that peed for 77 years.
In the very first folktale collection ever published in Hungarian, in the early 1800s, there is a tale titled The Green Dragoon. We never actually find out why he is "green" (which is a
April 19, 2018
R is for Rosalia Lemonfarts, and Rosalia the Devilish (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
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I was browsing the Hungarian Roma Storytellers' Folktale Catalog, when I came across an entry: "Rosalia Lemonfarts." Obviously, I needed to follow up on this name, so I went to the archives of the Museum of Ethnography,
I was browsing the Hungarian Roma Storytellers' Folktale Catalog, when I came across an entry: "Rosalia Lemonfarts." Obviously, I needed to follow up on this name, so I went to the archives of the Museum of Ethnography,
April 18, 2018
Q is for Questionable Godparents (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
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There are several folktales an folktale types that include godparents that are... out of this world. Think Cinderella's Fairy Godmother, or Godfather Death from the Grimm collection. Sometimes they give superhuman
There are several folktales an folktale types that include godparents that are... out of this world. Think Cinderella's Fairy Godmother, or Godfather Death from the Grimm collection. Sometimes they give superhuman
April 17, 2018
P is for the Pelican King (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
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In the folktale titled The Pelican King, a princess insists that she will only marry a person who brings her the feathers... of the Pelican King. Our hero (who is incidentally called Peter) sets out to complete the
In the folktale titled The Pelican King, a princess insists that she will only marry a person who brings her the feathers... of the Pelican King. Our hero (who is incidentally called Peter) sets out to complete the
April 16, 2018
O is for the One-eyed Old Woman and the Death Horse (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
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Remember the prince with the castle built on a single straw? The same guy who visited the Kingdom of Mice?
Well, that story still has some elements worth mentioning.
The tale kicks off with a prince exiled from his
Remember the prince with the castle built on a single straw? The same guy who visited the Kingdom of Mice?
Well, that story still has some elements worth mentioning.
The tale kicks off with a prince exiled from his
April 15, 2018
N is for Noses (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
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There is a thing about witches and their noses in Hungarian folktales.
Child masquerading as an iron-nosedwitch, from a cartoon
The most common way we refer to a hag or a witch is "Vasorrú Bába", which translates into
There is a thing about witches and their noses in Hungarian folktales.
Child masquerading as an iron-nosedwitch, from a cartoon
The most common way we refer to a hag or a witch is "Vasorrú Bába", which translates into
April 13, 2018
M is for Mouseworld (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
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I have a soft spot for folktales with mouse helpers, and especially tales where animals get their own kingdoms. But by far the most creative, most colorful version of this is from a story I found recently (while looking
I have a soft spot for folktales with mouse helpers, and especially tales where animals get their own kingdoms. But by far the most creative, most colorful version of this is from a story I found recently (while looking
April 12, 2018
L is for the Lead Monk (WTF Hungary - Weird Things in Hungarian Folktales)
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The Lead Monk* (lead, as in the metal) is another one of those weird folktale characters that keep popping up in different stories. It is referred to as the Lead Monk, Lead-head Monk, or (my personal favorite) Snotty Lead
The Lead Monk* (lead, as in the metal) is another one of those weird folktale characters that keep popping up in different stories. It is referred to as the Lead Monk, Lead-head Monk, or (my personal favorite) Snotty Lead
