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Jim was savoring the last days of summer before the new school term. Sitting in a pocket of willow tree roots, his back bolstered by the trunk, he closed his eyes and clasped his hands behind his head. The narrow margin of grass next to the pond was still green and its sweet tang mixed pleasantly in the warm air with the dusty brown aroma from the adjacent fields.
The oasis has afforded you a night of respite from the heat of the Arabian desert. You awake in the predawn glow, feeling the cool stones of the well press against your back.
Before you can hear it, the breath of flapping wings ruffles by you in a dazzling rush of brilliant gold and scarlet feathers. A fabulous bird the size of an eagle lights on the well brim. It flutters into the water and bathes itself. Its song is so sweet you are mesmerized. Even the sun god, Re, pulling the new day behind him in his sky-borne chariot, stops to listen.
Most of us are familiar with many of the fairy tales collected by the Grimm Brothers. See if you can read some lines from some of these stories and guess the name of the story that they came from.
A dream catcher is a Native American craft created for children and adults. It is believed that the the dream catcher will filter out all the bad bawedjigewin (dreams) and allow only good thoughts to enter into our minds. You will see a small hole in the center of each dream catcher where those good bawadjige may come through. With the first rays of sunlight, the bad dreams would perish.
The Hopi tribe comes from northern Arizona. As with all tribes, these people have certain traditions that they celebrate. One in particular that is of interest involves dolls called Kachina Dolls.
If you’re a believer in superstitions, then Friday the 13th could be your unlucky day. But, remember, it’s simply a superstition, and nothing more. Some people take them seriously, but there is no factual evidence that anything will happen to you.
Nonetheless, superstitions are still observed and believed by many. In honor of Friday the Thirteenth, we’ll tell you about the origin of the day and why it’s considered unlucky. And, we’ll also mention a few other superstitions and unravel their mysteries.
Throughout the centuries there have been stories and legends of creatures such as Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, Pegasus, and Chimera, for example. It’s interesting to see how every culture has beliefs that come from stories that have been concocted and passed down to future generations. Whether a culture still believes in these beings or not, the legends they’ve created still live on.
For thousands of years, cultures all over the world have believed in gods and goddesses as part of their religions. The common thread between many cultures seems to be that they associated their gods and goddesses to objects in the sky, the Earth, the ocean and in their own lives.
For example, in many cultures there existed a moon god, which is what we’ll look at today. The unique stories that each group has created for this god are really interesting, so read on to uncover what the moon means to other people around the world.
There are many cultures that existed in the past that we forget about. But it’s important to remember them because each culture had its mark in the world, and is important in the constant progression of all societies.
One such important and fascinating culture is that of the Mayas. They still thrive as a culture today, but their existence in the past remains an interesting mystery for many people.
