Chaumos: The Kalasha Winter Solstice Festival
The Kalasha Winter Solstice Festival, known as Chaumos, is a vibrant and intricate celebration that revolves around three interconnected...
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Folkloristan
- Dec 15, 2023
- 8 min
In Memoriam of Dr. Refaat Alareer - "If I Must Die"
In the realm of academia, editing, poetry, literature, and lecturing, Dr. Refaat Alareer was renowned for his numerous authored works and...
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Folkloristan
- Dec 13, 2023
- 3 min
Mermaids in Medieval Muslim Fiction and Folklore
It is in ancient Assyria, in around 1000 BC, that we find the first-known mermaid tale. At the heart of the story is Atargatis, the...
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Folkloristan
- Dec 7, 2023
- 2 min
Mool Chand
Saraiki Folktale | The Grim-Reaper who disappeared.
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Folkloristan
- Dec 6, 2023
- 1 min
Pashto: The Fourth Language in Space
Did you know that Pashto was the fourth language to be spoken in space? Abdul Ahad Mohmand, an Afghan-German, a former aviator in the...
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Komal Salman
- Dec 5, 2023
- 6 min
Historicising the Hexagram: The Seal of Suleman (A)
The history of the hexagram: the six-rayed star, once recognised as the Seal of the Prophet Suleman (A).
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Folkloristan
- Nov 19, 2023
- 3 min
The Glacier-Hearted Rani Gwashbrari
Punjabi Fable | The Queen with a Heart of Ice warns of the consequences of arrogance.
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Folkloristan
- Nov 18, 2023
- 8 min
Mast and Sammo
Balochi Folktale | The Sufi Saint, Mast Tawakilli, and his beloved, Sammo
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 8 min
Musa Khan Gulmakai
Pashto Folktale | An adorable Happily-Ever-After from the Indus Kohistan
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 2 min
On Olives and Figs
Ecological Folklore | Olives and Figs
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 1 min
Pecos Bill and Slue-Foot Sue
Now, Pecos Bill was the most legendary cowboy in the Old West. He fell out of a covered wagon when he was just a little buckaroo and was...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 4 min
Issa Beer Remembers
Come my friend! I’ll tell you a story from my living days O my friend! I’ll tell you a story from lands vast O my friend! I’ll tell you...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 1 min
Treasure Hunters in Wesenberg
At the end of the previous and the beginning of the current century there was a whole group of treasure hunters pursuing their trade in...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 6 min
The Demon and the Sultan’s Son
There once lived a sultan who had lands and riches but no son to pass them on to. For many years, the sultan prayed and longed for a son...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 6 min
The Blind Man's Love
Of the old times: a mother and her son lived in the forest together. As they were walking they came to a tree decorated with a bi-colored...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 9 min
The Elf Maiden
Once upon a time two young men living in a small village fell in love with the same girl. During the winter, it was all night except for...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 6 min
The Count of Windeck
(Poetic treatment by Montanus Vol. 1 p. 310ff.)[1] Even today, the monumental ruins of the former counts’ castle Windeck[2] can be seen...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 2 min
John Henry
John Henry knew from the time he was a little boy that he was going to be a steel drivin’ man. In those days, the railroads were being...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 3 min
The Clever Woman and the Cannibal with the Icy Heart
Of the old times: cannibals called Chenoos haunted the world. They began as ordinary folk but their hearts turned to ice and they began...
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Folkloristan
- Nov 15, 2023
- 3 min
The Burkla at Schongau
The Burkla, also known as the Schlossberg or “Castle Hill” is a large hill in Schongau surrounded by a wall and a ditch. The river...
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