Category: Origin Legends

The Easter Egg

Published April 4, 2007 in British, CULTURES, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, Celtic, Christian, Egyptian, Estonian, European, Fertility, Finnish, German, Good Luck, Greek, HOLIDAYS, Indian, Iranian, LEGENDS, Latin American, Latvian, New Year Celebrations, Origin Legends, Persian, Polynesian, Roman, Spring | Comments [1]
Easter celebrations are filled with many traditions, but nothing has come to symbolize the Easter holiday as much as the colored or painted Easter egg. Many children spend their Easter Sunday hunting for Easter eggs, rolling them, or running races while carrying their eggs in spoons. Across Eastern and Western cultures, eggs have long symbolized [...] Read More »

Groundhog Day

Published February 2, 2007 in American, CULTURES, Canadian, Celtic, French, German, HOLIDAYS, LEGENDS, Native American, Origin Legends, Spring, Winter | Comments [2]
February 2 is Groundhog Day in the United States and in Canada. The groundhog, also known as a woodchuck (Marmota monax), is a member of the squirrel family. According to American legend, the local television news and Hollywood, he is also a weatherman. If he sees his shadow when he emerges from his [...] Read More »

Origins of the Filipino People - Legend 2

Published September 23, 2006 in CULTURES, Filipino, LEGENDS, Origin Legends | Comments [2]
LEGEND 2 Once upon a time, no people inhabited the earth. One day, a god and a goddess visited the earth. They grew lonely because they met no people in the hills, the valleys, or along the seashore. So they took some clay from a river bank, and they molded it into two figures, a male and [...] Read More »

Origins of the Filipino People - Legend 1

Published September 23, 2006 in CULTURES, Filipino, LEGENDS, Origin Legends | Comments [0]
There are two stories about the origin of the Filipino people. They are passed on as oral legends from one generation to the next. LEGEND 1 Long, long ago, there were no people on earth. One day, a tired bird alighted on a bamboo plant in order to rest. It happened to peck on the bamboo. Suddenly, [...] Read More »