Central & East European Folklore & Traditions Highlights of KU Libraries’ Collections

Central & East European Folklore & Traditions

Highlights of KU Libraries’ Collections

KU AIESECmeeting on Central and Eastern Europe

Spencer Museum of ArtDecember 3, 2009 6-8 p.m.

&SJHS Workshop in Geography

April 8-9, 2010

Jon GiullianLibrarian for Slavic and Eurasian

StudiesWatson Library

1425 Jayhawk Blvd, Rm 519Lawrence, KS 66045

giullian@ku.edu

Szopka (Crèches)

Polish Folktales & Folklore Retold by Michał Malinowski and Anne Pellowski

General Introduction to Poland

Food, Games, Riddles, Nursery Rhymes

Local Legends ◄

Animal Tales

Magic Tales (also called Wonder Tales)

Chain Chants and Cumulative Tales

Humorous Tales ◄

Why Tales?

Religious Tales

Supernatural Creatures

Cecylia Slapek, Cecylia Korban, & Janina Oleszek

Jozef Budz, traditional storyteller from Murzasichle in the Tatra Mountains.

Jozef Piton, one of the most popular contemporary-traditional story tellers in the Tatra Mountains

Telling traditional stories at the Storyteller Museum during the Festival of Polish Oral Tradition

Polish Folktales & Folklore: Storytellers:

“Lech, Čech, & Rus”

Lech plate by Walery Eljsasz-Radzikowski (1841-1905) source: Biblioteka Narodowa

Poland(Lechia)

Polish Folktales & Folklore: Local Legends:

Solidarity

Lech Walęsa

“The Five Clever Girls”Polish Folktales & Folklore: Humorous Tales

There are many variants of this type of story in many countries. In most cases it is only one girl.

The Green LeafPolish Folktales & Folklore: Games and Seasonal Activities

In spring, after the first leaves have appeared on trees, one must carry a green leaf somewhere on one’s person, or else…

Traditional Slovak Folktales Collected by Pavol Dobšinský Edited and Translated bz David L. Cooper

Storytellers

Who were the folktale narrators and when did they tell their stories?

Jozef Rusnák-Bronda

Traditional Slovak Folktales Collected by Pavol Dobšinský Edited and Translated bz David L. Cooper

Tale Genres

WondertalesNovelistic talesHumorous talesAnimal tales Legendary talesDemonological stories

Who is Jánošík?

The Legend of Jánošík

20091962-63

View films

Hungarian Folk-tales Retold and illustrated by Val Biro

“Peter Cheater” (40)

“Almafi and the Golden Cockerel” (108)

Czech Christmas Traditions

Keeping the Christmas carp alive in the tub.

The Folklore of World Holidays: Czech Republic

Christmas Eve meal

Boiled carp, kolače, and more

Catching the Christmas carp

Polish Christmas Traditions

Wigilia (Christmas Eve)

Polish Customs, Traditions & Folklore: December

Polish Christmas Traditions

Chodzenie po kolędzie (Christmas caroling). The oldest form of Christmas caroling in Poland was caroling with the turoń, named after the wild ox or tur.

Polish Customs, Traditions & Folklore: December

Traditional costumes of Kolęda, during which people dress up and to from house to house after Christmas, in Bukowina Tatrzanska.

Central & East European Folklore & Traditions Highlights of KU Libraries’ Collections

Documents

Phrases and Traditions - umling.com€¦ · reception traditions can be traced to ancient Egyptian and European customs. These were often based on symbolism, superstition, folklore,

Folklore Developed by Ivan Seneviratne. Folklore Traditions and customs that people pass from generation to generation, such as stories, dances, games,

The Folklore of Spring in Ireland: a Dichotomy of Traditions

Spring 2020 The major purpose of SIEF is to facilitate ...The Folklore Fellows’ Summer School 2020 with the theme ‘The Violence of Traditions and the Traditions of Violence’

Folk lore. History of Folklore Defined as all the traditions, customs, and stories that are passed along by word of mouth from generation to generationDefined

FIS SNOWBOARD WORLD CUP€¦ · Nendaz-Tracouet 31.03.2018 Nendaz Spring Break + Waterslide Nendaz-Tracouet 31.03.2018 Full Moon Party : folklore et traditions Nendaz-Tracouet 01.04.2018

Seasons of Stories AUTUMN · traditions and folklore inspired by autumn to prompt memory, conversation and reflection through images, verse and story. Reconnecting with nature, whether

Ethnic Folklore in Your Classroom: Traditions, Tales, and ...learning.si.edu/educators/lesson_plans/ethnic_folklore/atz_ethnic... · Traditions, Tales, and Treasures from Tijuana

FOLKLORE Folklore can be defined as all the traditions, customs, and stories that are passed along by word of mouth in a culture. Folklore includes legends,

From West Africa to West Philadelphia · Storytelling Traditions of Philadelphia’s Liberian Elders A Collaborative Project of The Center for Folklore and Ethnography University

Polish Legends, Folklore, Myths and Stories. Poland like every other nation has its own traditions, and an integral part of these traditions are countless

UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE ISLV – INSTITUT SUPÉRIEUR DES LANGUES VIVANTES OCTOBER 2011 Folklore and Traditions in Wallonia!

FOLK LITERATURE FOLKLORE IS A GENERAL TERM THAT DESCRIBES THE STORIES, TRADITIONS, SAYINGS, AND CUSTOMS OF A CULTURE OR SOCIETY. THE AUTHORS ARE USUALLY

Slovak traditions and folklore. Music in Slovak culture has always played extremely important role. It was and still is an integral part of our life

Folklore in Poland Designed By Anna Wojtczak. There are : Highland folklore, Folklore of Wielkopolska, Kaschubian folklore, Folklore of Kaszuby, Folklore

TRADITIONAL GAMES AND TOYS OF CANTABRIA "The role of folklore in the cultivation of national traditions" Colegio El Salvador Comenius Project 2012-2014

PREŠOV REGION folklore , ensambles a nd traditions

Barcelona, Madrid and Sevillesites.levittownschools.com/EuroTrip/Documents... · FEB 14, 2015 : MADRID Depart Barcelona for Zaragoza, noted for its traditions of folklore and gastronomy

Introduction - Folklore · 2014. 2. 10. · Folklore. Electronic Journal of Folklore Folklore 5 1997 FUNERAL CUSTOMS OF CAUCASIAN ESTONIANS Marika Mikkor Introduction Customs characterising

FOLKLORE IN OUR REGION. FOLKLORE IN A CUBE Dancing Music Traditions From generation to generation