by Rohana Edalur | Jul 9, 2025 | Ink Around the World
The “Quilombos” narrative is an instance of a multicultural Brazilian tale. In the 16th century, slaves who had escaped the Portuguese colonists and created their own free communities called themselves Quilombos. People with various African...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 9, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Maldives is the setting for the legend of “Boduberu,” a regional style of music and performance. The story goes that sailors who crossed the Indian Ocean carried Boduberu to the Maldives from his native Africa. The Maldivian term...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 9, 2025 | Ink Around the World
The mythology of the “Ramakien,” which is Thailand’s adaptation of the Indian epic, the Ramayana, is one of the country’s most well-known cultural tales. Prince Rama and his wife Sita are depicted in the Ramakien as having been banished...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 9, 2025 | Ink Around the World
The “Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal” folklore is one of Bhutan’s multicultural tales. In the seventeenth century, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher named Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal established the kingdom of Bhutan. The tale claims that Zhabdrung Ngawang...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 9, 2025 | Ink Around the World
The “Moon Festival” or “Mid-Autumn Festival” tale originates in Taiwan. A traditional Chinese harvest festival known as the Moon Festival is observed on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, which typically occurs in September or...
