The Welsh and Leeks
Something of interest we have recently learned! In Wales, Leeks carry a great deal of importance. There are superstitions like…
The Story of Amalivaca
And while the waters were returning from off the earth, Amalivaca came from a distant land in his large canoe….
THE FIRST FRUIT TREES
Recipe at the end! There were three sisters alone in the house, preparing drink; the men-folk were away at a…
How the Little Boy Escaped from the Caribs
This story comes from the Warrau (recorded on sacred-texts.com) A party of women and girls went to gather wild pineapple….
The Story of the Husband and the Parrot
THERE was a certain merchant, of an exceedingly jealous disposition, having a wife endowed with perfect beauty, who had prevented…
Norwuz & Whitefish
We all know that the Chinese celebrate their New Year with the Moon-but there are other cultures which celebrate it…
Hymn to the Setting Sun (Assyrian)
O Sun, in the middle of the sky, at thy setting,may the bright gates welcome thee favourably,may the door of…
Divine Court: Hittite Prayers
The structure and rationale of a Hittite prayer is best understood as the enacting of a case in a divine…
Rabbi Avner: The Sinner
Moses ben Nachman, commonly known as Nachmanides, and also referred to by the acronym Ramban, was a leading medieval Jewish…