#atozchallenge — Public Fediverse posts

Today's Small Town Legend is special: it comes from my late grandfather, Zalka Ottó, who was an amazing storyteller. He especially delighted in trickster tales and local anecdotes.
This was one of his favorite stories to tell.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/sokoropatka-how-to-eat-pig-small-town.html

#folklore #folktales #AtoZChallenge #blogging #SmallTownLegends

The #AtoZChallenge is still ongoing, so here is a Small Town Legend about someone accidentally slapping Empress Maria Theresa on the butt:

https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-queens-buttocks-small-town-legends.html

#blogging #folklore #folktales #SmallTownLegends

If you like dragon-slaying legends and a coat-of-arms featuring a cute dog, this blog post is for you!

It is about a brave woman who slays a ferocious dragon. With chemistry!

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/nagylengyel-exploding-dragon-small-town.html

#AtoZChallenge #folklore #folktales #Hungary #chemistry

Meanwhile, the A to Z of Small Town Legends continues on my blog.

Hévíz: A king asks to be hosted in the house of a power greater than him
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/heviz-greatest-power-in-house-small.html

Istvánkirályfalva: The love of a Christian king and a Pagan woman
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/istvankiralyfalva-love-across-religions.html

Ják: The Devil goes to Rome
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/jak-devil-goes-to-rome-small-town.html

Kisbács: An encounter with the Card Demon
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/kisbacs-card-demon-small-town-legends.html

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Today's Small Town Legend is about a place where people decided sowing their fields with salt would yield the most valuable crop possible.

But wait! There is more!

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/galagonyas-sowing-salt-small-town.html

#folklore #folktales #SmallTownLegends #legends #Hungarian

I am a bit behind on sharing my #AtoZChallenge posts so here are two of them - both featuring incredible women!

This one is about an incredibly buff woman fighting off a nobleman who wants to take her land:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/ecsed-very-strong-woman-small-town.html

And this one is about a heavily pregnant woman fighting off Tatar invaders:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/fenyeslitke-women-vs-invaders-small.html

#folklore #folktales #legends #Hungary #blogging

#AtoZChallenge of Small Town Legends:

C is for Csíkménaság and Hoopoe Jesus

This one is a legend from Transylvania about a bunch of people who mistook a hoopoe for Jesus... and then tried to capture him

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/csikmenasag-hoopoe-jesus-small-town.html

#folklore #folktales #legends #Transylvania

The #AtoZChallenge continues!

Today's legend takes place in the era of the Tatar invasions, and tells of a fortunate escape due to healthy snacks.

Bágy: Walnut Body Armor
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2026/04/bagy-walnut-body-armor-small-town.html

#blogging #folklore #legends #folktales #Hungary

Here we go!

The A to Z Challenge has begun. My theme this year is Small Town Legends: weird folklore from villages and small towns in and around Hungary.

First up: some very strange geese.

Ács: Zombie Goose Shenanigans https://share.google/Aa9plXTmBYbUrUPXM

#AtoZChallenge #SmallTownLegends #blogging #folklore #folktales #legends

Today on #WomensEpics: The Nítíða Saga

14th-century Icelandic "knight saga" about a sorceress-queen named Nítíða. Several men try to conquer her, but she defeats all unwanted suitors with magic or sheer force.

Eventually, a prince from India disguises himself to court her. They spend a winter together and Nítíða grows to love him. In the end, she tells him to remove his disguise: she'd known who he was all along.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/n-is-for-nitia-saga-womens-epcis-to-z.html

#epics #AtoZChallenge #Iceland #medieval

Today on #WomensEpics: Juliana

A 9th century Anglo-Saxon retelling of the legend of St. Juliana of Nicomedia. While it is a Christian legend, the Saxon storyteller retold it in the style of Beowulf, changing and coloring the story to fit the taste of the audience for evil villains and epic fights. At the high point of the story, Juliana wrestles the Devil and physically beats him into submission.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/j-is-for-juliana-womens-epics-to-z.html

#AtoZChallenge #epics #saints #women

#WomensEpics: The Song of Grotti

This one is a 12th century Icelandic saga about two giantesses who are captured and enslaved by a Danish king. He makes them turn a giant millstone that grinds out endless riches. When he refuses to give them rest time, or set them free, the giantesses sing a song that makes the mill grind out strife and an invading army. The king's rule is toppled by their revenge.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/g-is-for-grottasongr-womens-epics-to-z.html

#epics #folklore #NorseMythology #mythology #AtoZChallenge

Today on #WomensEpics:
Matabagka and the Deity of the Wind

This is an epic from the Philippines, in which a brave girl sets out to steal magic instruments that control the wind, to save her kingdom from an invasion.

I loved that Matabagka had a friendly relationship with the wind herself. She called it "friend and partner", and instead of commanding or controlling, she asked it for help and direction.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/d-is-for-deity-of-wind-and-matabagka.html

#epics #AtoZChallenge #mythology #folklore #Philippines

Today on #WomensEpics:
Chandravati's Ramayana

This is a retelling of the Ramayana by a Bengali poet named Chandravati. She lived in the 16th century, and re-wrote the epic to distract herself from heartache.
Her retelling focuses on Sita's perspective, the horrors of war, and compassion between women that crosses battle lines. It survives to this day in the oral tradition.

Read more:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/c-is-for-candravatis-ramayana-womens.html

#AtoZChallenge #epics #folklore #storytelling #women

Today on #WomensEpics:
The Malay epic of Bidasari

This story is based on the same tale type as Snow White, except it is a lot more adventurous and elaborate. And it features positive representation of adoption, which I was especially happy about!

Read more here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/b-is-for-bidasari-womens-epics-to-z.html

#epics #folklore #storytelling #AtoZChallenge

And the #WomensEpics blog series has officially started!

First up: the Buryat epic of Agu-Nogon-Abakha.

It is about a girl whose brother is killed by a monster, so she puts on his clothes, and goes on a quest to find a way to bring him back to life.

It turns out there are three princesses with magic powers who can save him... she just have to get them to marry her first.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-is-for-agu-nogon-abakha-womens-epics.html

#epics #AtoZChallenge #folklore #storytelling

The Girl Who Touched the Sky Part 1 #atozchallenge #child’splay #LRA

I’m a brave little girl. I have to be. Soldiers came to our village and took my older brother. My mama and papa hid me and my baby brother under goat… The Girl Who Touched the Sky Part 1 #atozchallenge #child’splay #LRA

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2024/04/08/the-girl-who-touched-the-sky-part-1-atozchallenge-childsplay-lra/

Sign-ups for the April A to Z Blogging Challenge are now open!

You can find all the info here:
http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/2024/03/official-2024-atozchallenge-blog-hop.html

You can fill out the sign-up form here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbppTQWZQNTQe-QOJ7nbRciJ0CTLCsnKTdK4fmNC0R337f7g/viewform

You can see the list of participants here - we have almost 100 blogs signed up already!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Dc7-48_cL9rH4iyffQ4NRcv94TZjhm9RSdzLNXTahQk/edit#gid=1600465001

There is still time to jump in and join the fun :) We start on Monday!

#blogging #blog #BloggingChallenge #AtoZChallenge #challenge

Another one-placer who will be making her #OnePlaceStudy the subject of her #AtoZChallenge blog posts this April is @JenniferJones, who is researching and blogging about #Haverfordwest. Find out more on this #OnePlaceWednesday at Haverfordwest History https://haverfordwesthistory.com

Great to see that our member Anne Young, who was inspired last year by #AllAboutThatPlace to start a #OnePlaceStudy of #Whitmore in #Staffordshire, will be making her OPS place the subject of her #AtoZChallenge blog posts this April!

#OnePlaceWednesday

https://anneyoungau.wordpress.com/2024/03/10/a-to-z-blogging-about-whitmore-england/

On #BodyFolktales today:

B is for Beards and some Buttocks.

Featuring King Arthur, Anansi the Spider, and a spatula that makes buttocks sing.

Read here:
http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2023/04/b-is-for-beards-and-some-buttocks-body.html

#AtoZChallenge #AtoZ #folktales #folklore #storytelling #blogging

The April A to Z Blogging Challenge starts this Saturday!

Not too late to sign up if you'd like to join:
http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/2023/03/atozchallenge-2023-master-list-sign-up.html

Participants publish one post a day in April (except Sundays), with consecutive letters of the alphabet. You can join with any theme of your choosing :)
People also visit, follow and comment a whole lot during the month. It's a good community.

Enjoy!

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