#chinesemythology — Public Fediverse posts
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Nüwa, daughter of the Flame Emperor, tragically drowned while swimming in China's Eastern Sea. However, she was reincarnated as the spirit-guardian bird Jingwei and began regularly carrying twigs and stones to the sea that took her life to attempt to fill it up. #FolkloreSunday
📷: Hussain Zidhan
#Folklore #Mythology #Jingwei #Bird #China #ChineseMythology #TheClassicOfMountainsAndSeas
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Throughout history, eclipses have inspired many myths. A Chinese eclipse legend tells how an enormous celestial dragon attempted to swallow the sun. However, the sound of people banging on pots, pans and drums frightened the dragon so much that is released the sun and fled. #Eclipse2024
#Mythology #Folklore #Eclipse #SolarEclipse #Dragon #ChineseFolklore #ChineseMythology
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"Nüwa was swimming in the Eastern Sea when she was unable to return to shore & drowned. She then transformed into the bird Spirit-Guardian & regularly carries twigs & stones from the Western Mountains to fill up the Eastern Sea."
📜: The Classic of Mountains & Seas
📷 : Hussain Zidhan
#BookWormSat#Folklore #China #ChineseFolklore #ChineseMythology #Jingwei #Nüwa #Bird #Mythology
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In China, the rain-giving dragons were thought to sleep through the winter, explaining why it was such a dry season for the region. However, when the dragons would finally awaken from their slumber, they would bring rain and rebirth to the land. #FolkloreSunday
📷 : Ivan Aleksic
#Folklore #Dragon #China #Mythology #ChineseFolklore #ChineseMythology #Winter #Rain #Rebirth
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Hello everyone! Join us for Monday's theme: Disappearances. Which myths feature a disappearance? Write out a brief story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts.
#mythology #folklore #folktale #legends @mythology @folklore @folklorethursday #AztecMythology #CelticMythology #ChineseMythology #EgyptianMythology #GreekMythology #HinduMythology
#JapaneseMythology #NorseMythology
