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Post by Aj_June on Jul 11, 2018 15:29:36 GMT
Japan is definitely one of my top favourite countries and I adore its movies, history and folklore.
Yuki-Onna (or the snow witch) is my favourite character from Japanese folklore. I wish I could ever fall in love with an evil witch. I know this is my one desire that will never come true. But movies on Yuki-onna (The snow woman) has always fascinated me. It is a very recurring theme in Japanese folklore that humans fall in love with spirits. I wish there were spirits but there are none.
Dracula is probably my favourite character from European folklore. I probably do not want to be Dracula myself but want to be the one living in a place that is fears of Dracula. I will make sure to have some garlic cloves and a cross with me all the time.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Jul 11, 2018 15:54:30 GMT
Japan is definitely one of my top favourite countries and I adore its movies, history and folklore. Yuki-Onna (or the snow witch) is my favourite character from Japanese folklore. I wish I could ever fall in love with an evil witch. I know this is my one desire that will never come true. But movies on Yuki-onna (The snow woman) has always fascinated me. It is a very recurring theme in Japanese folklore that humans fall in love with spirits. I wish there were spirits but there are none. Dracula is probably my favourite character from European folklore. I probably do not want to be Dracula myself but want to be the one living in a place that is fears of Dracula. I will make sure to have some garlic cloves and a cross with me all the time. Ahh, Dracula, now that one I am familiar with! I had a friend in college who had a Dracula thing going on, the university actually asked him to wander around on campus in costume and "bite" girls to encourage donors for a blood drive. It is a rich folklore based on Vlad the Impaler, a European bad guy, as one might guess. I like Frankenstein better, but mostly because of the movie "Young Frankenstein" I was shielded as a child from all things not specifically about Jesus, so those were the only stories I heard. Well, there was a Little Golden Book about puppies and kitties, but that was about it. |
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 11, 2018 16:13:41 GMT
Japan is definitely one of my top favourite countries and I adore its movies, history and folklore. Yuki-Onna (or the snow witch) is my favourite character from Japanese folklore. I wish I could ever fall in love with an evil witch. I know this is my one desire that will never come true. But movies on Yuki-onna (The snow woman) has always fascinated me. It is a very recurring theme in Japanese folklore that humans fall in love with spirits. I wish there were spirits but there are none. Dracula is probably my favourite character from European folklore. I probably do not want to be Dracula myself but want to be the one living in a place that is fears of Dracula. I will make sure to have some garlic cloves and a cross with me all the time. Ahh, Dracula, now that one I am familiar with! I had a friend in college who had a Dracula thing going on, the university actually asked him to wander around on campus in costume and "bite" girls to encourage donors for a blood drive. It is a rich folklore based on Vlad the Impaler, a European bad guy, as one might guess. I like Frankenstein better, but mostly because of the movie "Young Frankenstein" I was shielded as a child from all things not specifically about Jesus, so those were the only stories I heard. Well, there was a Little Golden Book about puppies and kitties, but that was about it. For some reason I have an unusual and unexplainable attraction towards Japan. I often read articles on their medieval culture, their myths and folklores, their complex religious beliefs and their medieval feudalism (which was even harsher than India and European feudalism). Yeah, but I can understand if you don't know about Japanese folklore because very very few people have exposure to that.
Interesting. I didn't know that Dracula had some relations with Vlad the Impaler. I have seen at least 12 Dracula movies but unfortunately I have never read articles on origins of Dracula. Perhaps now you have ignited my interest in doing that.
Well, I am sorry that you were not given freedom as a child to read these fairy things. Thankfully, my parents never interfered with what films I saw and what stuffs I read. In fact it was my father who got me into habit of reading fairy tales and such books.
Arabian Nights is another folklore (or is not a folklore?) that I am fascinated with. I have always loved to read stories or see movies based on Arabian Nights tales.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Jul 11, 2018 16:48:48 GMT
Ahh, Dracula, now that one I am familiar with! I had a friend in college who had a Dracula thing going on, the university actually asked him to wander around on campus in costume and "bite" girls to encourage donors for a blood drive. It is a rich folklore based on Vlad the Impaler, a European bad guy, as one might guess. I like Frankenstein better, but mostly because of the movie "Young Frankenstein" I was shielded as a child from all things not specifically about Jesus, so those were the only stories I heard. Well, there was a Little Golden Book about puppies and kitties, but that was about it. For some reason I have an unusual and unexplainable attraction towards Japan. I often read articles on their medieval culture, their myths and folklores, their complex religious beliefs and their medieval feudalism (which was even harsher than India and European feudalism). Yeah, but I can understand if you don't know about Japanese folklore because very very few people have exposure to that.
Interesting. I didn't know that Dracula had some relations with Vlad the Impaler. I have seen at least 12 Dracula movies but unfortunately I have never read articles on origins of Dracula. Perhaps now you have ignited my interest in doing that.
Well, I am sorry that you were not given freedom as a child to read these fairy things. Thankfully, my parents never interfered with what films I saw and what stuffs I read. In fact it was my father who got me into habit of reading fairy tales and such books.
Arabian Nights is another folklore (or is not a folklore?) that I am fascinated with. I have always loved to read stories or see movies based on Arabian Nights tales.
Thanks, I wish I had had the opportunity to explore other things as a child. My parents' church was very restrictive, and anything 'other' was viewed as 'of the Devil'. I am a little familiar with the story of Scheherazade, but other than studying ancient Persian Art in college, which was interesting, and Japanese Art, which I loved, I have lived a very sheltered life. Since I was 'into' horses, I did love the looks of the Arabian horse and the costumes the riders wore, but never got the backstory. When I was in grade school through high school, even the public education didn't teach much about any other area of the world. Ultra-conservative was the way to keep kids in line, I guess. Thank goodness for college! |
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Jul 11, 2018 18:04:45 GMT
Ali Baba. I suppose it's because he's kind of an everyman who just stumbles into an extraordinary situation, and it works out favorably for him in the end.
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Post by maya55555 on Jul 11, 2018 18:11:20 GMT
AjJune
Then people will mistake you for a Cajun Carmelite!
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 11, 2018 18:37:17 GMT
Ali Baba. I suppose it's because he's kind of an everyman who just stumbles into an extraordinary situation, and it works out favorably for him in the end. Ali Baba is indeed a very nice character. I have seen many movies on forty thieves story. Sindabad is also a character that I like. |
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 11, 2018 18:37:38 GMT
AjJune
Then people will mistake you for a Cajun Carmelite!
Carmelite sounds delicious. I won't mind. |
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Post by captainbryce on Jul 11, 2018 19:05:39 GMT
Probably Jesus
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Post by clusium on Jul 11, 2018 20:09:53 GMT
Japan is definitely one of my top favourite countries and I adore its movies, history and folklore. Yuki-Onna (or the snow witch) is my favourite character from Japanese folklore. I wish I could ever fall in love with an evil witch. I know this is my one desire that will never come true. But movies on Yuki-onna (The snow woman) has always fascinated me. It is a very recurring theme in Japanese folklore that humans fall in love with spirits. I wish there were spirits but there are none. Dracula is probably my favourite character from European folklore. I probably do not want to be Dracula myself but want to be the one living in a place that is fears of Dracula. I will make sure to have some garlic cloves and a cross with me all the time. Yeah, I like Dracula too. I don't know why, but, Cinderella has always been a favourite of mine too. |
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Post by Cinemachinery on Jul 11, 2018 20:32:52 GMT
Jack In The Green.
If nothing else, he's got one badass Tull song written about him.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Jul 11, 2018 20:36:54 GMT
Legend of Sleepy Hollow
John Henry
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Post by maya55555 on Jul 11, 2018 20:47:33 GMT
AjJune
A Carmelite is an order of Priests, Friars and sisters. The order requests that they keep a spiritual diary and fabricate a cross for themselves was a meditation exercise.
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Post by maya55555 on Jul 11, 2018 21:16:56 GMT
Enjoy:
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Post by koskiewicz on Jul 11, 2018 21:58:37 GMT
...I like Mr Shabooboo…!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2018 0:57:08 GMT
I read all 24 ERB Tarzan books 3 times each (some of them a fourth time) before I finished high school.
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Post by Vegas on Jul 12, 2018 0:57:56 GMT
John Henry
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Post by thefleetsin on Jul 12, 2018 1:36:03 GMT
jesus christ.
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Post by Vegas on Jul 12, 2018 1:39:18 GMT
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 12, 2018 8:50:46 GMT
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