Which country has the best Folklore? Vote.
EDIT: by folklore i mean strange creatures, genies, fairies, warriors, demons, heroes and villains etc
as opposed to legends and myths and religious stuff.
Native American/First nation
Aztec/Maya
English/Cornish/Welsh
Scottish
Irish
Norse
Russian
Alpine
French
German
Italian/Roman
Iberian
Japanese
Chinese
Hindu/Buddhist
Muslim
African
Central Asian
Polynesian
Australian
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Best Folklore
Which country has the best Folklore? Vote.
EDIT: by folklore i mean strange creatures, genies, fairies, warriors, demons, heroes and villains etc
as opposed to legends and myths and religious stuff.
Last edited by Copperknickers II; September 19, 2009 at 06:36 PM.
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Protector Domesticus
Re: Best Folklore
,i vote my country
actualy,serbia has many folklores,but the one from my region of sumadija,is my favourite.
now there's a vote,but no balkans ?wtf,you have like 1000000000 folklores there
Tribunus
Re: Best Folklore
I vote for thoce chicks on Octoberfest. You can't beat beer and tits.
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Protector Domesticus
Re: Best Folklore
Folklore as in mythology, local religious customs, language, toponymy, etc?
Miles
Re: Best Folklore
chile! Not in the list though.. Huifa, mierda!
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Campidoctor
Re: Best Folklore
No option for folklore from the USA? No love for Paul Bunion I guess...
Re: Best Folklore
Since I've only been exposed to Western Folklore, whether it be American, English, German, Irish, French, etc. I don't feel I would be able to make an eduacted choice. Most people here are going to vote for their own country because 1) They know its folklore best and 2) nationalism (which is perfectly fine)
Decanus
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I voted Norse but I'm a US citizen
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Dux Limitis
Re: Best Folklore
I can never understand how 'Balkanians' can be so warlike, but their traditional dress makes them look like effeminate pussies.
Some day I'll actually write all the reviews I keep promising...
Protector Domesticus
Re: Best Folklore
how so ?Originally Posted by Manco
i agree that some of our dresses look strange,but like pussies ?
Last edited by il padrino; September 16, 2009 at 05:48 AM.
Praeses
Re: Best Folklore
Anatolia...for having almost everything that neigbours it...Greek to Turkish, Armenian to various Balkan to various Caucasian to Arabic....lots of food and music
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Protector Domesticus
Re: Best Folklore
In lieu of a Greek option, I chose the Norse. They're stories and myths are very earthly and relatable and AWESOME at the same time. That doesn't happen very often
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Vicarius
Re: Best Folklore
What!?!?!?! No Greek option.
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Miles
Re: Best Folklore
Heh I thought exactly the same, having the greek mythology in mind.
One more 'who has the longest', inconsistant, pointless and tainted with national subjectivity thread, which will rejoice the common twcenter mob.
Last edited by Draksen; September 17, 2009 at 05:18 AM.
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Praefectus
Re: Best Folklore
I chose Polynesian, because it's close enough to Maori.
I've always had a soft spot for it.
Tiro
Re: Best Folklore
I guess you can't argue about taste.
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Protector Domesticus
Re: Best Folklore
maybe he expects us to be like
I am with Europe!
Re: Best Folklore
Nice clothes.I always liked balkanian folkloremaybe he expects us to be like
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Protector Domesticus
Re: Best Folklore
actualy balkan folklore is one of the "better"(if one can define which folklore is better).Nice clothes.I always liked balkanian folklore
i can talk about serbian because that's the one i know most.it's interesting that Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and the Grimm brotherslearned serbian language,in order to read serbian epic poetry,which they considered one of the best in the world
Arch-Duffer-In-Exile
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I don't believe there is a "best" folklore; there are just folklores you know more or less. For instance, I don't know anything about polynesian folklore, but I'd be willing to bet they've got all it takes for a rich folk culture -- music, dress, stories, myths, you name it.
I have a feeling that Irish and Norse folklore are getting more votes simply because people are more familiar with them. Irish and Norse folk themes are very popular and widely used; but this doesn't mean they are "richer" or "better".
So I just voted for my country. No disrespect intended towards all the other great cultures out there.
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