YamataNoOrochi Parece que todos no setor foram almoçar. Conhecendo todos como conheço, ninguém vai voltar. Vão todos fugir. Fiquei sozinha no departamento. Silêncio. Silêncio opressor. O sol estava brilhando há alguns minutos,mas não sei de onde veio um vento e pelo ruído vejo que está levando tudo pela frente lá fora. De repente, tantos trovões… [Ler mais…]
Novembro 25, 2006
The Culture Broadcasting presented an interesting program about Maranhão state. The poet Ferreira Gullar (http://portalliteral.terra.com.br/ferreira_gullar/index.htm) showed his opinions about the state. According to him, the term Maranhão came from “maranha”, which means wires entirely entangled. Seems also means “malandragem” (to be not so honest…). According with a popular saying. São Luís city (Maranhão capital) has… [Ler mais…]
Novembro 15, 2006
Curupira, from “curu”, abbreviation of “curumi” and “pora”, boy body. In some cases the Curupira is said to be a woman. She is the “Mother of the Weeds”, the Guardian of the Forest. He or she, protect the forest and the animals. You, that dare walk in the woods, be good to it and its… [Ler mais…]
Novembro 15, 2006
In the time of Amazon, one of the “Icamiabas” , one of the women fallen in love by a handsome warrior. There was a law in her Taba which, after a love night, the woman abandoned her loved , after offering to him the sacred rock – muiraquitã. The two lovers had been obliged to… [Ler mais…]
Novembro 15, 2006
When the first man arrived in Amazon found a great caititu, that said to him: - I am the king of these Lands. Everything obey to me and I am strongest among the strongest creatures which lives here. The tapuio, distrustful and envious, followed him. They walked, and walked, until the virgin forest… To an… [Ler mais…]
Novembro 15, 2006
About the legend of Uirapuru bird… I forgot to say the meaning of tapiragem… Tapiragem: Indigenous from Amazon, Venezuela and Mato Grosso change the colours of plough and parrots´feathers to make handcrafts. To obtain this, them they take off the feathers from the wings and tail, they rub the skin with a vegetal oil and… [Ler mais…]
Novembro 15, 2006
An old “pajé” (wizard, that has the power of cure) feelling that he will die, called his son and said: - Guanumbi, hear with attention, you´llbe the heir of my glory and my trophies and I don´t wanna hide nothing from you. Your mother, before die, ask me to never allow you swim in the… [Ler mais…]
Novembro 15, 2006
A Maués´indian couple was together many years without being blessing with a children. Then they prayed to Tupã., king of gods, to have a baby to their happiness. Tupã knew that they were very kind and decided to attend the wish, sending to them a pretty boy. As time goes by, the boy grew handosome,… [Ler mais…]
Novembro 15, 2006
The Uirapuru bird legend An Young warrior fell in love for the tribe chief’s wife. How he can’t approach her, he asked to Tupä (Tupä is the main god of god of brazilian indigenous tries) to turn him into a bird. Tupä turned him into a bright red bird, which sing along the night to… [Ler mais…]
Novembro 15, 2006
The Gods.. At human´s dawn, the gods hid the colours inside the trees, animals and ground and kept to themselves the "tapiragem" speel inside the birds. And they waited.. Everything was dark, and of a sudden, was created the Sund (kuat) and the Moon (Iaê). .The wisdom gods showed Nature to humans to they respect… [Ler mais…]
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