Celebrate The World: Twenty Tellable Folktales For Multicultural Festivals

This tale collection was drawn together to provide multi-cultural tales which could be used during programs celebrating various world holidays. Some of the stories refer to a holiday. In most cases though, these are simply enjoyable stories from the culture which can be shared in a festival atmosphere. I include possible activities to help celebrate. It is always best to discover a member of the culture whose holiday you wish to honor and get their advice when planning your event. Holidays included here are: Chinese New Year; Japanese Girl's Day; Cinco de Mayo; Carnival; No Ruz; Easter; May Day; Chinese Dragon Boat Races; Japanese Boy's Day; Norwegian Mid-Summer Night; Scottish Highland Games; Chinese Autumn Festival; West African Yam Festival; Diwali; Hmong New Year; Christmas; Kwanzaa; St. Sylvester's Day, France.

Tales to accompany celebrations: "Little Rooster and the Heavenly Dragon" (China); "Benizara and Kakezara"(Japan); "Todo o Nada" (Texas); "Poule and Roach"(Louisiana); "Five Threads" (Iraq); "Pumpkin Child" (Iran); "Old Woman in a Pumpkin Shell" (Iran); "Escargot on his Way to Dijon" (France); "Forget-Me-Not" (European); "The Small Yellow Dragon" (China); "Snot Nose Boy"(Japan); "Nail Soup" (Norway); "Finger Lock" (Scotland); "Clever Daughter-in-Law" (China); "Stinky Spirits" (Igbo, Nigeria); "Sparrow"s Luck!"(India); "Yao Jour"(Hmong); "Silver Pine Cones" (England); "Papa God and the Pintards" (Haiti); "Going to Cevi"res" (France).