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The Legend of the Cuckoo. 2009. Togolmazova Yekaterina
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The Legend of the Cuckoo. 2009. Togolmazova Yekaterina
Collection
Digital audio recordings
Title
The Legend of the Cuckoo
Annotation
A story about a bird associated with a folk calendar. According to the beliefs of the Khanty people, a cuckoo is a messenger of the god Torum. It informs people about the onset of summer. A cuckoo, which begins to crow before the first thunderstorm, was a harbinger of a bad harvest of berries and pine nuts. Due to the poor quality of the original recording, the story was voiced by Evdokia Danilovna Kaksina.
Etnos
The Ob Ugrians, the Khanty language, the Kazym dialect
Ganr
Folklore, Prose folklore
Authors
Togolmazova Yekaterina, performer of Khanty folklore
Place
Yuilsk settlement, Beloyarsky District, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Yugra
Date
2009
Playing_time
00.01.47.
Number
A-907/1-15
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