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| The Angel of the Annunciation by Carlo Dolci 1653-1655 |
“Ever
felt an angel’s breath in the gentle breeze?
A teadrop in the falling rain?
Hear a whisper amongst the rustle of leaves
or been kidded by a lone snowflake?
Nature is an angel’s favorite hiding place.”
- Terri Guillemets
When I was young,
I was teased because of my abundant freckles
but my mother always soothed me by saying, “Your freckles are angel kisses.” It helped me embrace my freckles and now, I
share the same lovely sentiment with my grandsons.
August 22 is Be An Angel Day. It was created in 1993 by Jayne Howard Feldman to encourage kindness. “This day encourages us to inspire and support those who need it. It also is about recognizing people who have been angels to us.”
To celebrate these celestial creatures I have collected some tales from around the world. Get ready to fly!
STORIES
The Angel – Denmark
http://hca.gilead.org.il/angel.html
The Angel and the
Hermit – France
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36658/36658-h/36658-h.htm#page207
Angel Dance - Indonesia
https://wa-iki.blogspot.com/2011/11/angel-dance-indonesian-folktale.html
The Angel of Death
- Scotland
https://www.electricscotland.com/music/tales/angel_death.htm
The Best Wish – The Stories of Three Brothers and an
Angel – Slavic
https://fairytalez.com/the-best-wish-the-story-of-three-brothers-and-an-angel/
Dream Bread – Seven variants of the same story from
around the world.
https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/type1626.html
How the Angels
Built Lake Lanao - Philippines
http://seasite2.niu.edu/philippine-folk-tales/maranao-myths-how-the-angels-built-lake-lanao/
The Little Man at
the Angel’s Pillar - German
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20496/20496-h/20496-h.htm#Page_25
Mary’s Child - Germany
https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm003.html
The Pig Brother –
United States
https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/68/fairy-tales-and-other-traditional-stories/5097/the-pig-brother/
The Pink – Germany
http://www.authorama.com/grimms-fairy-tales-32.html
The Wonderful Hair – The Story of a Poor Man Who
Dreamed of an Angel - Slavic
https://fairytalez.com/the-wonderful-hair-the-story-of-a-poor-man-who-dreamed-of-an-angel/
A Woodsman and an Angel – Korea
http://leverettfolktales.blogspot.com/2012/06/woodsman-and-angel.html
The Tsar and the Angel – Ukraine
https://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/Ukrainian_folktale_16.html#gsc.tab=0
C
25
Angel Crafts for Kids
https://craftsbyamanda.com/25-angel-crafts-kids/
SOMETHING
EXTRA
Protection
and Punishment: Beliefs About Angels in Tudor and Stuart England
https://folklorethursday.com/folklife/protection-punishment-beliefs-angels-tudor-stuart-england/
Angels
in the Outfield – A fun, family movie, sure to make you smile.
https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1696120345?playlistId=tt0109127&ref_=tt_ov_vi
Ten
of the Best Angels in Literature
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/nov/13/ten-best-angels-literature-mullan
Please
note, websites change at a rapid pace and weblinks may change or
break without notice. I cannot be responsible for redirected or
broken links. At the time of this posting all links were in working
order. Thank you for understanding.
Karen Chace 2021 ©
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