Welcome to Story Station, episode 33.

In this episode, you can listen to 2 Indian Stories.

The first story is titled “The Crows and the Black Snake”.

Listen to a story about a cunning fox who helped a family of crows defeat the evil snake.

The second story is titled “The Rich Man”.

This is a heartening story about how a young man turns his life around to make his parents happy.

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Welcome to Story Station, episode 32. 

In this episode, you can listen to 3 Hawaiian Stories. 

The first story is titled “Kekupua’s Canoe”.  

Listen to this story about how a chief and his servant traveled far and wide, just to build a canoe to satisfy his wife. 

The second story is titled “Pi’s Watercourse”.

Pi wants to build a dam on the Waimea river, but he’s going to need some help, so he turns to the Menehunes, who are said to be the best craftspeople in all the land. 

The third story is titled “Snaring the Sun”.

This story is about the adventure Maui goes on to elongate the days, to make his mother’s work less tiresome.

Hope you enjoy it!

Welcome to Story Station, episode 31. 

In this episode, you can listen to 2 Native American Stories.

The first story is titled “Dance in a Buffalo Skull”.

What are the fiery, spooky eyes? Why are they moving towards the buffalo skull? Listen to the story to find out. 

The second story is titled “The Toad and the Boy”.

Listen to this heartwarming story about a son being reunited with his mother after 10 years.

Hope you enjoy it!

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Welcome to Story Station, episode 30. 

In this episode, I'm gonna tell you about the Hebrew holiday Rosh Hashanah. 

Hope you enjoy it!

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Welcome to Story Station, episode 29.

In this episode, you can listen to 2 African Stories. 

The first story is titled “The King and the Ju Ju Tree”.

Listen to this scary story about a spirit and princess. 

The second story is titled “Why the Worms Live Underneath the Ground”.

Have you ever wondered why worms are always underground, listen to this dramatic story to find out why.

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Welcome to Story Station, episode 28.

In this episode, you can listen to 2 Australian Stories.

The first story is titled “Wayambeh the Turtle”.

Did you ever wonder why turtles always hide in their shell whenever they get scared? If you have, this is the story for you!

The second story is titled “Weeoonibeens and the Piggiebillah”.

Listen to this gripping story about how everybody is willing to kill, just for one emu for dinner.

Hope you enjoy it!

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Welcome to Story Station, episode 27. 

In this episode, you can listen to 3 Asian Stories. 

The first story is titled “The Lost Camel”. from India 

These 4 bright young men used small and minuscule details on the road to accurately describe a camel they had never seen.

The second story is titled “The Fire Quest”.  from Japan

Listen to this story, finally explaining why so many insects are attracted to the light of a flame. Even when they see it is dangerous. 

The third story is titled “The Three Rhymesters”. from China

This story shows that women can be just as smart, maybe smarter than men.

Hope you enjoy it!

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Welcome to Story Station, episode 26.

In this episode, you can listen to 2 European Stories

The first story is titled “The Sprightly Tailor”

This brave tailor went to extreme lengths, just to not lose a bet!

The second story is titled “Munachar and Manachar”.

Listen to this tale of the lengths Munachar went to, just to punish his friend, Manachar, from eating his raspberries.

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Muharram is the Islamic New Year, or Hijrah, and is celebrated on the first day of the month Muharram. Hijrah is celebrated as New Year as it represents Muhammad’s journey from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD. Even though there aren't any specific rituals you have to do on Hijrah, Muslims like to use it as a time to reflect and anticipate the coming year. In the Islamic religion, there are 4 sacred months. Muharram is one of those 4 months and it means “forbidden”, forbidden from warfare and fighting. This holiday is part of the Islamic lunar calendar, which is based on the moon instead of the sun and it usually falls around August. This year, in 2020, it is on August 20th.

Muslims also observe the 10th day of Muharram known as the Day of Ashura. While Ashura means different things to the two main groups of Islam, the Sunni, and Shia, it is still one of the very important holidays in the Islamic religion.

For Sunni Muslims, Ashura is a holiday of reflection and peace. On this day, they celebrate Moses liberating the Israelites from Egypt when Moses parts the Red Sea so they could cross. On this day, many maintain silence and fasting for the whole day. If they choose not to fast, they will eat a dessert called Ashure, or Noah’s Pudding because Ashura is also the day that Noah left his ark after the Genesis Flood ended.

For Shia Muslims, Ashura is a much more solemn holiday commemorating the death of Hussein Ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad, during the War of Karbala in 680 AD. In memory of him, Shia Muslims across the globe participate in various activities that include: reading the text called Ziyarat Ashura which is about Hussein Ibn Ali, reenacting the War of Karbala, and having parades wearing black clothes and beating their chest.

Sources:

https://theculturetrip.com/middle-east/articles/the-islamic-new-year-what-is-muharram/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muharram

https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/muharram-2019-story-behind-hijri-new-year-10-facts-to-know-about-this-day/story-03oVzHP95zAMcfOHL5uuXI.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijri_year#:~:text=5%20Notes-,Definition,Julian%20equivalent%20was%20April%2019.

https://travel.earth/muharram-the-festival/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashura

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashure

https://www.britannica.com/biography/al-Husayn-ibn-Ali-Muslim-leader-and-martyr 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_New_Year

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Welcome to Story Station, episode 24.

In this episode, you can listen to 2 Egyptian Stories.

The first story is titled “Sniff, sniff, sniff, I need a whiff”.

Listen to this silly tale about a silly elephant named Omar and his journey to find some peanuts.

The second story is titled “Fishing with Father”.

This is a very descriptive story about Kahlan's day of fun, fishing with his father.

Hope you enjoy it!

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