Sint Maarten · Folktales and oral traditions
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Sint Maarten
- Tales
- 2
- Dated records
- 3
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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Two stories told by Papa Umpo in Sint Maarten have different roots. Lohkay belongs to the island’s oral memory of resistance to slavery. The Salt Pond Goddess is a modern radio story about the Great Salt Pond.
Tales in the Atlas
The Salt Pond Goddess
2020 · Papa Umpo · Foresee Foundation · Soualichi Stories S01E02
The Legend of Lohkay
2019 · Sint Maarten National Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory · § 1.9.4
2020 · Papa Umpo · Foresee Foundation · Soualichi Stories S01E01
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.