Motif
daylight restored through singing and dancing
daylight_restored_through_singing_and_dancing
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
andamanese
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The Andaman Islanders: A Study in Social Anthropology CHAPTER III / RELIGIOUS AND MAGICAL BELIEFS / CHAPTER IV / MYTHS AND LEGENDS; lines 8004-8085 confidence: high
The ancestors make resin torches, dance, and sing; several singers fail, but Ko̱ŋoro the ant sings and morning comes, after which day and night alternate.
The A-Pučikwar and Akar-Bale versions use torches, dance, and song, with the ant’s song restoring daylight; Mr Man’s version also uses invented dancing and singing to induce restoration.
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