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Since European settlement, Australian mythology shifted away from Dreamtime and focused more on the ideals of the average Australian worker. [5] A strong central theme was rebellion, with stories of common heroes who "laugh in the face of adversity, face up to great difficulties and deliberately go against authority and the establishment". [1]
Min Min light term may originate with aboriginal groups Cloncurry area (with the Mitakoodi, Kalkadoon and Pitta Pitta aboriginal people) in Queensland, sightings in NSW and Western Australia; Rainbow Serpent, a common feature of the art and mythology of Indigenous Australian cultures [4]
Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology is the sacred spirituality represented in the stories performed by Aboriginal Australians within each of the language groups across Australia in their ceremonies. Aboriginal spirituality includes the Dreamtime (the Dreaming), songlines, and Aboriginal oral literature.
Australian folklore refers to the folklore and urban legends that have evolved in Australia from Aboriginal Australian myths to colonial and contemporary folklore including people, places and events, that have played part in shaping the culture, image and traditions that are seen in contemporary Old Australia.
Australian raven (Corvus coronoides). In Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology, Crow is a trickster, culture hero and ancestral being. In the Kulin nation in central Victoria he is known as Waang (also Wahn or Waa) and is regarded as one of two moiety ancestors, the other being the more sombre eaglehawk Bunjil.
Pages in category "Australian Aboriginal mythology" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Australia portal; Mythology portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ... Pages in category "Australian legendary creatures"
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