A short, tragic tale that tells of how fireflies came to be and how they got their name.
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Island Folklore: Taiwanese Tales & Traditions
An online repository of Taiwan’s folktales, history, legends, myths and traditions.
A short, tragic tale that tells of how fireflies came to be and how they got their name.
Read MoreFrom pygmies to dwarves, legends of “little folk” exist all over the world, including Taiwan.
Read MoreThe Paiwan people have many origin myths. Here is a sampling of these Paiwan origin tales.
Read MoreThe Atayal are an ancient Austronesian tribe indigenous to Taiwan. This is their origin story.
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