Western Yugur Folk Wisdom and Beliefs

 

Supernatural beings

• The Jertpin, a hairy ghoul
• The Teyran (1), a demon of riches
• The Teyran (2), a demon of riches
• The Changshinko, people with a hole in their chest

Traditional medicine and charms

• The Soul
• Giving Birth
• Charm against Cataract (1)
• Charm against Cataract (2)

Traditional beliefs

• What the Old People Say
• Folk Wisdom
• Getting Rich by a Snake
• Pigs
• Sun and Moon
• The Magpie
• The Story of Flour Flowing from Heaven

The art of divination

• Divination by Means of a Cord (1)
• Divination by Means of a Cord (2)
• Divination by Means of Copper Money

Portents from a dream

• Portents from a Dream (1)
• Portents from a Dream (2)

 

Read the transcription and parsing of the Western Yugur texts on Yugur folk wisdom, beliefs, and cookery.

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