I updated my Vietnamese Myth page once again. This time I expanded my entry on the sun goddess, added another chapter to the saga of the god Thach Sanh and placed an all-new entry- this time on Cong San, the god of northern Vietnam’s Red River. Here is the link: https://glitternight.com/vietnamese-myth/
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MERRY CHRISTMAS! I’VE UPDATED MY VIETNAMESE MYTHOLOGY PAGE AGAIN!
I expanded my entry on the god Thach Sanh with four episodes from his saga. A few days ago I added an entry on the semi-divine Trung Sisters. Here is the link: https://glitternight.com/vietnamese-myth-new/
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VIETNAMESE MYTHOLOGY PAGE UPDATED- DEC 20TH
I added an entry on the Trung Sisters, who led an uprising against the Chinese around 40 C.E. and were worshipped as deities after their deaths. For more Vietnamese gods and goddesses here is the link: https://glitternight.com/vietnamese-myth-new/
THE TRUNG SISTERS – Trung Trac and her sister Trung Nhi occupy a special place in Vietnamese mythology. If you want a glib or simplistic comparison to approach their story with think of them as an ancient Vietnamese version of Lakshmibai of Jhansi in the history of India or Joan of Arc in Western lore. In the early 40’s C.E. Trung Trac led an uprising against the latest Chinese occupiers with Continue reading
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CHRISTMAS SEASON DIVERSION – MY REVIEW OF SANTA AND THE ICE CREAM BUNNY (1972)
We are now just 12 days from Christmas so I figured what better time to update my Bad Movie page with a review of the atrocious attempt at entertainment called Santa And The Ice Cream Bunny, a live-action clunker from the famous Barry Mahon. For more Bad Movies: https://glitternight.com/bad-movies/
SANTA AND THE ICE CREAM BUNNY – (1972) – Category: Bad enough and with a classically weird premise but not fun-bad enough for my highest rating This thoroughly bizarre little holiday-themed movie will redefine the term “low-budget” for you. Normally I cut some slack to films that are clearly targeted at children but this bomb doesn’t seem targeted at children as much as it seems targeted at morons.
The opening scene of this odd movie is set in a very cramped set that is supposed to be Santa’s North Pole workshop. Some very tall children are dressed as elves and are awkwardly pretending to be working on toys that are quite obviously already completed, lending the scene a joyously inept “grade-school Christmas play” kind of feel.
The opening credits inform us that these children/elves are players from “Ruth Foreman’s Pied Piper Playhouse” as they sing a song that has been so poorly-recorded we can only make out an occassional few words. The gist of the song seems to be that the elves are wondering where Santa is since it’s only a few days until Christmas. Continue reading
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VIETNAMESE MYTHOLOGY PAGE UPDATED
I updated the page with an entry on Thien Loi, the Vietnamese thunder god plus I expanded my entries on the hearth god Ong Lo and on the god Ngoc Hoang, the Zeus/Odin/Ruhanga/Kane/Brahma of the Vietnamese pantheon. Click here: https://glitternight.com/vietnamese-myth-new/
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VIETNAMESE MYTH PAGE UPDATED
I updated my Vietnamese Myth page by expanding my Ngoc Hoang entry with 4 new mythic tales about him. Plus I added the pre-Iron Age version of the story of the war god Than Giong to his entry. I also added another adventure of the god Lac Long Quan to his entry. Just click here: https://glitternight.com/vietnamese-myth-new/
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