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I68B - The night of fulfilled wishes.
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Ю.Е. Березкин, Е.Н. Дувакин. Тематическая классификация и распределение фольклорно-мифологических мотивов по ареалам. Аналитический каталог.
Summary of Motif
On a certain night of the year, any wish that is expressed or conceived will come true. Cf. motif M13.Berezkin category: Supernatural objects, objects and creatures
This is of motif type Cosmology and etiology and is part group 8, Queer and monstrous beings, creatures, objects and loci, folk beliefs related to particular phenomena and objects
I68 has 2 other sub-motifsI68. At a certain moment, a crack or window opens in the sky (rain pours through it, it is possible to see what is happening in heaven, perhaps communication with the celestials). I68a. Once a year, water briefly acquires unusual properties. I68b. On a certain night of the year, any wish that is expressed or conceived will come true. Cf. motif M13. Click here if would you like to see a distrbution map combining all of I68's motifs? |
Top 10 Motifs with similar dispersal patterns
| Motif | Similarity | Motif Summary |
|---|---|---|
| L72D | 99.25% | Fleeing for his life, the character throws behind him a pair of scissors, which turn into some kind of obstacle in the path of his pursuer. |
| K83A | 98.19% | To fulfil the task, the character's sons must travel to a place where he has never been (or once was). |
| L108E | 98.01% | A fox has a child, usually adopted (she cares for a lamb, a foal, etc.), a wolf or a bear kills it, and the fox takes revenge. |
| K85E | 97.58% | Magical horses live in water. |
| I35B | 97.50% | The sky is considered to be metallic. The process of its creation resembles metal forging. |
| L81C | 97.48% | The legless man lives together with the blind and armless man (or with one of the two). By working together, they are healed. |
| N24 | 97.33% | You can see a light that resembles a second moon or a second sun. It comes from a pretty girl. |
| N10B | 97.24% | A girl or (rarely) a young man with a transparent neck is described, through which you can see the drinks and/or food that this girl or boy swallows. This neck is a sign of beauty. |
| K126 | 97.15% | A predatory beast or demon eats the hero's horse, but in return is forced or voluntarily helps him. |
| I87AD | 97.10% | A giant hides a persecuted person in his mouth – usually (perhaps always) in a tooth cavity; or the person remains alive in the giant's mouth, hiding in a tooth cavity. Cf. motif M21a. |
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Map of Motif Dispersal
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This motif has been recorded in 27 traditions: Slovakians, Slovaks, Greeks (modern), Balkarians, Bulgarians, Balkarians, Macedonians, Balkarians, Serbs, Monte Negro, Balkarians, Romanians, Moldavians, Aromanians, Moldovans, Lithuanians, Western Ukrainians, Persians, Abkhaz, Abkhazians, Karachays, Balkar, Ossetians, Kumyk, Terekemen, Georgians, Armenians, Crimean Tatars, Karaims, Azeris (Azerbaijanis), Kurds, Turkmen, Bashkirs, Mari (Cheremis), Chuvash, Udmurt, Eastern Khanty (Ostyaks), Buryats: Western (cis Baikal), Khakas, Central Yakuts (Sakha)