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Write about a community that worships Mother Nature.

Posted in Summer on Oct 26, 2022

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“Bonbibi - the protector” by Ritu Sarkar

Submitted to Contest #90

In an age when Hindu majoritarianism has divided India on communal lines, and Islamic radicalism is on the rise across the globe, a local goddess admired by both Hindus and Muslims shines a beacon of hope on what it means to be truly pluralistic. Sundarbans was spread across Jessore, Khulna, Barisal, Bakherganj and almost the entire part of 24 Parganas between Hooghli and Meghna. In the study of folk culture many folk goddesses are found there. One of them Dakshin Rai. The identity of the Dakshin Rai, we know from the various sources that hi...

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“Chloe and Annabelle” by Larry Rhoton

Submitted to Contest #90

The young girl picked up the strange-looking insect. At first, she thought it was a butterfly but was surprised at what she saw after a closer look.  She ran inside her house and up to her room. Grabbing a magnifying glass, she studied the tiny creature. Now, she could confirm, what she was looking at was indeed a fairy. The fairy’s wings were iridescent green and, by all appearances, looked as if someone had picked her up and dipped the tips of her wings in a can of fluorescent yellow paint. Both the greens and yellows blended into a b...

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“The Worship of Mother Nature-Stephanie Nazario” by Stephanie Nazario

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I have always lived in a community that's spiritual, we worship Mother Nature. I have never understood the concept of why we did. I don't believe in mother nature, I never had. I have been in many awful situations praying to her hoping she could help me...but she never has. I started to doubt her existence, hearing about this woman with dark skin almost as dark as chocolate. Her Afro hair is always decorated in flowers, she is most known for having daisies. Wearing a silk green dress and a brown cape traced with emeralds, known for being ski...

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“Wave Barer” by Anna Tishchenko

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The sun was rising over the horizon, bathing everything on the beach in an eerie glow. Arlena and I picked our way across the littered sand to the water's edge. Arlena took out her long silver tube and pointed it towards the water. This was all part of the ritual. Next she would sigh and tut over whatever it was that she saw out there. She would then fold up the instrument and place it back into the ceremonial satchel. She made a circle in the sand, drawing it lovingly with the carved wand. This is the part where she always sends me away. I ...

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“Wear Flowers In Your Hair” by Nikita Linivenko

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“And Spring brought me the frightening laughter of the idiot!” -Arthur Rimbaud A Season in Hell On a Friday in April, we crossed St. Johns bridge outta Portland and into the sawmill country below. Before we pulled out, the lines on a local college station were open, taking requests and Big John put in the call. They were swamped and the DJ finally threw on “Velouria” ten minutes later as we curved along Oleson road, passing Hideaway Park. The DJ must’ve been jolted by our Pixies request, because right after that song finished, he spun “D...

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“The Long Sleep” by Anna Marchetti

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     It is the coming of the Long Sleep again. The days grow shorter and nights grow ever longer. A chill begins to permeate all things. All the crops are going to rest for the winter. Along with the flowers and the trees. The bears and bees and all else hibernate. Mother Nature herself settles in for the ultimate of rests.     The women and girls of the village are all gathering the kindling and wood for the bonfire. It is vital to the ceremony tonight. Thus we are performing an important du...

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“Just Thinking” by Joe Swanson

Submitted to Contest #90

“Mr. Jacobi, I am Belvedere Johansen from the Icelandic Review. We appreciate your attendance here today as who honor our planet and the life that resides upon it.” “Yes, Yes, what is your question?” “Do you believe we have the ability to analyze the benefits of technology, while continuing to consider its effects on the planet, while we continue to strive for what we are told will result in a better world, a better life?” "Are you alright? You appear to not be well." A better world? A better life? I had to question the premise of wha...

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“A Pilgrim's Blessings” by Felicity Neeley

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Footsteps so faint, barely waving the lush grass, padded through the dew-struck meadows. Birds sang in this stranger’s presence, unafraid. Deer followed softly behind him, curious and calm. Mighty trees with sturdy trunks stood sentinel as their guardian passed. To these, he bowed his head reverently. For him, the trees stretched their branches high and brushed the heavens. The great winds from the four directions spoke through the rustling of the leaves, a tongue they and the stranger shared. Even the breeze aided his pilgrimage, lifted his...

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“The Bishnois (A community that worships and protects mother Earth)” by Sidhartha Mishra

Submitted to Contest #90

Whenever there is any talk about environment and the preservation of our Earth, there is one community in India whose name comes foremost to the mind.They are known as the first environmentalists .They are the Bishnoi community of India.They not only worship mother Earth but also donot hesitate to lay down their lives for the sake of it!!!! The Bishnois are a Vaishnavite sect, living in western Rajasthan on the outer margins of the Thar desert.They have been conserving the flora and fauna for many centuries to the extent of sacrificing their...

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“Saif's Diary” by Kashish Bansal

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Dear diary, It was a nice day, I Saif, today I played a lot with Mansi, my best friend, she is a Hindu. We were playing in Mansi's backyard. Meanwhile her grandmother called us. She prepared a plate with sweets, diya(curved shape candle), small round earthen pot filled with holy water, flowers, rice, red colour thread, and dry red colour. I asked granny curiously that what this red colour is for she replied in their custom it is called kumkum and this plate is prepared for Govardhan Puja. "Govardhan! Puja? What's this all," I asked confu...

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“The Laws Of Nature” by Rethabile Ntsane

Submitted to Contest #90

A researcher, George Greg, in the midst of his misdirection stumbled upon tribal people hunting a deer. He watched them from behind a big oak tree, it’s width hiding his slim frame. People in the lower regions of Lukika were known or rumored to be cannibals and so George fear for his life. He stood there as still I he could, lips pressed onto each other, eyes shut begging any deity above to make them leave as his heartbeat increased. The tribal people felt George’s presence by the scent of his fear. They, armed with bows and arrows, approach...

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“The Devil's Tree” by Hannah Rutledge

Submitted to Contest #90

THE DEVIL’S TREE                “Your late.” Max said out of the corner of his mouth as Meter snuck into the pew next to him.                “Oh yeah I’m sorry I overslept.” Meter sniffed, wiping his nose with the back of his hand. Max winced.                “On the holiest day of the year?” Max tried to inject as much p...

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“Dark Forest of Croon” by MR Yuvaraj

Submitted to Contest #90

The Chronicon of Zeom  Short Story: Dark Forest of Croon by M.R.Yuvaraj The Children People say ‘Trees can speak to the soul of beings’. Well, some of our trees at Waywood forest not only speak but have souls. Eldwood were the first sapient being Kuaail created, long before the Magus and the Primals. But, that’s a story for another time.  ‘Anyone can feel the trees smile if one knew how’. Croon stirred from his slumber to the sweet fragrance of Myriaden’s smile. They have been his friends (no, more than friends as trees could...

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“Mother's Garden” by Jenne Gentry

Submitted to Contest #90

Mother Nature is calling. Are you ready to be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem? It's easier than you think. Paradise is possible. Come to Mother's Garden @ The Katsip Nature Center Earth Day, 2021 at 8:00 AM Rosalie folds the flyer in half and sets it back where she found it. The small Formica table in the break room on the fourth floor is always scattered with flyers and brochures on just about everything you can think of. This one, however, is out of the ordin...

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“The Mother” by Maria Johnson

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 (Author note Trigger alert this story explores life, death, the grieving process and alternative beliefs.)When did I first realise that I needed to break away from conventional religion?That’s a hard one. I guess it didn’t come as a sudden break, but more as a slow erosion.I’ve heard some people refer to religion as a `faith` whilst others refer to it as a `belief`. I guess for the first part of my life I fell into the former camp, my religion was my faith. I followed in my mother’s footsteps, quite literally, without any pause to rea...

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