EDUCATION to an ordinary person means no more than the process of passing across and imbibing or learning the practices, ways of life and arts of one’s fore-bearers usually orally or through ...

Guru Purnima 2025 pays tribute to the timeless role of teachers across cultures and faiths. Rooted in the legacy of Veda ...

Two hundred years ago next month, a trio of white commissioners met with a group of Osage leaders beneath the tallest oak in ...

Oral traditions are stories, histories, teachings and other knowledge that are orally transmitted from generation to generation. For thousands of years, First Nations in North America have relied on ...

Researchers and cultural advocates are developing AI tools to help preserve endangered languages, oral traditions, and local knowledge in collaboration with communities. The book AI for Community ...

Kwadwom is a traditional art form used to praise and extol Akan kings in their royal courts. In the context of Asanteman, it serves as a powerful oral tribute to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the revered ...

Ethiopia, one of the oldest nations in the world with a rich and diverse cultural heritage, is home to a deeply entrenched tradition of herbalism that stretches back millennia. From the ancient ...

Recapping last week, we began investigating the early oral tradition (kerygma) that Paul captured on papyrus in his first letter to the Corinthian church; chapter 15, verses 3-7. We know these ...

As a Cushitic language in the Afroasiatic family, Somali has long been preserved through oral tradition, making it one of the richest examples of an oral society in the modern world. For centuries, ...

Gullah music's South Carolina culture is centuries old. Bands like Grammy winning Ranky Tanky are keeping the tradition alive and propelling the future of it.

Initiatives like the "StoryCorps" project in the U.S., which collects and archives personal stories from diverse individuals, are prime examples of how oral traditions are being preserved and made ...