14 days agoOral tradition is how the Torah/bible history came to be before writing on papyrus paper was affordable. And other famous documents such as the Tipitaka, the Vedas, The Odyssey, Beowulf, and others. Oral traditions also important for record d histories we still keep from other cultures today. They are soooo valuable, today’s societies have near erased them and maybe that’s why we gossip and tell family lore so much as a replacement
15 days agoYesss, I relate this to recipes as well not just the stories shared. My mom never wrote down recipes she shared them by showing us how to make them.
