The+Orinoco+Region


 * THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE ORINOCO REGION **

the colombian mythology is part of our culture.

This is part of the oral tradition of a town

The myths tell of sacred events, real or imagined and the natives with these tried to give explanation to natural phenomena.

In this speaking we will talk about the mythology of the orinoco region.


 * introduction by karen **

** The Juan machete`s legend ** The Juan machete´s legend tell us that a young made an agreement with the devil to get successful in his business, but when he became riches He was very regretful by the agreement that he had done and began to bury the money in the garden of your home. Juan died after.

Now the people of the town search the Juan`s money, but your ghost is watching the money with one Machete in your hand ** By: Santiago Luján Rueda **

Is a ball of fire that you seen passing, especially at easter, if you look closely you can see some detalled like the mouth, eyes and the silhouette of a woman, there are several supossed theories about the origen of her as it is a wandering spirit, or that she was a bad daugther
 * fireball **
 * by: angelica aguirre **


 * Two sisters **

Two sisters is a legend tell of a white man, he married with two sisters. the girls had many brothers, they lived with the family in a indigenous community, they told her sister, that, she should go to see her parents. But the two sisters never went. The father died and the two sisters didn't go to see her father. After four years the indigenous believed that, the two sisters didn't go because her husband had banned that they were. One day the husband was to the community and the indigenous decided to kill


 * By: Oscar Villada Molina **


 * The whistle man **

The whistle man myth tell us that a man killed his parents and his soul wanders with a sack which carries the bones of his parents, also carries a whistle and the people say that when you do listen near is because he is far, and when you do listen away is because he is near. if you hear the whistle, is because you will die.


 * by: karen daniela arias **