Vol. 4 No. S-16 (2022): Volume 4, Issue S-16, Year 2022
Articles

Folklore Elements in Kalittokai

Velusamy R
Department of Tamil, Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Attur–636121, Tamil Nadu, India

Published 2022-12-12

Keywords

  • Kalittokai,
  • Folklore Elements,
  • Believes,
  • Astronomy,
  • Nature

How to Cite

R, V. (2022). Folklore Elements in Kalittokai. International Research Journal of Tamil, 4(S-16), 28-37. https://doi.org/10.34256/irjt224s164

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Abstract

Kalittokai is a classical Tamil poetic work. In this text the basic beliefs about life have been discussed. These beliefs are strong among the people. Beliefs on nature, birds, trees, astronomy and rain are very common among the people. Belief in blinking the eyes, belief over God, belief related to dreams, lizards horoscope, belief in fasting, belief in crescent prayer, and belief in fanaticism are very common among people. These are followed in their day to day life. Humans from birth to death are tied up in a knot called belief. This article is about the folklore elements in Kalittokai.

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