World Storytelling Day

World Storytelling Day logo designed by Swedish storyteller, Mats Rhenman

20 March is World Storytelling Day. It originated in Sweden in 1990 and has become a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling, taking place on the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere. The idea is to get as many people as possible from around the world to tell stories through the day and night. 

The theme for this year is "Fortune and Fate". Appropriately, I will be in class tomorrow, sharing stories about bulls and bullfights. 

My friend, Marlene Winberg, is travelling to the Kalahari Desert where she will be facilitating a two-day event with  indigenous people from all over the region. Visit her  website: marlenewinberg.com 

Let the stories begin!