A holiday fit for a princess: It's National Tell a Fairytale Day!
OMAHA, Neb. (KPTM) — February 26 celebrates a holiday that is fit for a princess; it'sNational Tell a Fairytale Day, according to nationaldaycalendar.com.
The purpose of fairytales is to teach a lesson or pass time.
They were commonly told orally by travelers or around a campfire - like ghost stories.
Common lessons learned in fairytales include: the differencebetween truth and lies, who to trust, inner beauty vs. outerbeauty, and staying committed.
Normally fairytales have some sort of truth to them.
For example, it is believed that Margarete von Waldeck was the inspiration for the fairytale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
This is because she is from a part of Germany that was known for mining, and they used kids or dwarfs to mine the smaller parts of the mines.
She was also known for her beauty, and her stepmother sent her away.
Margarete fell inlove with a prince, but she mysteriously died before she could find her happily ever after.
How to take place in a holiday fit for royalty:
- Write your own fairytale
- Tell a fairytale to family
- Watch a movie inspired by a fairytale
- Read a book inspired by a fairytale
- Learn more about the origins of your favorite fairytale
- Read a fairytale you have never read before
- Use #TellAFairytaleDay on social media to share how you celebrated
The Grimm Brothers, Wilhelm and Jacob, published well-known fairytales with a dark spin first in 1812, said the website.
Their first volume of fairy tales was called Household Tales.
They brought fairytales like Rumpelstiltskin to print.
In contrast to the Grimm Brothers' tales, Hans Christian Andersen published fairytales that were more light-hearted and warm.
His first publication was in 1829, and he is responsible for bringing to print versions of The Little Mermaid and the Princess and the Pea.