Zalka Csenge Virág

I'm divorcing Meta and decided to be more active here because it feels better. So. Hi again!

I'm Csenge, professional storyteller from Hungary. I also publish folktale and myth collections. Interests are books, paganism, magpie tarot, role-playing games, geekery.

#folklore #mythology #storytelling

So today's #FolkyFriday theme is food, and all I have to say is:

The world of Hungarian folktales includes a Bacon Tree and also a Bacon Castle.

In both stories the bacon is nibbled by thieves, and a prince has to go investigate the crime.

🥓🌳🥓🏰🥓

#folklore #Hungary #folktales

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Revry's new drag king competition show #KingOfDrag is scrappy, hilarious, revolutionary, and more than a 'Drag Race' pastiche.

a cartoon of snow white holding a shoe and a knife . ALT: a cartoon of snow white holding a shoe and a knife .

Friends, it's #FolkyFriday!

Our theme today is "Folkloric Food!" Let us glut ourselves with stories and fill the day's belly with peculiarity!

From goblin fruit and Lembas bread to gingerbread houses and magic beans, tag related lore, art and customs #FolkyFriday for shares from 10am-6pm UK time!

Photo of several tarot cards from different decks spread out on a table. They all feature different symbols and art styles, for example, one has Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas as 8 of Swords, and another is just a photo of a yeti crab.

So I recently got into magpie tarot and I have been swapping cards with people which is hella fun! Here is the first batch of traded cards that came in the mail 😊

Anyone else doing magpie tarot around here?

#tarot #magpietarot #cards

The cover of WERECOCKROACH by Polenth Blake is at an angle on a green background. The cover has hand drawn letters and a hissing cockroach drawn in brown and black wax crayon. Captions surround the cover in a childish messy font with arrows pointing at things. Captions pointing at the cockroach: wiggly antennae, cute face, little feets, tough outside, squishy soft inside, danger attack spikes, more little feets. Captions pointing at the title: i love wax crayons, beautiful hand drawn letters. Captions for the book: friendship, this book is ace, aliens wearing hats, gentle, full of yay, sarcastic, buy this book (trust me i'm a professional).

The cover of EVERYDAY ALIENS by Polenth Blake is on a black background. The cover has a complex doodle of alien life in rainbow colours on black, drawn by the author. The title and author are in a black box in the centre, with an alien worm separating the two. Captions surround the cover in the same rainbow font. Captions pointing at the book cover read: Xenofiction, Weird, Flash Fiction, Citations, Speculative Biology, Slice-of-(Alien)Life, Poetry, Starfish Aliens and Very Alien Aliens. A caption points across the cover to the worm which reads: Fred.

WERECOCKROACH has an aroace agender lead, aliens and gentle vibes. Friendship focused.

www.polenthblake.com/words/cockro...

EVERYDAY ALIENS is a flash fiction collection about weird aliens. Often experimental.

www.polenthblake.com/words/aliens...

#PrideBookFair #QueerBookSky #BookSky #Pride

I think it was Tales of Superhuman Powers

I talk about them in one of my books

The moral of 5 entire seasons of #You is that if you manage to knock out a creep, always triple tap them.

A green, orange and blue geometric frame with text: "Z is for Z'Ebyanzi (a.k.a. Nyakandalo): A Haya epic from Tanzania about a woman who takes revenge for her husband's death in battle. #WomensEpics "

Last one in the #WomesEpics series!
Z'Ebyanzi

Haya epic about a woman whose husband is killed in battle. She pretends to fall in love with the enemy, and marries him in order to find a way to exact her revenge.

Read:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/z-is...

#AtoZChallenge

Photo of a river surrounded by cliffs and forests, with text: "Y is for the Yi (Sani) epic of Ashima: The story of a beautiful girl kidnapped to be forced into marriage. She resists, and manages to escape with the help of her brother; the story, instead of tragedy, ends in transformation. #WomensEpics "

#WomensEpics: The Yi epic of Ashima

Ahsima is kidnapped by an evil man to force her into marriage with his son. Her brother sets out to rescue her, and while she valiantly resists the marriage he finds a way to save her.

Read:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/y-is...

#AtoZChallenge

Pink and blue graphic of mountains and river, with text: "X is for the Xibe epic of Shirin Mama: The story of a warrior maiden who defeats three robber kings, saves hundreds of women and children, and becomes a goddess. #WomensEpics "

#WomensEpics: Shirin Mama

A Xibe epic about a warrior maiden who goes on a quest to defeat three robber kings who have been holding people in slavery.
I shouldn't be playing favorites, but this one was definitely my favorite.

Read:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/x-is...

#AtoZChallenge

Dear Internet, we all know that Joe in #You is an unreliable narrator... right?

Right?

Like, we all know that, right?

#fandom #PadmeMeme

(Yes, the thirst for Joe online creeps me the hell out)

Image of blue water, with text: "W is for The Water Goddess: An Ainu epic about two goddesses working together to save humans from famine. #WomensEpics "

#WomensEpics: The Water Goddess

Water Goddess receives a plea from humans who suffer from a famine. She organizes a feast for other gods and discovers that humans treated animals cruelly, so the Gods of Fish and Game caused the famine

multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/w-is...

#AtoZChallenge

A flowery background pattern with text: "V is for the voyage of Hiiaka: A Hawaiian epic about a goddess who goes on an epic journey to find and rescue her sister's beloved. And rid the world of monsters along the way. #WomensEpics "

#WomensEpics: Hiiaka

Hiiaka, little sister of volcano goddess Pele, sets out on a journey to bring Pele the man she'd dreamed about. Along the way she battles monsters, dragons, sharks and bandits to clear the islands of danger.

Read:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/v-is...

#AtoZChallenge

Black and white photo of a rocky river between mountains, with text: "U is for the Underworld voyage of the Nisan shamaness: A Manchu epic about a shamaness who descends into the Underworld to retrieve the soul of a boy. #WomensEpics "

#WomensEpics: Nisan shamaness

Manchu epic about a young, eccentric and talented shamaness who travels into the Underworld to bring back the soul of a 15 year old boy. She has many adventures, and even meets her own ex-husband.

Read:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/u-is...

#AtoZChallenge

Dark background with some cloud motifs, and text: "T is for The Tale of Sumiyoshi: A Japanese epic about a girl persecuted by a jealous stepmother, and helped in her exile by several other women. #WomensEpics "

#WomensEpics: Tale of Sumiyoshi

Japanese tale from the 10th c. about a girl persecuted by a jealous stepmother. She goes into exile with her best friend and lives under the protection of a friendly nun, until her beloved finds her
Read:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/t-is...

#AtoZChallenge

Image of a golden bracelet and some other gold jewelry, with text: "S is for the Silappadikaram: A Tamil epic about a woman who takes revenge for the fate of her husband. #WomensEpics "

#WomensEpics: Silappadikaram

Another famous Tamil epic, about a woman named Kannaki. Her husband abandones her, but eventually repents and returns. When her husband dies an unfair death Kannaki avenges him, then becomes a goddess

Read:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/s-is...

#AtoZChallenge

Close up photo of a brown bear, with text: "R is for Repunnot-un-kur: An Ainu epic about a girl's adventures and romance with a bear-god. #WomensEpics "

#WomensEpics: Repunnot-un-kur

(The epic is named after the villain, the heroine's name is Shinutapka-un-mat)
A girl is kidnapped by an evil man who wants to marry her. A bear befriends her. They excape together and have many adventures

multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/r-is...

#AtoZChallenge

JK Rowling is a DC villain from Temu.

A floral frame with text: "Q is for Queen Bertha Broadfoot: A 13th century French romance about a queen who is replaced on her wedding night by an evil twin. #WomensEpics "

#WomensEpics: Bertha Broadfoot

13th century romance. Bertha is married to King Pepin. However, on her wedding night an evil maid tricks her and takes her place. Bertha lives in exile for 10 years. Eventually the truth is revealed

Read:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/q-is...

#AtoZChallenge

P is for the Pleiades (Women's Epics A to Z) This year my theme for the A to Z Blogging Challenge is  Women's Epics.  My goal was to read 26 traditional epics from around the world that...

Read here:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/p-is...

Australian flower patterns with text: P is for the Pleiades: A Ndarrindjeri Songline about seven girls who go through a series of challenging initiations, proving that they can conquer their fears. #WomensEpics "

#WomensEpics: The Mungingee

Songlines are also epics. This one is from the Ngarrindjeri people. It features seven girls who want to prove that they can conquer their fears and withstand pain. In the end they become stars, and role models for other young women.

#AtoZChallenge #Australia #indigenous

Silhouette of a jumping horse against a sunset sky, with text: "O is for Ochi-Bala: An Altaic epic about a warrior maiden who fights off the armies of an evil khan, saving her people. #WomensEpics"

#WomensEpics: Ochi-Bala

When her people are threatened by an invading army, Ochi-Bala fights to defend them. She is strong, fierce, and crafty - but also empathic in the end, sparing people who were just caught up in the war.

Read:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/o-is...

#AtoZChallenge

Background image of a sandy seashore, with text: "N is for the Nitida Saga: An Icelandic saga about a sorceress-queen who fights off unwanted suitors and chooses her husband by her own free will #WomensEpics "

#WomensEpics: The Nítíða Saga

14th-century Icelandic "knight saga" about a sorceress-queen named Nítíða. Several men try to conquer her, but she defeats all unwanted suitors with magic or sheer force.

Read here:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/n-is...

#AtoZChallenge #Iceland

Decorative frame featuring a clay pot filled with rice. Text: "M is for Manimekalai: A Tamil epic about a famous dancer who becomes a devout Buddhist with magic powers. #WomensEpics "

#WomensEpics: Manimekalai

Manimekalai is a famous dancer. She renounces her profession, and becomes a Buddhist. She gains magic powers, feeds thousands of people, abolishes prisons, and helps others learn about Buddhism.

Read:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/m-is...

#AtoZChallenge

This is my favorite read this year so far. I adored everything about the concept, and the stories were delightful. Thank you @bogiperson.bsky.social for introducing me to this author!! ☺️

#books #AmReading #booksky

The cover of EVERYDAY ALIENS by Polenth Blake is on a black background. The cover has a complex doodle of alien life in rainbow colours on black, drawn by the author. The title and author are in a black box in the centre, with an alien worm separating the two. Captions surround the cover in the same rainbow font. Captions pointing at the book cover read: Xenofiction, Weird, Flash Fiction, Citations, Speculative Biology, Slice-of-(Alien)Life, Poetry, Starfish Aliens and Very Alien Aliens. A caption points across the cover to the worm which reads: Fred.

EVERYDAY ALIENS is a novella-length collection of flash fiction and poetry, exploring the everyday lives of aliens. Humanoid aliens fade into the background as the truly alien aliens take the stage to tell their own stories. #FlashFiction #Xenofiction #SFF

www.polenthblake.com/words/aliens...

Dark blue background with a spider silhouette. Text: "L is for Long-Fingered-Woman: An Ainu epic about the Spider Goddess who fights off an unwanted suitor with wits and nonchalance. #WomensEpics "

Today on #WomensEpics: Long-Fingered-Woman

Long-Fingered-Woman is the name of the Ainu spider goddess. In this story she has to deal with an unwanted suitor, and she does so in a genius way, while staying cool and nonchalant.
Read here:
multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/l-is...

#AtoZChallenge

K is for the Knight named Silence (Women's Epics A to Z) This year my theme for the A to Z Blogging Challenge is Women's Epics. My goal was to read 26 traditional epics from around the world that ...

Link to blog:

multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/k-is...