Storytelling is such an important part of the mythos that is humanity. Before the written word (that era we call pre-history) and well after it, storytelling was used to pass down knowledge essential to the continuisation of family, cultures, and societies. Sitting around a campfire listening to the elders telling stories built community.
We're torn apart today by thousands of shards of sound bites, none of which build community, but with rip us asunder. It is definitely a good day for some story telling.
Exactly! I have had people call National Storytelling Day silly. I guess if you think of it as a celebration or holiday, probably... but, I think it is a great tool for teachers.
I also agree that storytelling was the only means of communicating history, passing it down from generation to generation. When I was growing up, a lot of the family history was passed on this way. Who wanted some of that written down???
It is definitely a good day for storytelling.