| Paul
Bunyan day is an American Folklore celebration. Celebrated
on different days in different areas of the U.S.
The legend of Paul Bunyan started
with stories told by men in lumber camps, dating from the
1800's and was believed to have originated among French
Canadians during the Papineau rebellion of 1837.
Paul Bunyan became a legend as tales
of this giant lumberjack who performed incredible feats
spread. Some of these tales include: he scooped out the
Great Lakes to get water for his blue ox, Babe; he cleared
the entire states of North and South Dakota for farming; he
trained ants to do logging work; and he is even credited
with creating logging in the U.S. |
