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Folk Tales about the Eclipse
A hybrid solar eclipse will occur on Thursday. Before any scientific explanation was made, various folk tales and myths about the eclipse abounded.
An illustration from a fairy tale about an eclipse when Batara Kala or Kala Rahu eats the Sun or Moon causing an eclipse.
A solar or moon eclipse is a natural event that can be scientifically explained. However, such an explanation was not available in antiquity. Folk tales and myths thus bridged the gap in ancient human understanding of the eclipse.
A solar eclipse takes place when the earth, moon and sun are in alignment when observed in certain positions on the earth surface. On 20 April 2023, part of the global population will witness a hybrid solar eclipse (HSE).