Cultural History

Kaldi and the Dancing Goats: Coffee’s Origin Legend

Kaldi and the Dancing Goats: Coffee’s Origin Legend

by | June 18, 2024 | | 0 |

According to legend, the origin of coffee may be traced to a young goatherd named Kaldi in Ethiopia over a thousand years ago. Kaldi noticed his goats were frolicking around after they ate some wild berries and he ate some too. When a passing monk saw the stimulating effect of the berries, he used them to make a beverage—the first coffee.

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