Leo S

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The truth behind ghost lights of Colorado’s Silver Cliff Cemetery

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Martinmas, St. Martin’s Summer, Indian Summer, Old Wives’ Summer…what is it?

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 10: it’s time for Mārtiņi!

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Beaver’s Moon: November Full Moon

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Day: what is the story behind this British observance?

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Some fascinating facts you probably don’t know about the Day of the Dead

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of November: holidays, fun facts and folklore

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• Food
• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Soul Cake, the true Halloween treat of tradition for hungry ghosts

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Bobbing for Apples: History and how to keep this ancient Halloween tradition alive

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• People, mysteries and stories

The many mysteries (and the truth) of Kay’s Cross

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• History
• Myths and Legends

The spooky science of haunted mirrors and superstitious mirror mythology

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• History

Belle Isle has been an amusement park, a train station, and a mall…all of them haunted!

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• History

Bali: land of homes designed for harmony….and to keep demons at bay

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The Girl in the Shadow Box of Bellefontaine Cemetery: an 1890s love affair

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• Myths and Legends

The Story of ‘Syrenka Warszawska’ – the Warsaw Mermaid

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Second Monday of October – Canadian Thanksgiving

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Hunter’s Moon: meaning behind October Full Moon, and why it’s different from the others

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

October 6: Canadian Beer Day

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• Myths and Legends

Will-o’-the-wisp – ghost lights at night

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Lilly Gray, “the victim of the beast 666”

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• Art and Photography

A Poem for October

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of October: holidays, folklore and traditions

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Michaelmas: the day the Devil spit on blackberries!

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• Abandoned Places

Bird Creek School: If you write your name on the board in this abandoned school, it will disappear

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The season before winter is “Autumn” or “Fall”? :)

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• Travel

Eldon Hole, one of the Seven Wonders of the Peak

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• Travel

Knucker Hole, the home of an ancient Sussex Dragon

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

September 19th: Ahoy, maties! It’s Talk Like A Pirate Day!

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• History

Meet the Sibyl of the Rhine…and her recipe for ‘Cookies of Joy’

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• Abandoned Places

Old Diplomat Hotel of Baguio: one of the most haunted places in the Philippines~

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Harvest Moon: September’s Full Moon

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• Myths and Legends

Hodag: the outlandish story of Wisconsin’s mythical beast

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The month of September: holidays, curiosities and folklore

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions
• Weather

Does the moon affect weather? Lunar folklore, moon magic, weather lore and science

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Mugwort: a medicinal (and magical) weed

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• Myths and Legends
• Weather

What is a Rainbow? Myths and legends throughout history

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Sturgeon Moon: August’s full moon

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

August 10th: the tears of Saint Lawrence and the night of the shooting stars

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• Weather

Science facts you never learned in school: can you smell rain coming?

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The forgotten story of hidden Colonial Cemeteries of Oyster Bay

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• Abandoned Places

The abandoned ruins of King Zog’s Estate

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

August 3: National Watermelon Day

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