Leo S

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• Food
• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Hoppin’ John: a traditional Southern dish for New Year’s day

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Boxing Day: History, traditions, and more…

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Christmas and Winter weather folklore

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Popular Christmas folklore in Appalachia

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Doe, a Deer, a Female Reindeer: the spirit of Winter Solstice and Mother Christmas

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The ancient tradition of Yule Log at Christmas ~

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Cold Moon: December’s Full Moon

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• Food

Noni: a fruit so foul that shamans use it to scare evil spirits.

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 12#: Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree – London

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• Abandoned Places

Dode: the village that was abandoned after the Black Death

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

When is year’s earliest sunset?

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of December: holidays, folklore and traditions

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Beaver’s Moon: November Full Moon

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• History

The casket girls and the vampires of New Orleans

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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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• Travel

The ghosts of New Orleans’ St. Louis Cathedral

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of November: holidays, fun facts and folklore

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Spudnut: America’s Forgotten Halloween Treat

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• History

The “Witch Cake” – a 1600s forgotten recipe you probably won’t try

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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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• Lighthouses of the world

Fastnet Lighthouse: the story behind “Ireland’s Teardrop”

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• Abandoned Places

Neversink Mountains, Witch’s Hat Pavilion and ruins of its glorious past

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• History

The insane, inconclusive truth behind Rat Kings, the grotesque tangled Super-Rodents

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Second Monday of October – Canadian Thanksgiving

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• Travel

The Old Fairy Bridge of the Isle of Man (and how to find it)

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• Myths and Legends

White deer in myths and legends

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

October 6: Canadian Beer Day

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Buried under a boulder: the grave of Meg Shelton, the Woodplumpton Witch

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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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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Matthew Hassal, Isle of Man Vampire

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

September 22: Happy National White Chocolate Day!

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• Myths and Legends

The owl of Cwm Cowlyd and the oldest animals in the world

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Mittie Manning’s Tomb: one of Mississippi’s most unique tombs

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

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• Food

Lobster Ice Cream: disgusting or delicious?

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• Myths and Legends

The Sluagh: Celtic spirits of the unforgiven dead

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• Lighthouses of the world

A visit to the St. Simons Island Light, Georgia

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Piscatawaytown Burial Ground and the witch of Edison

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• Myths and Legends

Folklore and magic of crows and ravens

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The month of September: holidays, curiosities and folklore

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• Lighthouses of the world

Point Sur Lightstation: one of the oldest and most remote lighthouses in California

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