folklore

14 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of December: holidays, folklore and traditions

3 days ago Leo S

9 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

I bùr ad Sant’Andrè – The dark nights of Saint Andrew and other stories about November 30

4 days ago randomcollabs

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Rusalka: the history behind mythical Slavic Mermaid

5 days ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 22 (or 24) – Matrena’s and a legend of Winter’s arrival

1 week ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Drekavac, monster from South Slavic mythology

2 weeks ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 16th: Enjoy Hecate’s Night!

3 weeks ago Leo S

8 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

3 weeks ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 11: it’s Origami Day!

3 weeks ago randomcollabs

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 10: it’s time for Mārtiņi!

3 weeks ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Trøllkonufingur, “troll woman’s” finger of Faroe Islands

4 weeks ago Nathan

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Beaver’s Moon: November Full Moon

4 weeks ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

4 weeks ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

1 month ago Leo S

8 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of November: holidays, fun facts and folklore

1 month ago Leo S

4 min read

• Food
• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

1 month ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

1 month ago Leo S

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Dullahan – Headless Horseman of Celtic Mythology

1 month ago Danijel90

4 min read

• History

Necropants and other extraordinary tales of 17th-century Icelandic sorcery

1 month ago Nathan

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Dziady – Autumnal Granfathers: the slavic week devoted to commemorating the Dead

1 month ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Aluxes: the Goblins of the Mayan Folklore

1 month ago Ivan

7 min read

• History
• Myths and Legends

The spooky science of haunted mirrors and superstitious mirror mythology

1 month ago Leo S

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Story of ‘Syrenka Warszawska’ – the Warsaw Mermaid

2 months ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

2 months ago Leo S

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

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

2 months ago Leo S

10 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of October: holidays, folklore and traditions

2 months ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Michaelmas: the day the Devil spit on blackberries!

2 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Eldon Hole, one of the Seven Wonders of the Peak

2 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Timbac Mummies of the Philippines: “fire mummies” housed in mountainside caves.

2 months ago Danijel90

3 min read

• History

The mystery of the 2,500-years-old Ballachulish Goddess

2 months ago Adam

4 min read

• Travel

Knucker Hole, the home of an ancient Sussex Dragon

2 months ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Mabon (?) and the Autumn Equinox

2 months ago Adam

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Stikini, the owl witches of Seminole folklore

3 months ago Adam

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Harvest Moon: September’s Full Moon

3 months ago Leo S

7 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Yūrei: the Ghosts of Japan

3 months ago Pavel

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Hodag: the outlandish story of Wisconsin’s mythical beast

3 months ago Leo S

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The month of September: holidays, curiosities and folklore

3 months ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions
• Weather

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

3 months ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Mugwort: a medicinal (and magical) weed

4 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

August 19: celebrate National Potato Day!

4 months ago randomcollabs

5 min read

• Myths and Legends
• Weather

What is a Rainbow? Myths and legends throughout history

4 months ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Ferragosto: history, traditions (and curses) of one of the most beloved holidays in Italy

4 months ago randomcollabs

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Celebrated International left-handers day on August 13!

4 months ago randomcollabs