folklore

7 min read

• History

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

5 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Travel

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

5 years ago Leo S

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

White deer in myths and legends

5 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

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

5 years ago Leo S

6 min read

• Myths and Legends

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

5 years ago Leo S

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Sluagh: Celtic spirits of the unforgiven dead

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Folklore and magic of crows and ravens

5 years ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Spirit of the Grain Fields

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

The secret history of Closeburn Castle, one of the oldest continually inhabited houses in Scotland~

5 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

The Hartest Stone

5 years ago Danijel90

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Why do fireflies glow?

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

The Three Wise Monkeys of Tōshōgū Shrine in Nikko, Japan

5 years ago Ivan

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Folklore of Bees

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Kanmangafuchi Abyss and the mystery of Jizō statues

5 years ago Ivan

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

The legend of Richmond’s phantom Drummer Boy~

5 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• History

A short story of English Witchcraft Acts

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Swaledale Corpse Way: a winding medieval path used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church~

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

The story of Dick Whittington and his faithful cat

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Hanami: the way Japanese enjoy the transient beauty of flowers

5 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The annual Pidakala battle of Kairuppala

6 years ago Robin

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Alps: nightmare creatures of German folklore

6 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Myths and Legends

Bysen: the gnome-like creature in Swedish folklore

6 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Telling the Bees: the curious folklore of Rural England and not only

6 years ago Anya

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Knockers: Mine Spirits of Cornish Folklore

6 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Eggs Hunt: how one of the most popular Easter tradition was born

6 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Pleiades: mythology of the Seven Sisters

6 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The grave of Mary Nasson, the Witch of York ~

6 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Legend of the Irish Leprechaun ~

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The Bridgewater Triangle: Massachusetts’ paranormal vortex

6 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Don’t release the witch! The ruins of St Mary’s Church at East Somerton, England ~

6 years ago Leo S

6 min read

• Myths and Legends

How the Pussy Willow got its name

6 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Leshy: the Slavic God of the forest

6 years ago Danijel90

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Legend of the drowned city of Kitezh submerged in Svetloyar Lake

6 years ago Ivan

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

Black Shuck: The mythic hellhound Of Medieval England

6 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Ajdovska Deklica: an unmistakable facial pareidolia in the Julian Alps and her fantastic story

6 years ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The rude and insulting ‘Vinegar Valentines’ of the Victorian Era

6 years ago Pavel

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

King Frost, a Russian winter legend

6 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Travel

Voergaard Castle: a Danish castle supposedly haunted by a woman too independent to not be a witch….

6 years ago Danilo

3 min read

• Travel

The curious background of Tombland Alley

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Gummatapura: the Indian village that ends Diwali with massive cow dung battle

6 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Greece’s New Year tradition: Vasilopita and the Golden Coin

6 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

How the wren became the King of the Birds

6 years ago Leo S