folklore

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• Art and Photography
• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Merry Christmas! A short history of Creepy Victorian Christmas Cards

1 month ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

A popular Ukrainian Christmas tradition: Didukh (and how to make it)

2 months ago Adam

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Shamans, Goddesses and the pagan origins of Santa Claus

2 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

2 months ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The magic of lost Brittany’s Christmas Traditions

2 months ago Danilo G.

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Io, Saturnalia!

2 months ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Legend of the Nisse and Tomte – Scandinavian domestic sprites and their modern counterparts that you don’t expect

2 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Cold Moon: December’s Full Moon

2 months ago Leo S

14 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of December: holidays, folklore and traditions

2 months 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

2 months ago randomcollabs

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Rusalka: the history behind mythical Slavic Mermaid

2 months ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

3 months ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Drekavac, monster from South Slavic mythology

3 months ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 16th: Enjoy Hecate’s Night!

3 months ago Leo S

8 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

3 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 11: it’s Origami Day!

3 months ago randomcollabs

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 10: it’s time for Mārtiņi!

3 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

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

3 months ago Nathan

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Beaver’s Moon: November Full Moon

3 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

3 months ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

3 months ago Leo S

8 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of November: holidays, fun facts and folklore

3 months ago Leo S

4 min read

• Food
• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

3 months ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

3 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Dullahan – Headless Horseman of Celtic Mythology

3 months ago Danijel90

4 min read

• History

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

3 months ago Nathan

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

3 months ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Aluxes: the Goblins of the Mayan Folklore

3 months ago Ivan

7 min read

• History
• Myths and Legends

The spooky science of haunted mirrors and superstitious mirror mythology

4 months ago Leo S

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Story of ‘Syrenka Warszawska’ – the Warsaw Mermaid

4 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

4 months ago Leo S

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

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

4 months ago Leo S

10 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of October: holidays, folklore and traditions

4 months ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Michaelmas: the day the Devil spit on blackberries!

4 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Eldon Hole, one of the Seven Wonders of the Peak

4 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

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

4 months ago Danijel90

3 min read

• History

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

5 months ago Adam

4 min read

• Travel

Knucker Hole, the home of an ancient Sussex Dragon

5 months ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Mabon (?) and the Autumn Equinox

5 months ago Adam

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Stikini, the owl witches of Seminole folklore

5 months ago Adam

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Harvest Moon: September’s Full Moon

5 months ago Leo S

7 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Yūrei: the Ghosts of Japan

5 months ago Pavel