folklore

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• Travel

The Mouth of Truth: if a liar puts his hand inside its mouth, he will lose it.

4 years ago Danijel90

7 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Lunar New Year 2022: the year of the Tiger

4 years ago randomcollabs

4 min read

• Travel

Creole House Inn on St. Ann – a pearl in New Orleans French Quarter

5 years ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Kukeri: the ancient Bulgarian tradition that keeps evil spirits at bay

5 years ago Ivan

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• Travel

The Devil’s Column: a gateway to hell in Milan’s city center

5 years ago Anya

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Cailleach, the Goddess of Winter

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Stirling Castle and its trapped souls

5 years ago Danijel90

13 min read

• History

When winter was really winter: the legendary Frost Fairs of the River Thames

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

New Year’s traditions in Ancient Egypt: Wepet Renpet

5 years ago Adam

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

New Year’s Traditions in Ethiopia: Enkutatash

5 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

New Year’s traditions in Sri Lanka: Sinhalese and Tamil New Year

5 years ago Ivan

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Nowruz: the Persian New Year

5 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

New Year’s Traditions in China: Nian and Chinese New Year

5 years ago Danijel90

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions
• Weather

Christmas and Winter weather folklore

5 years ago Leo S

7 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Popular Christmas folklore in Appalachia

5 years ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The ancient tradition of Yule Log at Christmas ~

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Dode: the village that was abandoned after the Black Death

5 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Zmei Gorynich: the life-size fire-breathing, three-headed dragon statue in Russia

5 years ago Adam

5 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The curious story of Witch’s Ladder

5 years ago Anya

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

5 years ago Robin

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Alps: nightmare creatures of German folklore

5 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Myths and Legends

Bysen: the gnome-like creature in Swedish folklore

5 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

5 years ago Anya