legends

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• Myths and Legends

The creepy legend of Tate’s Hell Swamp and the curse of the Native American Medicine Man

9 months ago Leo S

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• People, mysteries and stories

Lluvia de Peces: Honduras’ yearly rain of fish

9 months ago Robin

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

The hoof print on the Rosstrappe: a legend from the Harz mountains

9 months ago Pavel

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• Myths and Legends

Metsänhaltija, the forest spirits of Finnish Mythology

10 months ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

April 23 is St. George’s Day, England’s National Day!

10 months ago Leo S

7 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Ringing of the bluebells: discover obscure folklore around these popular little flowers

10 months ago Leo S

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Tale of the Scottish Thistle

10 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

April 9: National Unicorn Day

10 months ago randomcollabs

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• Myths and Legends

Apache tears – an Apache legend

10 months ago Adam

2 min read

• Myths and Legends

Ghillie Dhu, the Elf of forest from Scottish Folklore

10 months ago Pavel

5 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

The intriguing history of the Maiden’s Tower in Istanbul

11 months ago Danilo G.

2 min read

• Travel

Draugarétt – the Ghost Fold and the legend of Húsafell

11 months ago Nathan

6 min read

• Myths and Legends

Bunyip: Australia’s Mysterious Amphibian Monster

11 months ago Nathan

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

Kópakonan, the Seal Woman of Faroe Islands

11 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Bludný Kámen: the “Wandering Rock” of České Budějovice

11 months ago Adam

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Nachzehrers: the shroud eating Vampires of German Folklore

11 months ago Pavel

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Putim Ossuary and the mystery of tricorn hat

11 months ago Pavel

5 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Anna Ravenel, Edgar Allan Poe and the Unitarian Church Graveyard

11 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Phantom Canyon Road: the narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.

11 months ago Leo S

5 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Hollywood Cemetery: the final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

11 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Wanyūdō: one of strangest, most fearsome spirit from Japanese mythology

12 months ago Pavel

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

Huldufolk: the elusive Hidden People of Iceland

12 months ago Adam

4 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Tévennec: France’s legendary haunted lighthouse

12 months ago Adam

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Faust: man, myth or legend?

12 months ago Pavel

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

February 13: National Tortellini Day

12 months ago randomcollabs

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Sko-Ella: the tale of the woman worse than the Devil

12 months ago Robin

5 min read

• Travel

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

1 year ago Danijel90

4 min read

• Travel

Fyvie Castle: history, ghosts, weeping stones and curses

1 year ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

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

1 year ago Anya016

9 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The Haunting Beauty of Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia ~

1 year ago Leo S

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Cailleach, the Goddess of Winter

1 year ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Stirling Castle and its trapped souls

1 year ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

New Year’s traditions in Ancient Egypt: Wepet Renpet

1 year ago Adam

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

1 year ago Danijel90

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The ancient tradition of Yule Log at Christmas ~

1 year ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

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

1 year ago Adam

4 min read

• History

The casket girls and the vampires of New Orleans

1 year ago Leo S

2 min read

• Food

Salzburger Nockerl: a dessert that pays tribute to the snow-covered mountains surrounding Salzburg.

1 year ago Danilo G.

2 min read

• Food

Xuixo: the original Cronut named after a legendary acrobat’s sneeze.

1 year ago Ivan

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Diwali: the Festival of Lights

1 year ago Ivan

5 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The curious story of Witch’s Ladder

1 year ago Anya016

4 min read

• Abandoned Places

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

1 year ago Leo S