legends

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

February 17: International Cat’s day

3 years ago Adam

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Valentines Day and the Wolf

3 years ago Leo S

4 min read 2

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Who was the real St. Valentine? The (many) myths behind the Inspiration for Valentine’s Day ~

3 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

St Gobnait – the patron saint of bees and beekeeping

3 years ago Leo S

6 min read

• Myths and Legends

The legend of La Tulevieja, the woman-like creature wandering Panama’s and Costa Rica’s rivers

3 years ago Danilo

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

February 3: Saint Biagio’s Panettone

3 years ago Anya

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Imbolc: the ancient Celtic festival of February

3 years ago Leo S

12 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of February: holidays, fun facts and folklore

3 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Ljubljana’s Dragons: from myth to reality

3 years ago Danijel90

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

La Giubiana: a curious tradition linked to the last Thursday of January in Northern Italy

3 years ago Anya

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

All you ever wanted to know about St Agnes’ Eve…and St Agnes!

3 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Myths and Legends

Hanwi, Sioux Moon Goddess

3 years ago Pavel

9 min read

• Weather

History of the Northern Lights: folklore, myths and legends

3 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Carmentalia

3 years ago Leo S

5 min read

• History

Gauchito Gil: Argentina’s Cowboy Saint

3 years ago Danilo

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Celebrate the New Year with a Good Luck Pig!

3 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Why do Japanese slurp Toshikoshi Soba 年越し蕎麦 on New Year’s Eve 大晦日?

3 years ago Danilo

7 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

How do people celebrate New Year around the world?

3 years ago randomcollabs

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Legends and superstitions of Appalachian Christmas (and Old Christmas)

3 years ago Leo S

5 min read

• Food
• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Hoppin’ John: a traditional Southern dish for New Year’s Day

3 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

3 years 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

3 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Rusalka: the history behind mythical Slavic Mermaid

3 years ago Danijel90

4 min read

• Travel

The mysterious Gate of The Gods in Hayu Marca, Peru

3 years ago Ivan

2 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Drekavac, monster from South Slavic mythology

3 years ago Danijel90

5 min read

• Travel

Hum, the world’s smallest town with only two streets and three rows of houses

3 years ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Travel

The Nykur of Sørvágsvatn, Faroe Islands

3 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Dobhar-chú, an Irish folktale

3 years ago Nathan

2 min read

• Travel

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

3 years ago Nathan

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

3 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Dullahan – Headless Horseman of Celtic Mythology

4 years ago Danijel90

5 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The many mysteries (and the truth) of Kay’s Cross

4 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Aluxes: the Goblins of the Mayan Folklore

4 years ago Ivan

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Montana’s Shunka Warak’in, the Rocky Mountain Hyena

4 years ago Danijel90

7 min read

• History
• Myths and Legends

The spooky science of haunted mirrors and superstitious mirror mythology

4 years ago Leo S

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Story of ‘Syrenka Warszawska’ – the Warsaw Mermaid

4 years ago Leo S

1 min read

• Myths and Legends

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

4 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Bird Creek School: If you write your name on the board in this abandoned school, it will disappear

4 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Travel

Knucker Hole, the home of an ancient Sussex Dragon

4 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Stikini, the owl witches of Seminole folklore

4 years ago Adam

7 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Yūrei: the Ghosts of Japan

4 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Hodag: the outlandish story of Wisconsin’s mythical beast

4 years ago Leo S