myths

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Bonfires on the levee for Papa Noel: a Cajun-style Christmas on the river that also involves sky-high pyres (and explosives).

6 months ago Nathan

2 min read

• Travel

Hønekilden – “The Hen Spring” of Sønderborg

10 months ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Travel

Plutonian Cave of Eleusis: according to the legend, it holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld!

10 months ago Nathan

3 min read

• Travel

The Caves of Hercules, explore Tangier’s legendary grottoes

1 year ago Ivan

3 min read

• History

The curious story of the statue of a cursed knight that apparently come to life every 100 years

1 year ago Adam

4 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The mystery of the moon-eyed people of Cherokee legends

2 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Travel

Casa de las Siete Chimeneas: the dark legend of Madrid

2 years ago Danilo

3 min read

• Travel

The Lincoln Imp, a demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral that was one of Satan’s minions

2 years ago Danijel90

6 min read

• Myths and Legends

How to appease mischievous household spirits across the world!

2 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Ružica Grad: the most beautiful rose on Papuk forest, Croatia

2 years ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Travel

Dunino Den, a site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies

2 years ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Travel

Lake Tele, the picturesque round lake said to be home to the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé.

2 years ago Danilo

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

The legend of Ogopogo, Canadian Nessie

2 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Kappa: the mischievouswater demon of Japanese folklore

2 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

4th January: Fufluns Festival

2 years ago Danilo

8 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Mid-Autumn Festival: dates, traditions and legends

3 years ago Pavel

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

An Estonian tale: the Maiden of the Milky Way

3 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Myths and Legends

Inuit mythology: the Qallupilluit

3 years ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

August 10th: the tears of Saint Lawrence and the night of the shooting stars

3 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Tanabata: the Japanese Star Festival

3 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• Travel

Ado Awaye: the quiet Nigerian town surrounded by myths and legends

3 years ago Ivan

3 min read

• History

Behind the myth of 19th-Century grotesque ‘Tear Catchers’

3 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

April 9: National Unicorn Day

3 years ago randomcollabs

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Some surprising things you (probably) didn’t know about Good Friday

3 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Hilaria: the roman festival that commemorated the worship of the Phrygian goddess Cybele and her devotee Attis

3 years ago Adam

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Ancient celebrations of March 1st

3 years ago Adam

6 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The mystery of the Death Ship of Platte River, Wyoming

3 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Black Dog of Newgate

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

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

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Celebrate the New Year with a Good Luck Pig!

3 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Rusalka: the history behind mythical Slavic Mermaid

4 years ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Drekavac, monster from South Slavic mythology

4 years ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Travel

The Nykur of Sørvágsvatn, Faroe Islands

4 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Dobhar-chú, an Irish folktale

4 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Dullahan – Headless Horseman of Celtic Mythology

4 years ago Danijel90

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

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

4 min read

• Travel

Knucker Hole, the home of an ancient Sussex Dragon

4 years ago Leo S