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As ambiguous as she is hideous, Baba Yaga is an anomaly. In Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga is both a maternal, mother nature figure and an evil villain who kidnaps and eats children. Numerous renditions of her tale portray her as a harbinger of transformation , possessing the power to either assist or obstruct those who […]
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The One Night House: Squatters from Welsh Folklore
January 17th, 2023 
Awake Goy The story of the one night house, or tŷ unnos, is something heard from a friend or relative. The Welsh custom is a quaint tradition with interesting roots. Read more Section: News Myths & Legends Europe Ancient Places Europe History Ancient Traditions Read Later Source
Ten Mythical Creatures in Ancient Folklore from Around the World
January 14th, 2023 Awake Goy Mythical creatures, legendary beasts, and supernatural, mystical, and god-like beings have fascinated us since ancient times. Read more Section: News Myths & Legends History Ancient Traditions Read Later Source
8 Bizarre Folklore Creatures That Will Keep You Up at Night
January 8th, 2023 Awake Goy We’ve all heard of mythical creatures and cryptids like Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster, but those aren’t the only strange creatures rumored to be wandering the earth. Read more Section: News Myths & Legends Europe Asia Australia Read Later Source
Mischievous Munaciello, A Folletto Character Of Neapolitan Folklore
May 7th, 2022 Awake Goy Every country in the world has its own rich folklore, every city and village has its own legends about fantastic creatures and supernatural beings told by grandparents to parents to children… Read more Section: News History Read Later
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No Comments »‘Water witches’ pit science against folklore
July 31st, 2021 Awake Goy ‘Water witches’ pit science against folklore Posted on Thursday, 29 July, 2021 Can you really find water by dowsing ? Image Credit: Thomas Pennant Can dowsers really find water sources using nothing but a wooden stick or is dowsing a centuries-long con ?The demand for dowsing, the age-old practice of using either a forked stick […]
Mythological Islands in Folklore and the Collective Subconscious
July 1st, 2021 Awake Goy To quote the poet John Donne: “ No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main ”, but every person may also venture to the mythical islands of the collective subconscious where a wounded soul goes to recover and uncover the Hidden Self. […]
Mythological Islands in Folklore and the Collective Subconscious
July 1st, 2021 Awake Goy To quote the poet John Donne: “ No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main ”, but every person may also venture to the mythical islands of the collective subconscious where a wounded soul goes to recover and uncover the Hidden Self. […]
Giant Cranes Immortalized in Folklore Back In Ireland After 300 Years
May 17th, 2021 Awake Goy Giant cranes were one of the most popular pets in medieval Ireland. However, the luxurious cranes all but vanished from the country over 300 years ago, until recently when a mating pair was spotted together in a wild bog. This offers the tantalizing suggestion that giant cranes have once again chosen Ireland as a more […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: after, cranes, folklore, giant, immortalized, Ireland, years No Comments »Ghosts in Irish Folklore
October 10th, 2020 Awake Goy Edited and Selected by W. B. Yeats [1888] Ghosts, or as they are called in Irish, Thevshi or Tash (taidhbhse, tais), live in a state intermediary between this life and the next. They are held there by some earthly longing or affection, or some duty unfulfilled, or anger against the living. “I will haunt you”, […]
Chronicling British and Irish Faerie Folklore From The Middle Ages To Modern Day
September 1st, 2020 Awake Goy Faerie-type entities have always been an important component of British and Irish folklore. In the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Motif Index of Folk Literature (ATU) there are over 500 motifs within folktales that include the faeries, many of which are from Britain and Ireland. Whatever the true ontology of these supernatural entities, it is evident they have had […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: british, chronicling, faerie, folklore, irish, middle, modern No Comments »American Folklore and Its Old-World Backgrounds
July 2nd, 2017 Awake Goy By Carl Carmer (1950) FOLKLORE: People have always liked to tell stories and to sing songs. Even in the days before there were books to be published and bought, people made up tales and tunes with words to them. And their friends listened and sometimes tried to learn them by heart so that they could […]
Folklore’s Roots in the Romantic Era & Nationalist Movement
June 29th, 2017 Awake Goy The discipline of folklore was founded during an era that was grappling with many of the same issues we are facing today. Obviously the lore itself has roots much older. But, prior to the Romantic Era, scholars and “civilized society” simply weren’t paying attention. Folklore’s Roots in the Nationalist Movement – The impetus to collect […]
Folklore’s Roots in the Romantic Era & Nationalist Movement
June 28th, 2017 Awake Goy The discipline of folklore was founded during an era that was grappling with many of the same issues we are facing today. Obviously the lore itself has roots much older. But, prior to the Romantic Era, scholars and “civilized society” simply weren’t paying attention. Folklore’s Roots in the Nationalist Movement – The impetus to collect […]
