There is something fascinating about mirrors and the folklore that surrounds them
- A wee bit of humor on the ravages of time – From Forsyth, Georgia -- Author: Anonymous (because an elf sent it to me in my email and I have no idea who really wrote it, maybe George, maybe not)
A nude saxophone player surprised four similarly dressed violinists in northwestern Sweden to claim victory as the year's best incarnation of a water fairy, a mythical creature from ancient Swedish folklore.
The growing scientific understanding of the earth's electromagnetic environment has made it possible to recognise an important substratum of auroral observations in the mythological system of virtually every known culture.
Science meets Folklore in the kitchen.
Legend says the afterlife for ancient Mayas was a terrifying obstacle course in which the dead had to traverse rivers of blood, and chambers full of sharp knives, bats and jaguars. Now a Mexican archeologist using long-forgotten testimony from the Spanish Inquisition says a seri …
I've always been more interested in the folklore aspects of fairy rings than the actual scientific facts, but when the fairy ring in my yard appeared last week, I started reading up on different sides of this phenomenon.
With thanks to spiggles, for the article and coversation that inspired a reply so long, even by my standards, it became an article. The link to that is below and what a great read it is!
Evil twins make for great soap opera drama. But this idea, used to drum up ratings and appeal to viewers' fears and desires, actually has a basis in paranormal folklore and history in the concept of "doppelganger."
Many people view the Valentine's Day Holiday as the only one associated with love. They fail to realize all the superstitions that surround Christmas that involve love as well. There are many superstitions during the Christmas holiday season regarding your love life.
Shakespeare's "church-way paths" refer to a special class of old pathway or road in Europe known as "corpse roads".
What a super bizarre story. I have never heard of this thing before yesterday! I hope we never find them here...How interesting it would be if it was a brand new species of animal. Cryptozoologists would be jumping for joy!
The dances in Panama are ritualistic and they are a very important part in the life of the people of Panama. The folk dances and the music add that special flavor to the many religious festivities that are held in the land.
It is becoming a serious challenge to dodge Harry Potter this month, what with the release of the fifth film installment coinciding (shrewdly) with the massively promoted appearance of the seventh and last book in the series (seven is a biggie in the mythic realm).
To homeless children sleeping on the street, neon is as comforting as a night-light. Angels love colored light too. After nightfall in downtown Miami, they nibble on the NationsBank building -- always drenched in a green, pink, or golden glow.
Japan has one of the world's most sophisticated systems to predict disasters, but there is always room for help from the animal kingdom.
A police force is to put more officers on the streets during full moons because they believe the lunar cycle may be linked to violent behaviour, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Valentine's Day was clearly a pagan conspiracy to get all the fertile young people hopping into bed and bopping about on the same night.
Every society has their legends and folklore. A myth about who they are and where they come from. Some are more refined and well founded than others, though all have a fair portion that we should remain skeptical of.
Chalk it up to a corporate merger, limited promotion or maybe just a record that was too different from her first -- whatever the reason, Nelly Furtado's last record tanked.
Why choose a particular day, 14 February, as a celebration of Love? Lupercalia was a Roman ritual of purification and fertility dating from such an ancient time that even the Romans of the first century Common Era had totally forgotten what it was all about.