by Chris Friend And finally, it should be noted that Saint Valentine’s Day may be a Christianized form of the earlier Roman Festival of Lupercalia. According[Read More…]
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As a follow up to my article on the Cherokee monsters I decided to do one on H.P. Lovecraft which was part of the article on the Native American goblins. My research suggested that many of Lovecraft’s ideas came from local folklore from both native folklore as well as the puritan fears of darker spirits Howard Philip Lovecraft was born on August 20th, 1890, on Angell Street, Providence, Rhode Island.
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Hi there, Earthlings! Like everyone else I’m stuck at home in an attempt to avoid the Coronavirus. It’s like a science fiction horror film[Read More…]
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It was once customary to hold vigil when someone died to make sure that the dearly departed was not disturbed in their eternal rest. This[Read More…]
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In Brittany, France Death is personified as Ankou. He drives a rickety wagon that can be heard for miles around. He is also followed by[Read More…]
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As I’ve often written, February 2nd, or Candle Mass, is still the official end of the Christmas season in the Catholic Church. This was a[Read More…]
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Since zombies are still pretty big now I decided to do a zombie article that have its origins in East Africa. Our traditional zombie of[Read More…]
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We often hear about houses haunted by ghosts, but few are aware that human homes may also shelter the fairy race. In much folklore, fairies[Read More…]
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“No point crying over spilt milk.” While we’ve all heard that Cliché, in folklore one shouldn’t waste time in crying over spilled milk because the[Read More…]
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Happy New Year!!! Once upon a time it was a witch who was the holiday gift-giver. In old Italian folklore the Santa Claus figure was[Read More…]