Dec 24, 2017 · In many countries where snow falls there is a folk tradition of building snowmen. Almost always male, these temporary statues are usually human in scale, standing 0.5 to 2 …

Jul 25, 2022 · The second part of Ghost Rider's mythological roots is simply that of a cursed soul or literally a ghost that rides, like Herne the Hunter, who also rattled with chains. The idea that …

Dec 6, 2021 · The being has different names but seems to be worldwide. In the Himalayas it is called Yeti, sometimes it is the abominable snowman but because so far the being has been …

Feb 21, 2016 · Q&A for enthusiasts and scholars of mythology and folklore

In Harry Potter, there are magical creatures thestrals A Thestral is a breed of winged horses with a skeletal body, face with reptilian features, and wide, leathery wings that resemble a bat's. ....

Q&A for enthusiasts and scholars of mythology and folklore

Apr 17, 2018 · Whitsun, also called Whit Sunday and Pentecost, is the Sunday 49 days after the Christian festival of Easter and in the Gregorian calendar it falls on a date between 10 May …

Is there any culture that celebrates the day of conception instead of the tipical birthday we enjoy in occidental countries? It would be a more exact event in some ways, imho.

Sep 18, 2019 · The authors in their article are mentioning that there is least possibility that the early hunter-gatherers is having adopted or accepted any concept of high god or supporting …

The tradition of Lucia processions as known today was started in 1928. There were some precedents, but nothing matching exactly. Some background: the oldest part of folklore that is …