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Folklore Fun! Winter Traditions

Folklore Fun! Winter Traditions

  • Post published:December 20, 2022
  • Post author:Jessica Meek

Ohioans are no strangers to winter weather. December means low temperatures, big sweaters, and sometimes even snow! This time of year, citizens of the northern hemisphere are bundling up and…

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Folklore Fun! Slavic Tales

Folklore Fun! Slavic Tales

  • Post published:October 30, 2022
  • Post author:Jessica Meek

Just when I stared considering my next folklore post, I saw The Castle of Tangled Magic on display. Those beautiful domes on the cover reminded me of St. Basil's Cathedral,…

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Folklore Fun! Indigenous Tales of North America

Folklore Fun! Indigenous Tales of North America

  • Post published:July 28, 2022
  • Post author:Jessica Meek

I did a lot more reading than usual while I was prepping for this blog post. Until now, I've covered cultures that I had already researched on my own time,…

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Folklore Fun! African American Tales

Folklore Fun! African American Tales

  • Post published:April 30, 2022
  • Post author:Jessica Meek

Where people go, stories follow. The African diaspora, unjustly facilitated by the brutal Atlantic Slave Trade, forcibly sent African folklore abroad, where it mixed with new environments and grew into…

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Folklore Fun! Japan

Folklore Fun! Japan

  • Post published:January 27, 2022
  • Post author:Jessica Meek

For my first focused Folklore Fun post (say that five times fast!) I decided to feature Japan! I had some preexisting familiarity with the culture and was interested to see…

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Folklore Fun! A World of Stories

Folklore Fun! A World of Stories

  • Post published:December 6, 2021
  • Post author:Jessica Meek

Wherever there are people, there are stories. Stories about why flowers are red, and how the world was made, and what happened when your cousin had a run-in with a…

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Favorite Folk and Fairy Tales

Favorite Folk and Fairy Tales

  • Post published:November 1, 2021
  • Post author:Erin

I love, love, love folk and fairy tales! These classic stories of good and evil, clever heroes and brave heroines have been entertaining people for centuries. Whether you hear them…

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