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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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…