“The present generation has witnessed the extinction of many observances which our fathers practiced and revered, and doubtless the progress of decay will continue. We have entered upon a diminished ...

In a land not so far away, the natives wear suits made of burrs and straw. They stitch their clothing with hundreds of shiny buttons and paint their bodies green. They celebrate primal rituals using ...

Britain is named after a refugee from the Middle East who arrived here in a small boat. After Troy fell, Aeneas fled the ruins with his young son Ascanius and settled in Italy. Ascanius’ son Brutus ...

This excerpt from Ben Gazur’s book ‘A Feast of Folklore: The Bizarre Stories Behind British Food,’ out September 19 in the UK and November 19 in the U.S., dives into some delectably strange ...

In British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes, readers are taken on a fascinating journey through the rich tapestry of Welsh folklore and mythology.

In the 1980s, prolific children's author Peter Eldin published a collection of books in the Amazing...series. Most memorable of all was Amazing Ghosts and Ghouls, a sort of child's primer to Britain's ...

Folklore and fairy tales like Robin Hood, King Arthur and the Loch Ness monster are in danger of dying out - because parents aren't passing them on to kids, it has emerged. Did you know with a Digital ...

BOTH these books appeared opportunely. Their date of publication falling near the jubilee congress of the Folklore Society, they served to supplement the proceedings of that congress in demonstrating ...