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The Sickle, the Siesta, and the Cat’s Eye: Unearthing Gulf Folklore

An hour inland from Dubai, past the final truck stops on the Al Ain road, the dunes do not merely surround Al Madam; they move through it…

Aug 02, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #arabian-nights #arab-world #night

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CA Cat And Dog Tips

Cats at Sea: The Feline Sailors Who Guided, Guarded, and Inspired Generations of Seafarers

From lucky ship’s cats to weather-predicting legends, discover why cats became some of the most treasured crew members in maritime history.

Aug 01, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps paywalled #cats #folklore #superstition

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KU Kumar Tito · ILLUMINATION

Best Gopal Bhar Stories

Introduction

Jul 26, 2026 · 3 min read · 132 claps #indian-literature #bengali #gopal-bhar-golpo

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The Mathematics of Unforgiven Debt: Decoding Japan’s Most Famous Ghost and Her Missing Plate

The Story Behind the Legend

Jul 23, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #japan #folklore #ghost-story

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CY Cynthia Friedlob · The Daily Cuppa Grande

Waxing Crescent Moon

Celebrating lunar folklore

Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read · 53 claps paywalled #moon #folklore #culture

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JU Julian Argo

The Arrival of the Ozark Howler

Poet Rufus Grey slams Anglocentric Ozark Howler lore

Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #colonialism #poetry #ozarks

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CY Cynthia Friedlob · The Daily Cuppa Grande

New Moon Folklore

Celebrating lunar phases

Jul 14, 2026 · 1 min read · 101 claps paywalled #moon #folklore #culture

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FO Forrest

It’s Behind You…

Boo! Ha, I scared you, didn’t I? Anyway, now that we’ve weeded out those of you that aren’t able to take a joke, it’s time to tell you what…

Jul 12, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #spooky #scary #creepy

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KI Kim Vertue · Signifier

The Dürer Tree

Finding history and meaning in the shade of Dürer’s lovingly rendered Linden Baum study…

Jul 12, 2026 · 4 min read · 55 claps paywalled #art #art-history #folklore

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CY Cynthia Friedlob · The Daily Cuppa

The Power of the New Moon

Hope concealed in the sky

Jul 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 151 claps paywalled #spirituality #folklore #moon

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DA Dan Harms

A Trip to England

I went back to England to the York Witchcraft and Magic conference to present on animal usage in British grimoires and MacBeth. I had a…

Jul 11, 2026 · 3 min read · 52 claps #united-kingdom #books #folklore

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JU Julian Argo

Folkloric Monster Unenhanced By AI Tools

30 years ago, when the internet was just a baby, an Ozarks hunter named Frank Wall uploaded an image that he said was a photograph of the…

Jul 10, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #photography #technology #ozark-howler

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IZ izmeel

The Unlikely Avengers: What an Ancient Japanese Revenge Tale Teaches Us About Overthrowing the…

How a Crab, a Chestnut, and an ancient piece of agricultural waste created a perfect decentralized algorithm to systematically take down a…

Jul 10, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #japan #folklore #entrepreneurship

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EL Ellieesposito

Un’etnografia digitale per un folklore digitale

Come si studia il folklore digitale? A questa domanda risponde Gabriele de Seta, ricercatore dell’Università di Bergen, in una conferenza…

Jul 09, 2026 · 3 min read · 1 claps #digital-culture #new-media #digital-ethnography

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WJ WJ Brendle Ph.D. · No Time

Did a Pope Just Hate Cats?

What One Papal Bull Reveals About Where Our Superstitions Actually Come From

Jul 09, 2026 · 6 min read · 46 claps #folklore #history #superstition

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AW A Wolfcut Stranger

I Let Your Indecision Keep Me Up at Night

Where should I start? Oh, maybe this one is about if life is a lonely-rusted tower on an ivy-covered small island, capturing mix-mazed…

Jul 08, 2026 · 4 min read · 2 claps #toxic-relationships #lovestory #folklore

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FR Fred Carver · Fred’s blog

Bhutan — Tales of the Yeti

Kunzang Choden’s collection of folk tales felt authentic but samey

Jul 06, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #reading-around-the-world #bhutan #yeti

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LN L.N. Wyman · My Fair Lighthouse

The Voyage of Bran

A tale of Leprechauns

Jul 06, 2026 · 1 min read · 50 claps #poetry-on-medium #travel #mythology

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DE Dea | Journal, Wellness, Literature

Komodo Dragons.

Internationally, they are widely known as the Komodo Dragon.

Jul 06, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #folklore #legendstories #komodo

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KA Kang Cerita

Kenapa Kamu Nggak Bisa Ngobrol Sama Rusa: Mitos Penciptaan Orang San

Ada satu aturan di dunia baru yang dibangun Kaang.

Jul 02, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #mythology #folklore #storytelling

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IR Iris Seraphim · IrisSeraphim

The Dog Days of Summer: When July Starts to Fray

The old folklore of Sirius, summer heat, and the strange mood of high summer

Jul 01, 2026 · 4 min read · 160 claps paywalled #summer #folklore #mindfulness

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DS Ds Traylor · Mythology Journal

How the Gremlin Ruled the Sky

Before the 80s movies, countless TV, and cartoon appearance, gremlins were taken seriously by pilots. They may be things of myth and…

Jun 30, 2026 · 7 min read · 50 claps paywalled #modern-mythology #gremlins #folklore

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JU Julian Argo

A Howling Reminder Of The World Offscreen

The Ozark Howler is a time-weathered legend with fresh relevance in the age of digital addiction

Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #ozarks #ozark-howler #folklore

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FU Fukami Yonaga（深水 夜名河）

Food and the Occult: Sansho (Japanese Pepper)

The History of Sansho — Enjoying the Tingle

Jun 27, 2026 · 9 min read · 1 claps #japanese-culture #folklore #food

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KO Koushik Ghosh Choudhury

Shiv Ganga Utsav 2026 to Celebrate Art, Culture and Spirituality in Haridwar

Haridwar, Uttarakhand | June 2026

Jun 23, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #kathak #odissi #bharatanatyam

LY Ly

Dongeng putri bulan.

Malam ini terasa senyap.

Jun 22, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #folklore #writing #miss-you

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DA Danni Hannan

Mother Shipton's Crab Traps

A short dark story about the Yorkshire mystic, Mother Shipton.

Jun 19, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #historical-fiction #short-story #folklore

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CO Connlyn Sinclair · Mythology Journal

The Ur-Robin Hood: A Hypothetical Saxon Original

An attempt to reconstruct an earlier Norse Robin Hood.

Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read · 130 claps paywalled #norse-mythology #folklore #poetry

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BR Brandy

Film Review: Passenger (2026)

Release Date: May 22, 2026; Director: André Øvredal; Stars: Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell, Joseph Lopez

Jun 17, 2026 · 3 min read · 780 claps #horror #film-reviews #demons

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DE Dea | Journal, Wellness, Literature

The Soul That Idar Lost in Lake Ablel.

From a warm plate of ilulangar to the cold depths of the unraveled kinship of Nen Te Idar.

Jun 17, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #folklore #myths-and-legends #maluku

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IR Iris Seraphim · IrisSeraphim

Litha: The Day That Refuses to End

The Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, and the strange beauty of too much light

Jun 17, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps paywalled #spirituality #folklore #wicca

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DA Daniel Hannah

What Are Jinn? The Spirit Beings of the Quran

Not a member? You can read the article here.

Jun 16, 2026 · 12 min read · 128 claps paywalled #jinn #spirituality #folklore

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CO Cory Saunders

The Day My Grandfather Fought Max Baer

Did it really happen? The truth may be hazy, but the story lives on—shaped by memory, sharpened by research, and now shared with the world.

Jun 15, 2026 · 8 min read · 0 claps paywalled #family-stories #folklore #facts

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PE Pen And Tales · Mythology Journal

The Wild Huntress of the Black Forest: A Legend of Oaths, Land, and Eternal Punishment

A haunting tale from Germany’s Murg Valley and the medieval laws and beliefs that shaped it.

Jun 15, 2026 · 7 min read · 100 claps #folklore #history #myths-and-legends

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RE Reza muara

Baby talk

Kita sadar bahwa sedikit atau banyaknya informasi dalam abad yang serba berkecepatan ini adalah media sosial, seakan-akan media sosial…

Jun 14, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #trending #folklore #algorithms

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ED E. Darling · NEW LITERARY SOCIETY

The Devouring Mothers

Chapter Four

Jun 14, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps paywalled #fiction #horror #feminism

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AM Amena khatun

HE WANTED POWER… BUT THE DEAD GIRL WANTED REVENGE

A Forbidden Obsession from 1980s Rural Bangladesh That Locals Still Whisper About in Fear

Jun 14, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #horror #paranormal #supernatural

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BL BlueRose.Jp

FLM5・Ajisai — Seven Faces in the Rain

Flower Light Mysterious Japan

Jun 14, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #hydrangeas #ikebana #japanese-culture

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CA Castle Love

Why the Water is Blue — A Folktale

A story featuring the water god Aquarius.

Jun 13, 2026 · 2 min read · 7 claps #mythology #folklore #short-story

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A 𝐃𝐮𝐕𝐚𝐲 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐱

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐘

𝐀 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐩 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭

Jun 13, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #folklore #storytelling #flash-fiction

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AN Andrii Moshenskyi

Book tip: The Forest Song

Today, I would like to recommend a book by the Ukrainian writer Lesia Ukrainka — The Forest Song.

Jun 13, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #mythology #reading #fantasy

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AF Afrin's stories

The Voice Behind the Orchard

A Bengali folktale of monsoon nights, fish, and fear.

Jun 13, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #short-story #folklore #fiction

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KH Khandaker Mursalin Borshon

The Doppelgänger: When a Second You Walks the World

There is a strange idea that shows up again and again in human storytelling.

Jun 11, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #doppelganger #doppelgänger #supernatural

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The Sunset Arms

When the Sun God reached out his hand to help the nine

Jun 11, 2026 · 8 min read · 2 claps #greek-gods #folklore

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AS Ashmita..

The Two Myna Theory: A Tiny Dose of Good Luck from Nature🦋

Do you all know about the two myna birds superstition?

Jun 11, 2026 · 4 min read · 1 claps #good-luck #birds #folklore

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KH Khandaker Mursalin Borshon

Sleep Paralysis: The Same Story Told in Different Cultures

A friend of mine once told me a story that sounded completely unbelievable.

Jun 11, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #sleep-paralysis #sleep-paralysis-old-hag #folklore

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DR Dryad Undine

Robert Johnson and the Crossroads Pact: Biography, Hoodoo, and the Legend That Refused to Die

The Man Before the Myth

Jun 11, 2026 · 10 min read · 50 claps paywalled #hoodoo #blues-music #occult

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BR Brianna Lords

Review of Bones of Jade, Flesh Like Ice by Gracie Marsden

I was privileged to receive an advanced reader copy of Bones of Jade, Flesh Like Ice by Gracie Marsden. Thank you to NetGalley for…

Jun 07, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #book-review #historical-fantasy #taiwanese-literature

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TI Tina Belay

The Stories Addis Leaves Behind: How a Song Reawakened the Legend of Lebo Sahele

Finding a 100-year-old urban legend hidden in a modern Ethiopian playlist.

Jun 07, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #ethiopia #folklore #songs

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CO COSMIC A2Z

India’s Black Magic Folklore and the Cosmos: Fear, Belief, and the Unknown Universe

A cultural and scientific exploration of how human imagination connected invisible forces on Earth with the mysteries of the universe

Jun 07, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #myths #folklore #folklore-and-myths