3 days ago · A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead …

Folklore, in modern usage, an academic discipline the subject matter of which (also called folklore) comprises the sum total of traditionally derived and orally or imitatively transmitted …

1 day ago · A nisse (Danish: [ˈne̝sə], Norwegian: [ˈnɪ̂sːə]), tomte (Swedish: [ˈtɔ̂mːtɛ]), tomtenisse, or tonttu (Finnish: [ˈtontːu]) is a household spirit from Nordic folklore which has always been …

5 days ago · Existing myth and folklore were retrofitted accordingly. However, indigenous belief systems survived–despite Spanish threats and killings. [19][20] The Philippine revolution was …

5 days ago · A comprehensive collection of writings about the varied folklore in the American state of Wisconsin, this anthology is divided into five sections: terms and talk; storytelling; music, …

6 days ago · Each tale type is assigned a number identifier and a title (e.g. 510A Cinderella tale-type). In 2004, Aarne and Thompson’s tale-type system was expanded by Hans-Jörg Uther. …

4 days ago · Dragon, in the mythologies, legends, and folktales of various cultures, a large lizard- or serpent-like creature, conceived as evil in some traditions and as beneficent in others. In …

5 days ago · Finnish folklore is one of the main subject matters of our library collections. In addition to Finnish materials, we have research literature in the fields of folkloristics, ethnology, …

4 days ago · Temple of the City God of Dongmen, in Xiangshan County, Zhejiang A sign in a temple in Weifang, Shandong, that reads "This is a place of folk belief. No religious donation …

3 days ago · Published by wikimediaireland on April 10, 2025April 10, 2025 Wikimedia Community Ireland partnered with artist Aoife Cawley for Wiki Loves Folklore 2025. We commissioned her …