The Buckriders (Dutch: Bokkenrijders, French: Les Chevaliers du Bouc), are a part of Belgian and Dutch folklore, ghosts or demons, who rode through the sky on the back of flying goats provided to them by…
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Nikita the Tanner
Nikita the Tanner, Nikita Kozhemyaka (Russian: Никита Кожемяка) or Mykyta Kozhumyaka (Ukrainian: Мики́та Кожум’я́ка), is an East Slavic folk hero (bogatyr), a character from a legend. In some sources he is called Kyrylo the Tanner…
Read More Nikita the TannerBehula
Behula is the protagonist in the Shiva Purana and the Manasamangal genre of Bengali medieval epics. A number of works belonging to this genre were written between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Though the religious…
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Ghosts are an important part of folklore, and form an integral part of the socio-cultural beliefs of the people living in the geographical and ethno-linguistic region of Bengal, which today consists of the independent nation…
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In Alpine folklore, the Tatzelwurm or Stollenwurm is a lizard-like creature, often described as having the face of a cat, with a serpent-like body which may be slender or stubby, with four short legs or…
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The Westall UFO encounter is an event that occurred on 6 April 1966 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Around 11:00 am, for about 20 minutes, more than 200 students and teachers at two Victorian state schools…
Read More Westall UFOThe Speewah
The Speewah is a mythical Australian station that is the subject of many tall tales told by Australian bushmen. The stories of the Speewah are Australian folktales in the oral tradition. The Speewah is synonymous…
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The legend of Fisher’s ghost is a popular Australian ghost story dating to the early 19th century. It arose from a series of historical events which occurred in Campbelltown, now a large urban population center…
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A witch ball is a hollow sphere of colored glass traditionally used as a fishing float. Modern witch balls are decorative replicas. Some are made to look like Christmas tree baubles that contain a few…
Read More Witch ballLegendary creatures of the Argentine Northwest region
The Argentine Northwest region (NOA) is composed of the territory of the Argentinian provinces of Tucumán, Salta, and Catamarca. The region’s center is in the area of Santiago del Estero. During the NOA’s aboriginal period,…
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