Tag: folklore
group name: globalethnos
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March 17, 2007 09:03 AM EST --
The Story of the Shamrock & The Wearing of the Green
The Shamrock, traditional spelling is "seamr q" in Gaelic means summer plant. It is a 3-leafed clover that grows in Ireland. A common . . . more
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September 03, 2007 02:08 PM EDT --
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December 10, 2007 08:30 PM EST --
Russia's Ded Moroz: Father Winter
Ded Maroz has his roots deep in Pagan beliefs however since the late 18th & the early 19th centuries he has had a place in the popular literature of . . . more
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December 19, 2006 08:05 PM EST --
I can remember my grandfather telling me as a kid while out on one of our forays into the field, about a place named "The Huey or Yuey Rock". The Huey Rock was a place where there . . . more
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April 09, 2006 09:06 PM EDT --
Rus: Vodka a.k.a. Horilka
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September 11, 2007 08:00 PM EDT --
WARNING: MUSHROOM HUNTING AND EATING WILD MUSHROOMS IS NOT FOR BEGINNERS. SOME MUSHROOMS ARE EXTREMELY TOXIC AND CONSUMPTION OF THEM CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS ILLNESS OR DEATH. THERE ARE NO ANTIDOTES FOR . . . more
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September 14, 2007 06:59 PM EDT --
CASE HISTORIES In July 1994 a local employee of the N.Y. state parks department brought a mushroom to me for identification. I have become accustomed to this, being a mushroom . . . more
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December 18, 2006 09:10 PM EST --
Introduction To Weather Folklore One of the most ubiquitous facets of humankind are folk tales of weather prediction. I dare to say they exist in all societies in one form or another. . . . more
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April 07, 2006 06:09 PM EDT --
Rus: Food & Drink Customs
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April 09, 2006 10:06 AM EDT --
Rus: Matryushka: Nesting Dolls
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November 03, 2007 01:29 PM EST --
Having grown up and lived fifty miles from New York City, I have seen my area evolve from a rural farming community to urban sprawl. . . . more
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September 09, 2007 02:40 PM EDT --
The domestication of animals goes back at least to prehistoric times. Supposedly, dogs drew close to man as a result of scavenging around for throwaways and scraps of fresh kills in much the same manner . . . more
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