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Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture. This includes oral traditions such as tales,...81 KB (9,723 words) - 00:52, 7 August 2024
Caucasus (redirect from Comparison of Greek and Caucasian folklore)met Medea, a daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis. The Caucasus has a rich folklore tradition. This tradition has been preserved orally—necessitated by the...55 KB (5,686 words) - 17:00, 7 September 2024
Foobar (category Computer programming folklore)The terms foobar (/ˈfuːbɑːr/), foo, bar, baz, qux, quux, and others are used as metasyntactic variables and placeholder names in computer programming or...9 KB (970 words) - 10:17, 5 September 2024
Kitsune (redirect from Foxes in Japanese folklore)In Japanese folklore, kitsune (狐, きつね, IPA: [kʲi̥t͡sɨne̞] ) are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. According...65 KB (7,280 words) - 18:24, 9 August 2024- Folklore is the eighth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was surprise-released on July 24, 2020, via Republic Records. Swift...234 KB (18,245 words) - 04:36, 30 August 2024
Jinn (category Egyptian folklore)Intertextuality, media, and the making of global folklore". In Sherman, Sharon R.; Koven, Mikel J. (eds.). Folklore/Cinema: Popular film as vernacular culture...81 KB (9,408 words) - 21:50, 7 September 2024
Troll (category Scandinavian folklore)A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains...17 KB (1,855 words) - 18:17, 29 June 2024
Succubus (category Sleep in mythology and folklore)supernatural entity in folklores who appears in dreams to seduce men, usually through sexual activity. According to some folklore, a succubus needs semen...11 KB (1,251 words) - 17:55, 4 September 2024
Folklore studies (also known as folkloristics, tradition studies or folk life studies in the UK) is the branch of anthropology devoted to the study of...69 KB (8,979 words) - 08:42, 31 August 2024
Vampire (category Recurring elements in folklore)vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead humanoid creatures that often visited loved ones and...107 KB (12,523 words) - 20:34, 21 August 2024
Phoenix (mythology) (redirect from Phoenix (folklore))scholars think the Egyptian texts may have been influenced by classical folklore. Over time, the phoenix motif spread and gained a variety of new associations;...31 KB (3,197 words) - 05:17, 27 August 2024
Legend (category Folklore)A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived to have taken place in human history. Narratives...16 KB (1,970 words) - 16:52, 26 August 2024
Krampus (category Alpine folklore)horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during...35 KB (3,556 words) - 08:23, 18 August 2024
Paul Bunyan (category American folklore)Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American and Canadian folklore. His tall tales revolve around his superhuman labors, and he is customarily...32 KB (3,361 words) - 01:15, 26 August 2024
dwarf (pl. dwarfs or dwarves) is a type of supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Accounts of dwarfs vary significantly throughout history; however, they...40 KB (5,104 words) - 20:45, 3 September 2024
Urban legend (redirect from Urban folklore)(sometimes modern legend, urban myth, or simply legend) is a genre of folklore concerning stories about an unusual (usually scary) or humorous event that...28 KB (3,117 words) - 19:31, 7 September 2024
Brothers Grimm (category Folklore writers)(1786–1859), were German academics who together collected and published folklore. The brothers are among the best-known storytellers of folktales, popularizing...60 KB (7,352 words) - 09:11, 6 September 2024
Baba Yaga (category Russian folklore characters)Baba Yaga is an enigmatic or ambiguous character from Slavic folklore (or one of a trio of sisters of the same name) who has two opposite roles. In some...24 KB (2,660 words) - 02:47, 31 August 2024
John Franklin (category Canadian folklore)Sir John Franklin KCH FRS FLS FRGS (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. After serving...41 KB (4,706 words) - 23:29, 22 August 2024
Mermaid (section Folklore of Britain and Ireland)In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of...212 KB (20,177 words) - 13:40, 7 September 2024
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- and have been fundamental to the development of post-Hispanic Peruvian folklore. Today, various musical expressions, such as dance and song, popular festivals
- desires for something. Fictionally, wishes can be used as plot devices. In folklore, opportunities for "making a wish" or for wishes to "come true" or "be
- particularly fond of jewellery, which finds a prominent place in Punjabi folklore and literature. ਹਾਰ = necklace ਗਾਨੀ = chain worn round the neck ਮਾਲ਼ਾ =