European Folklore

9 Weird Facts About Newborn Babies

Edit Huffington Post 13 Apr 2016

Babies can't taste salt, don't shed actual tears, and are missing kneecaps! Here, more weird facts about our littlest humans. They Can't Taste Salt. Young babies are born with a well-developed sense of taste, but not for salt ... They Cry ... But Don't Shed Tears ... They Have No Kneecaps. Really! Well... (In old European folklore, milk from the breasts of newborn babies was referred to as "witch's milk" and was thought to have magical powers.) ... ....

Storks give up migrating to binge on junk food in landfill sites

Edit The Independent 16 Mar 2016

... or the Indian subcontinent for the winter and back again in the spring – mammoth journeys that have long been reflected in European folklore....

The 5 most surprisingly empowering fairy tales, according to author Mona Awad

Edit Mashable 15 Mar 2016

Fairy tales can be about so much more than damsels in distress, wicked stepmothers and evil witches. Just ask Mona Awad, the author of "anti-fairy tale" 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl and a longtime student of traditional European folklore. See also. '13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl' author Mona Awad on anti-fairytales and not-so-happy endings ... Rumpelstiltskin ... Think Little Red with more guts and wits." The Juniper Tree ... ....

‘Criminal Minds’ Season 11 Episode 17 to See the BAU Hunting a Child Abductor on the Loose!

Edit Master Herald 14 Mar 2016

There is no new episode of “Criminal Minds” this week, but the police procedural drama TV series will come back next Wednesday for the season’s 17th episode entitled “The Sandman.” ... Interestingly, episode 18 will be directed by Matthew Gray Gubler, who plays Dr. Spencer Reid ... International Business Times notes that the episode’s title is a reference to a mythological creature from European folklore ... ....

‘Anna and the Swallow Man,’ by Gavriel Savit

Edit New York Times 11 Mar 2016

There are two questions about Gavriel Savit’s splendid debut novel that are sure to be asked repeatedly. Is it an allegory, and at whom is it aimed? The first I believe Savit answers clearly ... All stories are allegory. This one makes use of stock figures from European folklore (the fool, the golem, the trickster, the demon, animal shape-changers) ... Indeed, they learn to question and distrust allegory as the tale progresses ... Advertisement ... ....

Moskov fall 2016 collection: Spirits and woodland creatures

Edit The Examiner 18 Feb 2016

Dan Moskovenko and Khristine Catacutan presented their fall 2016 Moskov collection at 632 on Hudson Tuesday night, on February 16th ... and terkinis ...they are transformative, very powerful female beings so I took that and went the European route," Catacutan shares. The two began to research transformative beings from European folklore - fairies, selkies, and "woodsprites," Moskovenko adds ... ....

Don’t cry over spilled milk day: Leave all your troubles behind and celebrate

Edit The Examiner 11 Feb 2016

According to European folklore and tales told throughout generation’s milk that had spilled was never left behind. Stories recalled about fairies were enjoyed by many. These delightful creatures were fond of milk and would take it upon themselves to drink up any milk spills that were left behind ... The first time this phrase was referenced was in a historical document by the British historian, James Howell in the year 1659....

‘The Seven Deadly Sins,’ a sung ballet by the CSUSB Opera Theatre, premiers Feb. 5 ...

Edit Public Technologies 08 Feb 2016

(Source. California State University, San Bernardino) ... Click on the image to view a larger version. There will be two performances, one on campus and the other in the Rancho Bernardo community in San Diego ... Parking is a daily rate of $6 ... Saxophonist and CSUSB professor Michael Couper, who also made his Carnegie Hall debut this past October, will perform this programmatic piece based on the child-stealing witch of European folklore ... (noodl....

Groundhog Day 2016: Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?

Edit Syracuse 02 Feb 2016

If you woke up hearing "I Got You Babe" on the alarm clock radio, that means it's Groundhog Day 2016 ... According to an old German legend, if a groundhog sees his shadow on Feb. 2, winter will last another six weeks. If not, spring comes early. (The pseudo-holiday originally started as badger day in European folklore, but German immigrants in Pennsylvania couldn't find badgers, so they started using groundhogs.) ... Fiction ... ....

Groundhog Day 2016: Do you trust a rodent to predict the weather? (video)

Edit Syracuse 01 Feb 2016

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Tuesday is Groundhog Day, the one time of year we believe a drowsy, hungry rodent will somehow give us an accurate long-range weather forecast. Can a rodent really predict the weather? And why a groundhog, anyway? We have the answers to these and other fascinating Groundhog Day riddles below ... You're much better off flipping a coin ... Why do we call it Groundhog Day? It started as badger day in European folklore ... 25 ... ....

Movie releases

Edit Taipei Times 07 Jan 2016

The Revenant ... Glass was a member of “Ashley’s 100,” whom General William Ashley recruited on a fur-trading expedition up the Missouri River. After being severely wounded by a bear, Glass is pretty much left for dead, and the story is about his struggle to survive. A revenant, in European folklore, is a corpse who comes back from the grave to terrorize the living, and that’s what many people called Glass back then ... The Dressmaker ... H ... ....

Holiday movies to put on your watchlist

Edit Mail Guardian South Africa 23 Dec 2015

Star Wars. The Force Awakens . Here it is — set to be the biggest film of the year, or maybe the decade. It’s the movie that many think George Lucas should have given us in 1999, instead of the massive creative mistake that was the prequel-trilogy beginning with The Phantom Menace ... According to ancient European folklore, Krampus is the evil twin, or wicked brother, or anyway the dark mirror-image of Santa Claus himself....

What to do in Atlanta: Performing arts | Dec. 16-23

Edit Atlanta Journal 18 Dec 2015

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Through Dec. 27. $20.50. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta. www.puppet.org. “A Christmas Carol.” Through Dec. 27. $14.70-$105. Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. www.alliancetheatre.org ... 20 ... Loosely based on a haunting figure from European folklore, the show features music by the Little Five Points Rockstar Orchestra and burlesque dancing by members from Syrens of the South....

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European Championship of folklore EUROFOLK 2015 - (Official Film HD)