According to a bizarre piece of folklore, washing belongings on the first day of the year could lead to 'washing a loved one away'.

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/20911759/dani-dyer-laundry-new-years-day-instagram/

According to folklore, while Santa rewards good children with presents, Krampus punishes those who have been naughty.

Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/great-holiday-themed-horror-movies/

According to Sotheby's, many have drawn comparisons between plesiosaurs and the Loch Ness monster of Scottish folklore, as the plesiosaur's long neck, small head and flippers mirror recorded descriptions of the fabled monster.

Source: https://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/business_news/national_business/article_b430ac21-3912-542d-8b77-d3cc69cd66a7.html

According to Yerkin Zhuasbekov, a renowned Kazakh theater playwright and an art history scientist, orteke has brought a wide variety of theatrical styles and unique “steppe theater” to Kazakh folklore.

Source: https://astanatimes.com/2023/01/orteke-kazakh-art-strings-that-tie-music-and-puppetry-together-video/

A harpy is a mythical creature in various mythologies and folklore, often depicted as a bird with the face of a woman.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilyprice/2023/09/29/ardbegs-latest-release-was-aged-in-sauternes-casks/

Also releasing this week are Eastern Exorcist, a side-scrolling action RPG about battling demons; and Ghostlore, an “eastpunk” action-RPG with retro-style graphics in which players fight monsters inspired by Southeast-Asian folklore.

Source: https://venturebeat.com/games/xbox-game-passs-second-may-wave-includes-planet-of-lana/

And if you're a fan of you'll be able to look out to Reynisdrangar (featured in Season 7), and maybe you'll hear the folklore about the trolls that live there.

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/adaenechi/best-things-to-do-in-iceland

Bigfoot was previously only known from Native American folklore and the imaginations of those who had seen the creature but were possibly too frightened to report it.

Source: https://www.onlykaty.com/entertainment/the-dceu-in-black-adam/14285/

But in East European folklore, the vampire is so much more than that.

Source: https://www.riverfronttimes.com/arts/sergey-toymentsev-teaches-slu-how-to-survive-vampire-encounters-41077070

Deane went on to cement his place in football folklore by scoring the first goal in Premier League history, against Manchester United back in 1992, and has remained indebted to Bassett ever since.

Source: https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/brian-deanes-emotional-dave-bassett-sheffield-united-tribute-4195592

Dessner previously worked with one of Abrams’ personal idols, Taylor Swift, on her albums “folklore” (2020) and “evermore” (2020), and there are many notable lyrical and sonic similarities between the three albums.

Source: https://tuftsdaily.com/arts/2023/03/08/gracie-abrams-debut-album-is-vulnerable-and-reflective/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gracie-abrams-debut-album-is-vulnerable-and-reflective&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gracie-abrams-debut

Disney promises the site to feature “playful folklore characters that will evoke the warmth and charm of the local culture.”

Source: https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2023/03/17/disney-cruise-line-announces-new-bahamas-destination-lighthouse-point-to-open-next-year/

For Mary Beth, sea glass is more of a science and a passion, than mermaid folklore.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/life/mermaid-tears-the-allure-of-sea-glass-on-washingtons-coast/

From shamrocks and Saint Patrick to and Banshees, learn more about the most famous stories and figures running through Irish folklore.

Source: https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/irish-mythology-stories-figures

He is based in Atlanta and covers Black folklore, politics, and race.

Source: https://newsone.com/4475643/nfl-criticized-damar-hamlin-collapse/

Imagined vistas, contorted buildings, boats, wildlife and folklore abounded.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23243187.john-wetten-brown-artist-architect-true-original/?ref=rss

In fact, “of its era” misaligned re-telling of this folklore by a white man inspiredanother white man, Walt Disney, to commodify Black cultural resistance stories though an idyllic lens of the post-Civil War South.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/disney-world-splash-mountain-closure-water-ebay-racism-1850025658

Inspired by stories about the of indigenous folklore, this book is a perfectly unexpected blend of love story and gooey creature feature.

Source: https://gleaner.rutgers.edu/2023/04/10/a-belated-womens-history-reading-list/

I was into folklore, becoming a top performing inmate,” she recounted.

Source: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20230423/dont-look-someones-glory-if-you-dont-know-their-story

Legends of vampires have been around in European folklore since medieval times, and over the centuries they have acquired all the classic strengths and weaknesses that we all know today.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1162035/let-the-right-one-in-ending-explained-a-tale-of-boy-meets-vampire/