A frightening specter appears on the Lüneburg Heath during stormy nights.
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wailing_Woman
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@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyA frightening specter appears on the Lüneburg Heath during stormy nights.
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wailing_Woman
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyDo not let small children go out of the house unwashed and unblessed - or else the Wildg'fahr will get them!
#Austria #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wildg%27fahr_Abducts_a_Child
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyNear Alfhausen, the ghost of an evil publican can be challenged to a race.
He manifests as a hot rod.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Alfhausen_and_the_Alkenkrug_Pub
@tellersnetwork.bsky.sociala kind boy nurses an injured swallow and receives a miraculous gourd, while a greedy landlord meets the opposite reward #Vietnam #Kindness #Gratitude #Greed #Consequences #FairyTale #FolkTale #Fable #tellstory Follow me for more
@tellersnetwork.bsky.socialA Kapampangan legend of the spirit of Mount Arayat who gave freely to her people — until their greed finally drove her away forever. #Philippines #Consequences #Greed #Nature #Justice #Legend #FolkTale #tellstory Follow me for more
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gy@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyThe high mountains are no place for the living...
#Austria #Germany #Switzerland #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohqef4A-jVo
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyA sleeping army rests in a tunnel close to the Baltic Sea. They shall only reemerge at the usual Final Battle.
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Sleeping_Army
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyEncounters with the Devil leave their mark - in one way or another.
#Poland #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Large_Stone_near_Reetz
@tellersnetwork.bsky.socialA Kapampangan legend of the spirit of Mount Arayat who gave freely to her people — until their greed finally drove her away forever. #Philippines #Consequences #Greed #Nature #Justice #Legend #FolkTale #tellstory Follow me for more
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyThere are haunts that are scary.
And then there are haunts that are just... weird.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #bird
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Glowing_Raven
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyThe bandits of the Schimmerwald Forest were the wurst!
#Germany #folktale #folklore #cannibalism
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Bandits_of_the_Eckernkrug_Tavern_in_the_Schimmerwald_Forest
@500ways.bsky.socialHere is a brief list of worst superstitions. It's free and complete at worlds-worst-website.com/worst-supers... ( #superstition, #spiritual, #spirituality, #belief, #ancientSuperstition, #ancientBelief, #historical, #folkTale, #oldWivesTale, #folklore, #supernatural)
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyMany rich families owe their prosperity to their personal dragon.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #dragon
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Of_Glowtail
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyIf you ask the spirits for food, be courteous enough to actually eat it instead of throwing it away.
For they don't take kindly to being insulted in this manner.
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Rejected_Cake
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyIn the Eifel Mountains, the Wild Huntsman takes on many guises.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #WildHunt
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Eternal_or_Wild_Huntsman
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyDo good work for the forest people, and they will pay you fair wages.
#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Wood_People_in_the_Schlee_Forest
@tellersnetwork.bsky.socialAn Akan tale where Anansi learns that true wisdom comes from careful thought and patience, not quick cleverness. #WestAfrica #Ghana #Wisdom #Patience #Humility #Mythology #FolkTale #tellstory Follow me for more
@tellersnetwork.bsky.socialA barren woman's desperate prayer at a desert spring sets destiny in motion — and the black child born of that prayer will become the greatest hero the Bani... #Egypt #Honor #Destiny #Faith #Perseverance #Redemption #Epic #FolkTale #tellstory Follow me for more
@juergen-hubert.mementomori.social.ap.brid.gyIf someone asks you to get some blessed altar bread for them, you should probably ask a few questions first.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Bride_on_the_Lilienstein