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The Little people have been part of the folklore of many cultures in human history, including Ireland, Greece, the Philippines, the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand, Australia, Flores Island, Indonesia, and Native Americans. == Native American folklore == The Native peoples of North America told legends of a race of "little people" who lived in the woods near sandy hills and sometimes near rocks located along large bodies of water, such as the Great Lakes. Often described as "hairy-faced dwarfs" in stories, petroglyph illustrations show them with horns on their head and traveling in a group of 5 to 7 per canoe.

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A golem ( GOH-ləm; Hebrew: גּוֹלֶם, romanized: gōlem) is an animated anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore that is created entirely from inanimate matter, usually clay or mud. The most famous golem narrative involves Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel, the late-16th-century rabbi of Prague. According to Moment magazine, "the golem is a highly mutable metaphor with seemingly limitless symbolism.

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striges), kobiecego demona o ptasich szponach żywiącego się krwią. W niejasny sposób wierzenia te, prawdopodobnie za pośrednictwem ludów bałkańskich, zostały zaadaptowane przez Słowian, nakładając się częściowo na postaci upiora i wampira. Strzyga była istotą, której pochodzenie i sposób działania były podobne do tych dwóch stworów, dlatego uważa się, że w polskich wierzeniach ludowych mamy do czynienia z jedną postacią znaną w różnych regionach pod kilkoma różnymi nazwami. Pierwsze udokumentowane wzmianki o "strigoi" pochodzą z manuskryptu Contra incubum, alias latalecaem z XV wieku.

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folk-lore „wiedza ludu”) – symboliczno-artystyczna dziedzina kultury ludowej, mająca charakter wieloskładnikowy, niejednolity i synkretyczny. == Historia pojęcia i jego zakres == Termin „folklor” wprowadził do obiegu naukowego brytyjski pisarz William Thoms w 1846 roku, określając nim najstarsze składniki kultury takie jak „pradawne zwyczaje, obyczaje, obrzędy, zabobony, ballady, przysłowia etc. ”. Z biegiem czasu termin ten upowszechnił się na całym świecie, a zwłaszcza w Europie, gdzie sprzyjały mu panujące wówczas prądy umysłowe, a w szczególności gloryfikujący kulturę ludową romantyzm.

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In English folklore, Herne the Hunter is a ghost associated with Windsor Forest and Great Park in the English county of Berkshire.

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The Brothers Grimm (German: die Brüder Grimm or die Gebrüder Grimm), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors whose work in folklore, linguistics, and literary scholarship shaped the development of modern folkloristics and the study of the German language.

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Lee Shelton (March 16, 1865 – March 11, 1912), popularly known as "Stagolee", "Stagger Lee", "Stack-O-Lee", and other variations, was an American criminal who became a figure of folklore after murdering Billy Lyons on December 25, 1895.

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The Bell Witch or Bell Witch Haunting is a legend from Southern United States folklore, centered on the 19th-century Bell family of northwest Robertson County, Tennessee.

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The Loch Ness Monster (Scottish Gaelic: Uilebheist Loch Nis), known affectionately as Nessie, is a mythical creature in Scottish folklore that is said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.

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Legenda o Białej Damie, która pojawia się na Zamku Królewskim w Warszawie, jest przykładem folkloru związanego z historycznymi budowlami i często przybiera różne warianty opowieści.

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Współczesny folklor akademicki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego obejmuje opowieść o studencie, który podczas egzaminu z filozofii rzekomo dyskutował z duchem Sokratesa.

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Legenda o tajemniczym krzyku dochodzącym z jednego z pokoi warszawskiego Hotelu Bristol, który słyszany jest nocami, stanowi przykład miejskiego folkloru związanego ze starymi budynkami.

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Współczesny folklor zawiera opowieść o tym, że czarne zęby, niegdyś uważane za oznakę choroby, w pewnych kręgach były traktowane jako symbol bogactwa i statusu, co jest odzwierciedleniem dawnych zwyczajów i obrzędów.

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Krąży opowieść o duchu młodej dziewczyny, która nawiedza jeden z przystanków warszawskiego metra, a legenda ta wywodzi się prawdopodobnie z tragicznych wydarzeń z przeszłości związanych z tą lokalizacją.

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Istnieje miejska legenda o lustrach w hotelowych pokojach, które rzekomo mają zdolność pokazywania przyszłości lub widm zmarłych, a ich pochodzenie wiąże się z dawymi wierzeniami w duchy i odbicia dusz.

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Współczesna miejska legenda z okresu PRL opowiadała o tajemniczym czarnym samochodzie marki Wołga, który porywał ludzi, a jego historia ewoluowała w zależności od aktualnych lęków społecznych.

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Legenda o księciu Lechu, który wybrał miejsce na gnieździe orła, tworząc Gniezno, a jego brat, Ryba, założył wieś "Rybę", jest uznawana za starożytny rodowód Polski, choć historyczne dowody są niejednoznaczne.

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Legenda o skrzatach, które pomagały górnikom w Kopalni Soli w Wieliczce, jest przykładem folkloru górniczego związanego z tym historycznym miejscem.

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Warszawska Syrenka, mimo bycia symbolem miasta, jest również obiektem miejskich legend dotyczących jej pochodzenia i ukrytych znaczeń, które wykraczają poza oficjalną historię.

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Współczesny folklor dotyczący Dolnego Śląska obfituje w opowieści o ukrytym złotym pociągu z czasów II wojny światowej, który według różnych wersji legendy miał zostać zatopiony w tunelu lub ukryty w okolicy Wałbrzycha.

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Według legendy, wielu mężczyzn, którzy ujrzeli warszawską Syrenkę, miało popaść w obłęd lub popełnić samobójstwo z miłości do niej, a sama legenda ma korzenie w dawnych wierzeniach o utopcach.

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Legenda głosi, że czarne łabędzie, które regularnie pojawiały się na warszawskim Moście Poniatowskiego, były zwiastunem nieszczęścia lub miały przynosić pecha osobom, które je zobaczyły.

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A Klabautermann (German: [klaˈbaʊtɐˌman] ) "hobgoblin"; or Kalfater ("caulker") is a water kobold in Frisian, German and Dutch folklore that assists sailors and fishermen on the North Sea in their duties.

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Dundes advanced psychoanalytic and structural readings of folklore and urged colleagues to pair collection with theory in delineating the field.

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The story is a variation on the "Faithful Hound" folk-tale motif, which lives on as an urban legend.

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A golem ( GOH-ləm; Hebrew: גּוֹלֶם, romanized: gōlem) is an animated anthropomorphic being in Jewish folklore that is created entirely from inanimate matter, usually clay or mud.

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The following is a list of ghosts: == African folklore == Adze, Ewe vampiric being Amadlozi, Nguni spiritual figures Asanbosam, Akan vampire Egbere, Yoruban malevolent spirit Kishi, Angolan two-faced demon Madam Koi Koi, Nigerian ghost Mbwiri, Central African demon Obambo, Central African supernatural being Obayifo, Ashanti vampire Obia, West African monster Ogbanje, Igbo evil spirit Tikoloshe, spirit from Zulu cultures Zar, Ethiopian

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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.

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Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds.

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English folklore consists of the myths and legends of England, including the region's mythical creatures, traditional recipes, urban legends, proverbs, superstitions, dance, balladry, and folktales that have been passed down through generations, reflecting the cultural heritage of the country.

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Gauchos became greatly admired and renowned in legend, folklore, and literature and became an important part of their regional cultural tradition.

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== History == === Before 1000 === The horror genre has ancient origins, with roots in folklore and religious traditions focusing on death, the afterlife, evil, the demonic, and the principle of the thing embodied in the person.

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Since the mid-20th century, it has been the focus of an urban legend suggesting that many aircraft, ships, and people have disappeared there under mysterious circumstances.

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Folk devils are groups portrayed in folklore or the media as outsiders and deviant, and who are blamed for crimes or other sorts of social problems.

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An urban legend (sometimes modern legend or urban myth) is a form of folklore consisting of unusual, humorous, or frightening stories that circulate as true accounts but are typically unverified or apocryphal.

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This list of legendary creatures from mythology, folklore and fairy tales is sorted by their classification or affiliation.

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Reports of haunted locations are part of ghostlore, which is a form of folklore and witchcraft.

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The vanishing hitchhiker (or variations such as the ghostly hitchhiker, disappearing hitchhiker, or phantom hitchhiker) is an urban legend in which people travelling by vehicle meet with or are accompanied by a hitchhiker, who subsequently vanishes without explanation, often from a moving vehicle.

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The practice of cow tipping is generally considered an urban legend and stories of such feats are viewed as tall tales.

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In European folklore, vampires are undead humanoid creatures that visit loved ones and cause mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods they inhabited while they were alive.

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The novel was mostly written in the 1890s, and Stoker produced over a hundred pages of notes, drawing extensively from folklore and history.

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A jinx (also jynx), in popular superstition and folklore, is a curse or the attribute of attracting bad or negative luck.

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The vampires conform remarkably to their stereotypes in fiction and folklore: they are blood-sucking, pale-skinned, and nocturnal, though otherwise indistinguishable from normal humans.

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A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, household tale, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre.

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Folklore of the United States encompasses the myths, legends, tall tales, oral traditions, music, customs, and cultural expressions that have developed within the United States over centuries.

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The chupacabra or chupacabras (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃupaˈkaβɾas], literally meaning 'goat-sucker', from Spanish: chupa, 'sucks', and cabras, 'goats') is a legendary creature, or cryptid, in the folklore of parts of the Americas.

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Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture.

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La Llorona (Latin American Spanish: [la ʝoˈɾona]; 'the Crying Woman, the Weeping Woman, the Wailer') is a vengeful ghost in Hispanic American folklore who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children she drowned in the river.

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One of the most famous cryptids, Bigfoot appears in both American and Canadian folklore, and since the mid-20th century has become a cultural icon, permeating popular culture and becoming the subject of its own distinct subculture.

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Urban Legend is a 1998 slasher film directed by Jamie Blanks, written by Silvio Horta, and starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Tara Reid, and Michael Rosenbaum, and is the first installment in the Urban Legend film series.

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Lost cities generally fall into two broad categories: those where all knowledge of the city's existence was forgotten before it was rediscovered, and those whose memory was preserved in myth, legend, or historical records but whose location was lost or at least no longer widely recognized..

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It is referred to as the only Polish academic forum for this discipline.

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Some events invite overt audience participation and others allow only modest clapping and criticism..

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The supernatural is featured in religious and folkloric contexts, but can also feature as an explanation in more secular contexts, as in the cases of superstitions or belief in the paranormal..

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The oldest known extant version of the legend dates from the late 18th century..

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The cryptid was first described in print by known hoaxer, Gray Barker in a 1976 newsletter, which characterized it as a thin, plant-like creature with yellow eyes, pointed ears, and fingers ending in needle-like suction cups..

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The first written mentions of Păcală are found in early-to-mid 19th-century Saxon and other German collections of Romanian tales, which identify him as distinct from Eulenspiegel..

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Like Odin's head of Mimir in Norse paganism, it was reputed to be able to correctly answer any question put to it, although it was sometimes restricted to "yes" or "no" answers..

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The premise sets up the plot, the characters take part in events, while the setting is not only part of, but also influences, the final story..

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It is a "game" reportedly consisting of a series of tasks assigned to players by administrators over a 50-day period, which are initially innocuous and then introduce elements of self-harm, with the final challenge requiring the player to kill themselves.

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Centwine was the first Saxon patron of Glastonbury Abbey, which dominated the town for the next 700 years and was one of the most important abbeys in England..

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The history of Melbourne details the city's growth from a fledgling settlement into a modern commercial and financial centre as Australia's second largest city, Melbourne, in the state of Victoria..

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Methods of burial may be heavily ritualized and can include natural burial (sometimes called "green burial"); embalming or mummification; and the use of containers for the dead, such as shrouds, coffins, grave liners, and burial vaults, all of which can slow decomposition of the body..

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The cultural depiction of cats and their relationship to humans is old and stretches back over 9,500 years..

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In 1995, it was the focus of a major outbreak of mass hysteria or panic which spread from Pemba to Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, and across to Dar es Salaam and other urban centres on the East African coast.

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The Kojiki, or "Record of Ancient Matters," is the oldest surviving account of Japan's myths, legends, and history..

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Cai's improvements to paper-making are considered to have had an enormous impact on human history, and of those who created China's Four Great Inventions—the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing—Cai is the only early figure whose name is known..

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Elements of Celtic mythology are recorded in early Irish and early Welsh literature.

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It was first noted by folklorist Carlos Drake in 1968 in texts collected by Indiana University students..

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Its unique maqamat are widely employed by composers and musicians throughout the Arabian Peninsula..

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The most archaic of these is the Vedic Sanskrit found in the Rigveda, a collection of 1,028 hymns composed between 1500 and 1200 BCE by Indo-Aryan tribes migrating east from the mountains of what is today northern Afghanistan across northern Pakistan and into northwestern India.

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However, political narrative is not only a theoretical concept, it is also a tool employed by political figures in order to construct the perspectives of people within their environment and alter relationships between social groups and individuals..

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Because of this, popular culture is something that can be defined in a variety of conflicting ways by different people across different contexts.

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Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European folk tales (including in present-day France, Italy, and German-speaking regions), with parallels in ancient oral narratives and motifs; it was first recorded in literary form in French by Charles Perrault, and later retold in the 19th-century by the Brothers Grimm..

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The first literary Western version of the story was the Italian tale La Gatta Cenerentola—originally titled La Gatta Cennerentola—written by Giambattista Basile in the Neapolitan language and published posthumously in his Pentamerone in 1634..

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African-American folktales refer to the storytelling and oral history practices of enslaved African Americans from the 1700s through the 1900s and African Americans descendants.

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The churel is mostly described as extremely ugly and hideous but is able to shape-shift and disguise herself as a beautiful woman to lure men into the woods or mountains where she either kills them or sucks up their life-force or virility, turning them into old men..

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Heyer's first romance novel, The Black Moth (1921), was set in 1751.

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The Christmas tree originated as a custom of the Lutheran Churches and only in 1982 did the Catholic Church erect the first Vatican Christmas Tree..

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In 1946, Stevenage was designated the United Kingdom's first New Town under the New Towns Act..

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