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Summer Horror Movies

One of my favorite summer horror movies is one from the 1990’s called I Know What you Did Last Summer (1997). It’s a good one to watch leading up to the Fourth of July weeklong celebrations. It’s based on an old urban legend from the 1950’s, called the Hook-man but reinvented for modern times. BeforeContinue reading “Summer Horror Movies”

More Christmas Folklore

This week, I will be sharing with you some curious old tales that were collected by a folklorist in Pennsylvania in the 1950’s concerning the Christmas superstitions of the Scotch-Irish, Pennsylvania Dutch, and Quakers of the 19th century in that area. Some of these traditions are a type of ritual that people performed as partContinue reading “More Christmas Folklore”

A little Christmas folklore…

In the spirit of the season, this month I will be relaying some interesting legends about the origins of old Nativity customs and symbols. For this blog post, I will discuss the history (very brief) of the Christmas tree. In our modern world, we take evergreen trees along with their various decorations seemingly for granted.Continue reading “A little Christmas folklore…”