Burial Customs and the Fear of the Restless Dead Across Europe, Asia and many other parts of the world, burial customs were shaped by more than grief and respect for the deceased.
A possible bane to the undead, often prominent in folklore. As with witches, the vampire is unable to swim or to cross running water, as water acts as a purifier, washing away evil and sin. In Greece, troublesome revenants were
Vampire Chair In Canter County in the mountains of East Tennessee, United States, chair-making brothers Eli and Jacob Odom were famous for their tight-joint, mule-eared, slat-back, hickory-splits, woven seat chairs. Hundreds of
For 65 years there was a vampiric creature,many say it was a dog, that hunted sheep all over England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1810 to 1874 and again briefly from 1905 to
Agriogourouno Pronunciation: Ah-ghree-oh-GHOO-roo-no In Macedonia it is believed that Turkish people who have led very wicked lives and have never eaten pork will become agriogourounos (“wild boars”) upon death. As much a
African Vampire Witch Variations: Nthum, Owang, Saf In Deam, Sefaf In Dem Generally speaking, African vampire mythology is not based on the wholly undead or animated corpses like that of so many
Abruzzi Pronunciation: Ah-BRUTS-ee Variations: Abruzzo Each November 1, the citizens of the town of Abruzzi, located in central Italy, hold a ceremony for their dead. Both the ceremony and the type of
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