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An educational, not-for-profit association which was founded in June 1976 to increase the education and research for folklore studies including its various aspects. ... [Read more]
Providing visitor with a definition and explanation of folklore while including examples. ... [Read more]
With definitions of terms related to folklore, folklife and folk arts. NYFS works to disseminate research and information through the state. ... [Read more]
Providing retellings of folktales, ghost stories, legends, tall tales and myths from across the American states. Find campfire stories and classic stories like that of Paul Bunyan. ... [Read more]
Created by the Library of Congress in 1976 in order "to preserve and present American Folklife," the American Folklife Center includes the Archive of Folk Culture which the library established in 1928 to preserve American Folk Music. ... [Read more]
Established in 1965 by the Folklore Institute at Indiana University it is a peer-reviewed publication. ... [Read more]
This resource describes and illustrates lucky charms and folkloric talismans from around the world. Including items such as the horseshoe, four-leaf clover, rabbit foot and John the Conqueror root. ... [Read more]
Resource on contemporary grassroots cultures with information on festivals, events, recordings and related resources. ... [Read more]
Superstitions are a part of our lives whether or not we believe. We can see its evidence every time we ride an elevator and notice no thirteenth floor.
