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Smok Wawelski, the Dragon of Wawel Hill
Statue of Smok Wawelski in Krakow, Poland; Taken by Wikimedia Commons User Diether. The story of the Dragon of Wawel Hill (Smok Wawelski in Polish) is quite famous in Polish folklore. Wawel (pronounced...
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The Legends Behind Baba Marta
Penda doll as martenitsa; from Pizho and Penda tradition of Baba Marta Day. Taken by Bob Leathers. Earlier, I wrote about the Bulgarian tradition of Baba Marta Day, celebrated on the first of March...
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Meet the Deities of Travel
Landscape with the Legend of St Christopher, a painting by Jan Mandijn from the early 16th century. Have you ever been on the road, alone and helpless, wishing a specific friend would magically appear...
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Stepping on the Bull’s Balls in Milan
For anyone that’s ever made it to Milan, you’ve no doubt spent at least a bit of time within the magnificent Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the famous, arcaded mall adjacent to the equally-famous,...
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Nikulden: St. Nikola’s Day, Bulgaria
One of the scenes of Fra Angelico’s “Life of St. Nicholas,” from the Pala di Perugia. Nikulden, also known as St. Nikola’s Day, is celebrated in Bulgaria on 6th of December each year. This is a...
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