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Philippine Folktales and Legends: Catalina of Dumaguete
Even the wild people who once roamed the remote mountains spoke of Catalina with love. As the wind howled they would tell the story of Catalina of Dumaguete.
The Tibetan Zombie: The Himalayas’ Walking Dead
One of the countries which one doesn’t associate the zombie with is Tibet.
The Cailleach: Irish Myth, Legend and the Divine Feminine
The Cailleach, which translates as ‘old woman’, ‘hag’, and ‘veiled one’, exists in both Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and is an expression of the hag or crone archetype found throughout world cultures.
British Legends: The Founding of Britain — Brutus of Troy and the Prophecy of Diana
![Full page miniature of the arrival of Brutus to England, the slaying of giants and the building of a city, possibly London" (BL Catalog of Illum. Mss.), from Geoffrey's Historia Regum Britannae, in Harley MS 1808, fol. 30, Held and digitised by the British Library.[1]](https://folklorethursday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/brutus.png)
Brutus of Troy was a legendary Trojan exile who some medieval chroniclers claimed was responsible for the founding of Britain.
Top 10 Fun Folklore Activities for Children and Their Grown-ups
The joy of folklore is that it can be discovered and enjoyed at any age! Kate Boughton (@bigsmallfolk) shares some fun activities to get children excited about and involved in different aspects of folklore. Here are ten practical ideas to engage children in folklore.