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Paganism in British Folk Customs by Bob Trubshaw
http://www.indigogroup.co.uk/edge/paganism.htm
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Article that contrasts the true remains of Pagan origins in the folk customs of England with those customs created or exaggerated through "paganisation" by Victorian romantic authors.
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Directory of Irish and Celtic Folklore
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~bj333/folklore.html
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An "A to Z of Irish Folkore," including seasonal celebrations, folktales, folk sayings, folk cures, leprechaun and fairy beliefs, and the origins of names.
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Lucky W Amulet Archive
http://www.luckymojo.com/luckyw.html
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Encyclopedic resource describing and illustrating folkloric talismans and lucky charms from around the world, including horseshoe, swastika, four-leaf clover, rabbit foot, raccoon penis bone, hamsa hand, John the Conqueror root, scarab beetle, and black cat bone.
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Pro Ethnologia
http://www.erm.ee/?node=101
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Journal of the Estonian National Museum, publishing short articles on ethnographical issues. Content in Estonian and English.
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The Hebridean Folklore Project
http://www.efn.org/~hebrides/
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Run by volunteers to keep Scottish folklore alive and accessible, with the aim of relating Scottish culture around the world. Includes tales and photos.
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Archer Taylor
http://www.locustvalley.com/business/Families%20of%20Distinction/Taylor.html
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Wolfgang Mieder's biographical sketch of the University of California Professor of Folklore Archer Taylor, and his work as a paremiologist--collector of proberbs.
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My True Ghost Story
http://www.angelfire.com/scary/spoonsmcgoon/novel/
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A place for aspiring authors to post neat and scary stories of the paranormal or of true life. The emphasis is on neat and chilling. Links to other horror and paranormal sites as well as crime fiction. Some free stuff.
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