The Wild Hunt of Odin (Detail) by Peter Nicolai Arbo (1872) Public Domain The Wild Hunt is the name for the spectral chase with phantom...

Painting by Nils Bergslien (1853-1928) Public Domain The 13 Yule Lads (Jólasveinar) are trolls from Icelandic folklore who spend the...

Horace William Petherick (1839-1919) Public Domain Since the late 1800s, it has been considered lucky to bow, greet, and tip one’s hat...

Painting by Robert Burns (1869-1941) In Celtic mythology, a white stag represents purity and is considered a mythical messenger, often...

Drawing by Thomas Nast (1861) Public Domain T he English folklore figure Jack Frost is first mentioned in the 1734 book Round About Our...

Painting by Emile Walters (1913) In autumn, eels leave the rivers to travel on a once-in-a-lifetime journey through the Sargasso Sea,...

Painting by George Roux (1885) Public Domain At the end of the month, as the liminal veil grows thin, apparitions begin to stir. Many...

Painting by Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) The mystical owl, bringer of dreams, seer of truth, and messenger from the underworld...

Illustration from William Bottrell's 1873 book on Cornish Folklore The Knocker, Tommyknocker or Knacker is a gnomish creature found in...

In medieval times, the boar’s head was served at Christmas, and it is still served at Queen’s College in Oxford. The dish is carried in...

Illustration by David Kandel (1550) British Museum The month of January gets its name from Latin Januarius after the Roman god Janus,...

In his book, Naturalis Historia, Pliny the Elder wrote that Mistletoe was revered by Druids and was thought to be used for protection,...