Appalachian folklore

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Our Father who art in Heaven Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done On earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this Day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil. For…

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Articles on oral traditions, myths, old wives’ tales, fables, tall tales, legends, and ballad lore, back to 2006. Most recent articles appear first.

When you grow up sheltered in the shadows of the Appalachian Mountains, magic is all around you. My people came from across the world to these mountains and hollers: bringing with them a mixture of religions, demons, folklore, and wisdom. The mixture of these cultures, combined with the ever-present heady spirituality of the hills, which

There's a simple beauty in them.

The Southern region of the Appalachian Mountains covers parts of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. (The chain continues into Ohio and onward, all the way to Maine.) The unique sayings, culture and charm of mountain people have been cap...

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A reader asked me to write a post about the superstitions and related things I knew about. Over the years I've been writing this blog, I've actually written a lot of posts on the topic of folklore, superstitions, and so on. So here is a list of some of them; bookmark it and then you can come back to find the quick fix for whatever situation you might find yourself facing in the future! This is the tip of the iceberg, of course. For every human activity and every natural phenomena, there are…