Myths & Legends

The Christmas pickle tradition may have originated as a 19th-century marketing ploy to sell pickle-shaped glass ornaments.

Vampires didn’t start out as pale, romantic immortals, but as bloated, corpse-like monsters blamed for disease.

Halloween traditions like carving lanterns and wearing masks were brought to America by Irish and Scottish immigrants.

In Britain, saying "Good morning, Mr. Magpie, how's your wife?" to a lone magpie is a way to avoid bad luck.

Did you know that four-leaf clovers can have more than four leaves? The more leaves they have, the rarer they are!

Did you know that the Ophiocordyceps fungus can turn a dead insect into a zombie by releasing spores into its brain?

Did you know that there are over 60 known haunted houses, castles, mansions, and buildings across the UK?

The Ancient Greeks feared zombies so much that they used to weigh their dead down with heavy rocks.

The most famous documented sighting of a mermaid was by Christopher Columbus in 1493, off the coast of Africa.

The White House was first decorated for Halloween in 1958 by Lady Mamie Eisenhower. She used faux skulls, pumpkins & flowers.

In the U.S. many shelters won't put black cats up for adoption, as they are worried that people would only want them for Halloween.

Brownies are easily offended and will stop offering their services if you insult them, baptize them, or give them clothes.

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