All posts tagged "folklore"
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25.5K9Arts and LeisureNew Hampshire’s Sarah Whitcher Meets a Bear in 1783
One day in June of 1783, four-year-old Sarah Whitcher of Warren, N.H., begged her parents to let her go along with them...
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13.5K7Politics and MilitaryHow Ethan Allen Got Married to a Loyalist
Ethan Allen got married to his second wife in a bizarre ceremony after a whirlwind courtship to a woman half his age....
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26.3K14Arts and LeisureEdgar Allan Poe Writes A Story Based on a Boston Harbor Legend
Edgar Allan Poe based the macabre short story, The Cask of Amontillado, on a legend he heard while serving in a fort...
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14.8K5bostonWas Bundling in Winter Really Safer Than a Sofa in Summer?
The practice of bundling probably caused New England’s gentry more embarrassment than any other local folk custom. City slickers and the upper...
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6.6K2Arts and LeisureCabbages and Biscuits: New England Superstitions About Choosing a Husband
Choosing the right husband or wife was as tough for old-time New Englanders as it is today. Fortunately, there were plenty of...
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15.8K2Arts and LeisureThe Rise and Fall of Kumbaya — and of the Man Who ‘Discovered’ the Song
Left-wing activists would never have adopted Kumbaya as an anthem if a folklore buff hadn’t lugged wax cylinders to the Sea Islands. There,...
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