The most popular of Polish ghouls is the opposite of the pale vampire-aristocrat established in pop culture. The strzygoń is a lover of sausages and vodka, a hard-working farmer and a virile husband ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The global iGaming industry is increasingly moving away from generic themes, recognizing the immense value of localization, ...

In the 1950s, 303 researchers travelled through Poland and gathered over 46,000 recordings of folk music. It was one of the largest campaigns of its kind in Poland. It’s 1934. Two young ...

A Body for Harnasie is a new production by choreographer Wayne McGregor and visual artist Ben Cullen Williams, reimagining the ballet score Harnasie by Karol Szymanowski, which is based on a Polish ...

If siren mythology scatters the earth like dandelion seed, settling in different forms each time it lands, it is perhaps because it tells us the three stories we long to hear: enchantment, danger, and ...

Western Folklore is the journal of the Western States Folklore Society (formerly the California Folklore Society). The journal, which began publication in 1942 as the California Folklore Quarterly, is ...

One of the UK's longest standing Polish folk dance groups is appealing for new members. And it hopes to attract new dancers while it performs at Góbéfest later this month. Asia Cullinan runs Polonez ...

CHARLEVOIX — A new winery is coming to Charlevoix. Folklor Wine and Cider will invoke the bright colors, themes of nature and feelings of community seen in Polish folk art, while growing grapes, ...

In a fusion of Polish folklore and Korean tradition, the legendary Mermaid of Warsaw wears traditional Korean armor in "Mermaid of Warszawa," a creation by Korean illustrator Wooh Na-young. This ...

The train is believed to have disappeared during World War II in secret tunnels. — -- Searchers in a remote, wooded area of southwestern Poland have begun to dig for a Nazi "ghost" train believed ...