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Titania and Bottom, c. 1790, Henry Fuseli (1741 - 1825). © Tate, London 2016 In European Folklore, Changelings are offsprings of fairies or elves who are disabled,  unintelligent,or have unexplained diseases, disorders,& have developmental disabilities, whom are substituted human infants. Changelings can appear...

A changeling is a creature found in folklore and folk religion. A changeling child was believed to be a fairy child that had been left in place of a human child stolen by the fairies. The theme of the swapped child is common...

The telling of the bees is a traditional European custom, in which bees would be told of important events in their keeper's lives, such as births, marriages, or departures and returns in the household. If the custom was omitted or forgotten and the...

In most Native American tribes, owls are a symbol of death. Hearing owls hooting is considered an unlucky omen, and they are the subject of numerous 'bogeyman' stories told to warn children to stay inside at night or not cry too much, otherwise...