In Hindu mythology, animals aren’t just companions they ... Is the snake considered good or evil in Hinduism? Snakes have a dual role in Hindu mythology. While feared, they are also revered ...

Many animals are considered auspicious ... Across Asia and Europe, crickets are a symbol of good luck, says Jeanne Ewert, a specialist in folklore studies at the George F. Smathers Libraries ...

Like many centuries-old legends, descriptions of La Lechuza are inconsistent, with only a few similarities from one version to another. However, the widely accepted understanding of La Lechuza ...

The snake may be less celebrated in Chinese culture than, say, the dragon – the coming Year of the Snake does not have quite the same ring to it as the Year of the Dragon. But the reptile is ...

Some rare bits of Christmas mythology are even stranger still—like the one that claims that at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, animals gain ... ‘Twill be a good deed,’ the cat ...

A look at the traditional ancient good and back luck signs that pop up in ancient Irish folklore. Between 1937 and 1938, some 100,000 schoolchildren in 5,000 primary schools collected local ...

Of the 16 animals they looked at, 14 showed a high conditional probability, greater than 80%. This is strong evidence that the presence of the native animal is necessary for its trickster ...