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01/04/2026

In Denmark, friends smash plates on your doorstep on New Year’s Eve. The more broken dishes you wake up to…the more loved you are, the better your year will be.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts and Watch the full episode on YouTube to explore the magical side of New Year traditions.

01/03/2026

That song you sing every New Year? It’s older than you think. And tinsel? Originally inspired by spider webs, symbols of luck, protection and a mom’s desire to make the holidays magical.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts and Watch the full episode on YouTube to explore the magical side of New Year traditions.

01/02/2026

For witches, the New Year wasn’t about midnight clocks, it was about the moon. Lunar cycles, intention setting and magic tied to nature shaped how many welcomed the year ahead. Quiet. Intentional. Powerful.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts and Watch the full episode on YouTube to explore the magical side of New Year traditions.

01/01/2026

Mari Lwyd began as a Welsh New Year tradition a ghostly horse-skull figure carried door to door, challenging households to song battles in exchange for food, drink and good fortune in the year ahead.

Over time, the tradition shifted. Some men used the disguise to intimidate, cross boundaries, and claim power under the cover of folklore. The church pushed back. Communities fractured. And Mari Lwyd nearly disappeared. But folklore doesn’t die, it adapts.

Today Mari Lwyd has been reclaimed as a symbol of community, resistance and protection. Revived through art, performance and storytelling, often led by women and marginalized voices.

Listen to the full season finale for more New Year traditions from around the world AND Watch the full video episode on Youtube!

12/31/2025

In the Scottish Highlands, New Year’s wasn’t about sparkles. It was about fire, cleansing and starting over. Hogmanay traditions were meant to burn away bad luck and welcome the year fresh…and honestly? We kind of love that energy. Out with the old.

Listen to the full season finale for more New Year traditions from around the world AND Watch the full video episode on Youtube!

12/30/2025

The Puritans didn’t just dislike Christmas…they outlawed it. No feasting. No carols. No joy. Just vibes and guilt. Naturally, this leads us straight to Outlander and our king Jamie Fraser, who absolutely would’ve been arrested for celebrating too hard.

History is wild.

Listen to the full season finale for more New Year traditions that didn’t come to play. AND Watch the full video episode on Youtube at 1pm today.

We made it, Folktownies! The final episode of 2025 is here! Season 7 wraps with a journey through New Year’s traditions ...
12/30/2025

We made it, Folktownies! The final episode of 2025 is here!
Season 7 wraps with a journey through New Year’s traditions around the world…

Kick off your year with folklore from every corner of the globe!

Listen now on all podcast platforms!
Watch the YouTube episode at 1 PM!

Drop your New Year tradition in the comments we want to hear yours!

12/29/2025

Think New Year’s is just fireworks and resolutions? Think again. We’re going beyond Krampus…into demon visits, wild and wacky traditions from around the world where the line between reality and folklore blur…Our BRAND NEW episode DROPS tomorrow! Start the year knowing what’s really out there.

Merry Christmas, Happy Yule and a warm winter wish to everyone celebrating today! Whether you’re lighting candles, gathe...
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas, Happy Yule and a warm winter wish to everyone celebrating today! Whether you’re lighting candles, gathering around the fire or keeping one eye out for goblins that only show up when the calendar breaks...Yes…we’re looking at you, Greece.

However you mark December 25th, may your homes be full, your stories be old, and your doors stay (mostly) monster-free.

And don’t wander too far…our New Year's Traditions episode drops December 30th!

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Christmas Eve wasn’t always cozy...Before the lights and carols, it was a night of judgment, protection, and waiting to ...
12/24/2025

Christmas Eve wasn’t always cozy...
Before the lights and carols, it was a night of judgment, protection, and waiting to see what made it to morning.

If you’re here tonight…folklore says you might be safe.

Merry Christmas Eve Folktownies!

Winstead once had its own Bigfoot.A towering, hairy figure that haunted the Mad River Reservoir stalking townsfolk, chas...
12/22/2025

Winstead once had its own Bigfoot.
A towering, hairy figure that haunted the Mad River Reservoir stalking townsfolk, chasing runners and earning headlines as the Winstead Wildman.

And Winstead wasn’t the only place with something lurking…

Episode 3 is live!

Listen now & watch the full video on Youtube!

Field notes came in from Winstead…• Footprints too big to be human• Hair samples that match no local species• A habit of...
12/21/2025

Field notes came in from Winstead…
• Footprints too big to be human
• Hair samples that match no local species
• A habit of following anyone who runs
• Last seen near the Mad River Reservoir at dusk

Something was out there.
Episode 3 digs into the creature behind the clues.

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