Have you ever wondered where the Ouija Board came from? In this episode of the series 21st Century Folklore we take a look into the history of this mysterious parlor game.



28 School Girls Use Ouija Board

Ouija Board Experiment

In this episode of 21st Century Folklore we investigate the origin of Santa Claus and uncover the important milestones that contributed to the character as we know him today.

First Printed image of Santa Claus in American Culture

Thomas Nast Picture of Santa 1881

First Macy's Christmas Parade Santa

First Coca-Cola Add featuring Santa

WWII Santa Poster

Image if Krampuskarten 1
Krampuskarten 2

Krampuslauf (Krampus Run) Video

A relaxing look into the legend and lore of Fairies. Do they exist today and why do people still believe.

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Fairy Skeliton?

The Cottingley Fairies

Fairy Stone State Park

In this first episode, we look into some of the legends and lore surrrounding Mermaids. Are these creatures of fantasy just stories or could there be something more living somwhere in the waters? Would we believe if there was photographic proof?

Mystery corpse washed up on beach has people convinced mermaids are real
Daily Star UK

Giant Squid Footage
Discovery Channel

What in the world is a Dugong?
National Geographic