Folklore Studies News Today

The University of New Mexico is recognizing the newest additions to its growing list of Fulbright awardees. Four UNM students and recent graduates have been chosen to be part of Fulbright programs this year. Across the world and across disciplines,...

As the Spring Festival is around the corner, the world is expecting a unique Year of the Dragon associated with this auspicious symbol. Of all the 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac system, only the dragon is mythical, giving it a special seat in traditional culture.

ROCKLAND — On Thursday, January 25, at 6:30 p.m., in the Rockland Public Library Reading Room, Dillon Bustin will present songs and stories from his younger years in Indiana, including ballads by his musical mentor, Lotus Dickey. Lotus, a farmer and...

Award winning folk artist Willie Rascoe made a stop at the Pioneer Cabin on Western Kentucky University campus to display some of his creations and share some of his story with members of the community.

YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, ARMENPRESS. Shortly before New Year's, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, published a book titled "Disasters and the Quality of Life" by a team from the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IEFEM-BAS), the Institute said on its website.

Juan Ríos grew up in Mexico City where frijoles charros are ubiquitous. Frijoles charros — or charro beans — is a dish that originated in the ranching communities of rural northern Mexico. Growing up, it’s a dish that Ríos ate regularly. Yet when he opened a Mexican restaurant in Wellston over a decade ago, Ríos didn’t include frijoles charros on the menu. But recently, he’s started offering it.

YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, ARMENPRESS. Shortly before New Year's, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, published a book titled "Disasters and the Quality of Life" by a team from the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IEFEM-BAS), the Institute said on its website.

YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, ARMENPRESS. Shortly before New Year's, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, published a book titled "Disasters and the Quality of Life" by a team from the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IEFEM-BAS), the Institute said on its website.

While most of this week's World Athletics Championship action will take place at Hayward Field, some visitors will peel off to a roadside shrine.

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