Hold a vigil for the dying - so that the Devil cannot trouble them.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil_On_All_Fours

A woman in Eckwil was widely feared as a witch, and people went out of their way to avoid her.

#Switzerland #folktale #folklore #witch #witchcraft
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Hannele_of_Eckwil

Eating the famous hazel worm will give you powers of sight unmatched by other humans - which is a secret some people are willing to kill for.

#Austria #folktale #folklore #snake
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Doctor_Theophrast_and_his_Servant

There is something wrong with the horses in the Kaliningrad region.

#Russia #folktale #folklore #horse
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Wish_Horse

When it comes to romance, the Devil is rather heteronormative.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBtISw0rY7c

Once, the Devil tried confessing his sins, and receive the sacrament of absolution.

Which was rather awkward, for all concerned.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil_in_the_Confessional_at_Oschatz

Never ever shake a ghost's hand. That never ends well.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Ghost_and_the_Groom

Once, a group of giants decided to have a picnic on Alsen island, much to the consternation of the human locals.

#Denmark #folktale #folklore #giant
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Alsen_Sund_and_the_Hops%C3%B6

Woe to those who love the immortal spirits of the mountains, for such romances will inevitably end in tragedy.

#Austria #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Three_Blessed_Maidens_near_Morin_in_the_%C3%96tztal_Valley