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• Versification of Vietnamese Riddles
Discussion by Cong-Huyen-Ton-Nu Nha-Trang on stylistic features as a means to distinguish the riddle from other genres of folk poetry.
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• Victorian Folklife Association
Dedicated to the protection and promotion of the cultural heritage of the people of Victoria, Australia, of those informal, unofficial aspects of our heritage which are folklife.
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• Vietnam Veterans Oral History and Folklore Project
An ongoing undertaking to collect, preserve and make better known the folklore, especially the folksongs, of Americans in war.
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• Vietnamese Proverbs
In Vietnamese with English translation and explanation, brought together by Jan Dodd.
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• Vietnamese Proverbs
Vietnamese proverbs with English equivalents.
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• Violet Fairy Book
E-text from the Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library; includes images.
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• Virginia Folklife Program
The VFP assists cultural organizations, community groups, state agencies, and others in planning projects on Virginia folklife, and in writing grants to obtain funding to support such projects, with a focus on fieldwork and new media presentations of folklore.
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• Virginia Folklore Society
Non-profit organization founded in 1913 and dedicated to the discovery, collection, publication, and preservation of folklore and traditional culture in Virginia and to furthering the understanding, appreciation, and performance of traditional arts and crafts of the State.
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• Virtually Virtual Iceland - Superstitions
Small sample of Icelandic superstitions.
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• Virus Bulletin: Hoaxes
Explains virus hoaxes and what to do with them.
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• Virus Busters
Hoaxes, hooey, and hogwash as explained by Information Technology Division staff members at the University of Michigan.
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• Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland
Collected and arranged by Lady Augusta Gregory (1920), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
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• Vmyths
Computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban beliefs, hysteria, and the implications of believing in them, with historical data, theories on the spread of virus myths, and descriptions of popular virus misconceptions.
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• Waling
Legend of the origin of the waling-waling orchid.
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• Water Spirits and Mermaids: The Copperbelt Case
A draft paper on African water spirits.
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• Weather Folktales
Some common lines of weather lore
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• Weather Proverbs
serious review of weather proverbs by Shirley L. Arora
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• Weather World Weather Folklore
More than 200 weather folklore sayings to help you forecast short-range and long-range changes in temperature and humidity, plus how ro use insect songs to determine how warn it is.
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• Wedding Customs and Superstitions
Wedding customs and superstitions from the UK.
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• Wedding Superstitions
Various wedding day superstitions submitted by visitors to wedding magazine "Bliss!"
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• Weird USA
Gazette of urban legends and beliefs, as well as ghost sightings and hauntings.
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• Welcome to the Banks of the Mississippi River
Three sample stories of upper Mississippi river lore, from the book "Wildcat Whistle" by Phil Hoebing.
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• Wells-And-Spas Mailinglist
For students of holy wells and waterlore.
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• WerElliot
Brief information and reflections on werewolves.
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• Werewolf
Encyclopedia article on werewolves, including sections on history, science, fiction and film.
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• Werewolves: The Myths & The Truths
Exploring truths and myths around werewolf legends from scientific point of view.
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• Western Yugur Folktales
Tales of the Yugur and other Central Asian peoples.
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• White Cong and Black Clap: The Ambient Truth of Vietnam War Legendry
Article by John Baky discussing legendary motifs occurring in print and opinion about the Vietnam war.
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• White Dragon: Children of Arachne
Article by Suzi Fovargue on spiders in European myth and folklore.
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• White Dragon: Hawthorn - Queen of the May
Myth, lore, and medical properties of the hawthorn.
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• White Dragon: Lady of the Woods - The Birch
Myth, lore, and medical properties of the birch.
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• White Dragon: The Juniper Tree
The juniper in folklore, healing, and cannibalism.
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• White Dragon: The Oak Tree
Myth, lore, and medical properties of the oak.
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• White Dragon: The Power of the Willow Tree
Myth, lore, and medical properties of the willow.
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• White Dragon: The Rowan Tree
Myth, lore, and medical properties of the rowan.
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• White Dragon: The Spirit Of The Elder Tree
Myth, lore, and medical properties of the elder.
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• White Dragon: The Wisdom of the Apple Tree
Lore and medical properties of the apple tree.
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• White Dragon: The Yew
Myth, lore, and medical properties of the yew.
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• Why Are You Reading This?
An attempt at random documentation of stencils, doodles and stickers sprayed, drawn and slapped on walls and fences of Wellington, New Zealand.
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• Wikipedia: Cow Tipping
Examines the evidence that cow tipping is an urban myth.
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