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Forum: Folklore & Traditions

This is the place for your tales, traditions and superstitions. Shhhh we won't tell a soul.

  1. Check the candy !!

    50 year's ago in greenlawn...News article..birth of a halloween legend.. ...

    Started by Richit, 10-30-2011 08:58 AM
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    10-31-2011 07:19 PM Go to last post
  2. Experiences at Mary's Grave... The frightening, the strange and the mundane.

    Everyone and their mother has been to one of the many Mary's Graves across this wonderful island of ours. Though most of the time the only reason...

    Started by Patchoguy, 06-30-2011 10:55 AM
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    06-30-2011 03:57 PM Go to last post
  3. Long Island Iced Tea History

    There are a few stories of the so called history of this drink. "Long Island Iced Tea isn't from New York at all. It first surfaced in the 1920's...

    Started by Nasus, 06-25-2008 08:18 PM
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    04-18-2011 10:17 PM Go to last post
  4. Amityville Horror

    The Real Amityville Horror-parts 1-6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXE9BlxAljQ&feature=related ...

    Started by Nasus, 09-20-2008 08:57 PM
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    11-13-2010 10:07 PM Go to last post
  5. King Arthur's Round Table

    Just hit the wires. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7883874/Historians-locate-King-Arthurs-Round-Table.html

    Started by Merlin, 07-12-2010 01:02 AM
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    07-12-2010 07:54 AM Go to last post
  6. superstitions we all have

    well i know many of us have superstions and i know my family and my self included have a few. here is my list: black cat crossing my path when i...

    Started by lubby, 06-20-2008 06:02 PM
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    11-30-2009 06:45 PM Go to last post
  7. holiday traditions

    the holidays are upon us. post your traditions here.

    Started by lubby, 11-18-2009 09:24 PM
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    11-23-2009 09:31 PM Go to last post
  8. Hunters Garden

    Has anyone here ever heard of Hunters Garden? It is a very old (1833) association that still meets twice a year in the woods out near Eastport and...

    Started by Lady Reeler, 10-14-2009 05:34 PM
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    11-20-2009 12:20 PM Go to last post
  9. A Collection of Mary of Sweet Hollow Road stories

    Part III, or is it IV of the Mysteries of Sweet Hollow Road is up, this time covering everyone's favorite ghoul pinup, Mary of Sweet Hollow Road....

    Started by Long Island Gothic, 09-12-2009 07:07 PM
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  10. It's back ... mothmen, UFOs, MIB and native american lore on Mount Misery

    Finally got around to writing part II of the mysteries of Sweet Hollow Road and Mount Misery. And no, it's not any more interesting than part one,...

    Started by Long Island Gothic, 08-26-2009 01:54 AM
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    09-10-2009 12:10 AM Go to last post
  11. 1918: Escaped "Wild Ape" Frightens Smithtown Residents

    In the summer of 1918, a 90-pound primate escaped from a ship docked in Port Jefferson Harbor. The animal, probably an adult chimpanzee, roamed...

    Started by Nasus, 08-01-2009 09:08 AM
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    08-03-2009 10:08 AM Go to last post
  12. Monty

    La Salle Military Academy, Oakdale NY (Now St. John's University) Growing up I had spent many summers at La Salle. We would play a game called...

    Started by nighttrainmurderer, 07-14-2009 09:16 PM
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    07-16-2009 05:55 PM Go to last post
  13. "Your version of Marys Grave"

    The story of Marys Grave seems to have so many versions. What have you heard? For me, I remember having friends taking me somewhere on the...

    Started by Nasus, 06-17-2008 07:54 PM
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    07-09-2009 01:38 PM Go to last post
  14. Shelter Island Hoax

    The stone marker with the small bronze plaque stood near Shelter Island's north ferry for decades. The inscription read: On this spot July 11th,...

    Started by Nasus, 07-02-2009 09:14 AM
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    07-06-2009 01:09 AM Go to last post
  15. Mary's Grave at Head of the Harbor: Just the facts ma'am

    Most of us have been to Head of the Harbor to the site of Mary's Grave, Mary's Playhouse, the house with the light in the window, and yeah, it's...

    Started by Long Island Gothic, 05-19-2009 11:40 PM
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    06-22-2009 03:09 PM Go to last post
  16. Hanging Tree

    What do you all make of this place. So the story is they hung people from this tree back in the day. Colonial times? Also, someone hung themselves...

    Started by Curly, 06-05-2008 03:25 PM
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    04-21-2009 08:00 PM Go to last post
  17. polish christmas customs

    Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia! That is the way to say "Merry Christmas" in Polish. Among Poles, wherever they are, the most beloved and beautiful...

    Started by lubby, 03-11-2009 09:46 PM
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    04-21-2009 06:27 PM Go to last post
  18. Asylums on Mount Misery

    So most of us have probably wandered around Mount Misery looking for the sites of the asylums mentioned by Bill Knell. To be honest, there are very...

    Started by Long Island Gothic, 01-14-2009 04:19 AM
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    04-05-2009 08:42 PM Go to last post
  19. Italian superstitions

    The Evil Eye in Italian Superstition The idea of “maloccio” (literally, evil eye) permeates Italian superstition. The hand sign of extending your...

    Started by lubby, 03-11-2009 09:37 PM
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    03-13-2009 08:52 PM Go to last post
  20. German christmas traditions

    The last four weeks before Christmas, Germans celebrate Advent, a romantic and delightful time of the year, which is strongly linked to fine...

    Started by lubby, 03-11-2009 09:43 PM
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    03-11-2009 09:43 PM Go to last post

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