The Weird & The Odd

The Weird and The Odd is a journal of a personal quest to find interesting ghost stories, urban legends, and traditions; from around the world, that may have some truths, deeper meanings, moral lessons, blind superstitions, or an attempt to boost numbers in the tourist industry. The Weird and The Odd is for entertainment purposes only. It is not the intent to prove or disprove any content that is discussed on this blog, but to regurgitate stories and separate the facts from the legends.

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Houska Castle

Houska Castle front entrance

Gateways to the underworld are locations where people either currently believe or once upon a time ago have believed that when one who enters these portals, gateways, or riverways; one can be transported to, what some would call the underworld or Hell itself.  After reading about various locations that were or still believed to be these entrances to the fiery pits…

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Saint Patrick’s Day is the time of the year where people like to represent their colors, drink alcohol, and chow down on some corned beef and cabbage. Whether you’re Irish or not, Catholic or Prot…

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Menja bé, caga forti no tinguis por a la mort! (“Eat well, shit heartily, and don’t be afraid of death!”) Celebrating the Holidays the Catalan Way El Caganer El Caganer is a figurine depicted as …

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A Man Accused of Murder Claims That He Didn’t Do It, The Doll Did It! Robert The Doll – A Perfect Little Patsy

Key West, a U.S. island city, located at the southernmost point of Florida, roughly 90 miles north of Cuba is known for its beautiful scenery, its coral reefs, laid back nightlife, a past residence…

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Seriously the Most Scorching Time of the Year “The Dog Days of Summer”

When people mention “the dog days of Summer have arrived”, have you ever wondered what they mean? Are they associating the behaviors of dogs laying in the shade, drinking more water, excessive pan…

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Longpig – The other kind of pork, the pork that speaks

connoisseurs say the meat tastes like pork and others say veal. While many say it is morally wrong and it’s against the law. Others treat it as a another meal. The eating of one’s own species is …

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What is so Weird & Odd about January?

The month of January is recognized globally as the beginning of the new year. On December 31st people will congregate in large to small groups from within the biggest cities to small villag…

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The Origins of Christmas

Family and friends gathering together on a day of exchanging gifts, eating themselves to food stupers, laughing and singing, and getting blitzed on grandma’s eggnog, are just some of the traditions…

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Lost In Alaska

Could it be Bigfoot, evil spirits, aliens, serial killers, freaky acts of phenomenon, or the cruel side of Mother Nature herself. Let’s take a trip through the Alaskan Triangle! If 3…

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Rapist Thwarted by a Flying Vagina

A Hawaiian folk legend about sexism, chauvinism, and a goddess with a flying yoni. Pelehonuamea According to ancient Hawaiian legend Pelehonuamea, commonly referred as Pele, was 1 of 6 daugh…

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“There’s a Ring Around Your Rosy Dude”

Are the Children actually singing and playing a game about pestilence and death,or is it folklore evolving about folklore? The Game The singing play game involves a group of children holding hands …

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Lights Over St. Louis

A collection of Will-o’-the Wisp ghost stories revolving around an abandoned rail bed near St. Louis, Saskatchewan, Canada. A phenomenon that has inspired ghost stories, helped two high school stu…

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Getting a lump of coal for Christmas? It could be worse, some might get a visit from Krampus.

If the kids are whining about the lump of coal they received for misbehaving on Christmas, just remind them, it could be worse. They could receive a beating, have their internal organs ripped fro…