#34 - Finale.
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Every episode focuses on a different famous mythological figure. Through atmospheric story-telling we learn the condensed origins of folklore tales from all over the world, and also take a l...
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#33 - Adze: Vampires of Africa
Folklore from West Africa, specifically the areas of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, and Benin, that originate from the Ewe, Akan, Ashanti and D...
#32 - Strigoi: Vampires of Europe
Folklore from Eastern Europe, specifically Romania and Croatia. The first of two episodes dedicated to vampire folklores. This episode looks...
#31 - Curupira & Boto Encantos
Folklore from Brazil. The Protector of the Amazon Forest; Curupira, and Transforming Party-loving Dolphins from the Amazon River; Boto Encan...
#30 - Sedna & Qivittoq
Folklore from Greenland. The Goddess of the Sea; Sedna, and the exiled wandering spirit; Qivittoq. Contact at fiveminutefolklore@gmail.com w...
#29 - NyamiNyami
The episode is all about the snake spirit river God; NyamiNyami, who lives within the waters of the Zambezi river, that runs between the Afr...
#28 - La Befana
This festive episode of Five Minute Folklore takes a look at La Befana - the Christmas witch of Italy, who visits children to delivery gifts...
#27 - Fatma Al Samha & Fatoom: Daughter of Beggars
This episode features two stories; both longer than usual, from two different African countries - Sudan and Libya. The Sudanese story of Fat...
#26 - Vila
Slavic folklore originating in Serbia, but told over many European countries, Vila are nature spirits that are also fearsome warriors, and m...
#25 - Pasancana & El Familiar
This episode covers two different folklores from Argentina - The Legend of the Cactus; Pasancana, and The Devil's fearsome debt collector; E...
#24 - Banshee
Celtic folklore. On this Halloween episode, I decided to look at the most famous ghost of them all - The Banshee, an omen of death which ori...
#23 - Grootslang
Folklore from South Africa. Mistakenly created at the dawn of time by the Gods, the Grootslang is a cryptid that now lurks the rivers and ca...
#22 - Suur Tõll
Folklore from Estonia - The legend of Suur Tõll, otherwise known as Toell the Great, or Tyll the Giant, who defends his island of Saaremaa,...
#21 - Aldar Kose
This episode looks at the legendary trickster from the folklore of Kazakhstan - Aldar Kose. He is a hero of the lower classes who always com...
#20 - El Sombrerón
This episode is all about the guitar-playing, hair-braiding, sombrero-wearing, El Sombrerón, from Guatemalan folklore. His music can mesmeri...
#19 - Taniwha
Maori folklore from New Zealand on this episode - we take a look at the Taniwha, the protective, or dangerous, water-dragons. This episode e...
#18 - Eloko
This episode looks at Eloko - the grass-covered trolls which dwell within the rainforests of the Congo. A five-minute story, followed by a c...
#17 - Arash The Archer
This episode explores the heroic Iranian folklore character of Arash The Archer. He is a symbol of sacrifice and bravery in Persian culture,...
#16 - Tikbalang
Folklore from the Philippines. The Tikbalang is half-man, half-horse, and dwells within the forests to trick travellers into losing their wa...
#15 - La Llorona
Mexican folklore. La Llorona, or The Weeping Woman, has been told in many variations across generations. There are a few versions of the tal...