Christmas – Urban Legends and Myths
Christmas History: Facts, Urban myths, folklore Urban Legends pertaining to the celebration of Christmas and the origins of seasonal holiday traditions.
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Urban Legends
Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia – The Crime Library
Yakuza (also known as gokudo), are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them boryokudan (‘violence group’), while the yakuza call themselves ‘ninkyo dantai’ (‘chivalrous organizations’). The yakuza are notorious for their strict codes of conduct and very organized nature. They are very prevalent in the Japanese media and operate internationally with an estimated 80,900 members in 2009, the last year for which an estimate is available
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The WTC Tragedy: Was It Prophesied? – Unexplained Mysteries
The WTC Tragedy: Was It Prophesied? Was the unspeakable horror of September 11 foretold by prophets and psychics? While the best-known names of prophecy seem to have failed, some eerily accurate visions and predictions have come from unexpected sources.
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YOGTZE-Fall: The Unsolved Murder Mystery of Günther Stoll
The YOGTZE-Fall (German for YOGTZE-case, also BAB-Rätsel, Autobahn-Riddle) refers to the death of unemployed German food engineer Günther Stoll, which occurred on 26 October 1984. It is one of the most mysterious unsolved cases in German criminal history.
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The Zach Bowen and Addie Hall Voodoo Murder/Suicide – Unexplained Mysteries
On October 17, 2006, New Orleans police respond to a 9-1-1 call from the Omni Hotel – someone has fallen to their death. They arrive to find a young man’s body with a note that says: ‘This is not an accident. I had to take my own life to pay for the one I took.
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Zana – Wild Neanderthal Ape Woman
In the mid-eighteenth century, hunters in the Ochamchir region of Georgia (a Province of Russia on the edge of the Black sea) captured a wild woman who had ape-like features, a massive bosom, thick arms, legs, and fingers, and was covered with hair.
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Unsolved Mysteries of Zone of Silence
It is a place which gobbles up radio and TV signals, and which has of late been associated with the UFO phenomenon. La Zona Del Silencio, or the Zone of Silence, is a patch of desert near the Bolson de Mapimi in Mexico, in a place known as the Trino Vertex. The first incident here occurred in the 1930s when a pilot by the name of Francisco Sarabia was flying over the area and claimed his instruments went wild and his radio stopped working.
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Zanfretta’s Alien Abduction – Extraterrestrial Life & The UFO Phenomenon
Fortunato Zanfrettas abduction story has become one of the most famous urban legends in Italy over the last few decades.Zanfretta has probably given more details about his alien abduction than any other person in history; his detailed accounts may cause even the most vehement skeptic to pause for thought
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Japanese Urban Legends – Shirokiya Department Store Deaths
In December 1932, the Shirokiya Department Store in Tokyo went up in flames. The fire tragically claimed the lives of 14 people. But the blaze is best remembered for the bizarre urban legend that surrounds the tragedy.
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OGOPOGO, The Canadian Lake Monster – Unexplained Mysteries
In Canadian folklore, Ogopogo or Naitaka is a lake monster reported to live in Okanagan Lake, in British Columbia, Canada. Ogopogo has been allegedly seen by First Nations people since the 19th century.
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‘White Lady’ spooks park visitors / ‘Ghost’ Video in Pub – Unexplained Mysteries
A tree in Durand-Eastman Park sports a ghostly visage thanks to the destructive effects of Mother Nature. The eerie human-like form however is particular fitting as the park has long been home to a ‘White Lady’ or ‘Lady of the Lake’ legend dating all the way back to the 19th century.
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