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 ==== Lady Midday ====
-Lady Midday, noonwraith according to Slavic beliefs, is a malicious and murderous demon hunted in summer by those who were carelessly present in the field at noon. They killed or maimed their victims, strangled harvesters sleeping in the field, and kidnapped children playing at the edge of the field. [([[https://historycollection.com/16-times-the-witcher-borrowed-from-real-world-mythology/4/|History Collection]])]
+Lady Midday (noonwraith according to Slavic beliefs) is a malicious and murderous demon that hunted those who were carelessly present in the field at noon. They killed or maimed their victims, strangled harvesters sleeping in the field and kidnapped children playing at the edge of the field. [([[https://historycollection.com/16-times-the-witcher-borrowed-from-real-world-mythology/4/|History Collection]])]
 ==== Kobolds ====
-The kobold is a character from German folklore, now often found in fantasy literature and role-playing games. Old German miners believed that kobolds surreptitiously exchanged silver for nickel, cobalt, and tungsten, which were then considered useless. This is where the name cobalt comes from. [([[https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/nature-and-dangers-legendary-kobold-002121|Ancient Origins]])]
+The kobold is a character from German folklore, now often found in fantasy literature and role-playing games. Old German miners believed that kobolds surreptitiously exchanged silver for nickel, cobalt and tungsten, which were then considered useless. This is where the name cobalt comes from. [([[https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/nature-and-dangers-legendary-kobold-002121|Ancient Origins]])]
 ==== Unveiling and capping ceremony ====
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 ==== Paul Bunyan ====
-Paul Bunyan legendary lumberjack is a significant figure in American folklore. He is most often depicted as a giant, dressed in a checkered flannel shirt and clumsy boots, holding a double-bladed axe. He is also often depicted in the company of a blue ox named Babe. Since the end of the 19th century, Paul Bunyan has appeared in various literary, musical, theatrical works and in advertisements. [([[https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-paulbunyan/|Legends of America]])]
+Paul Bunyan, a legendary lumberjack, is a significant figure in American folklore. He is most often depicted as a giant, dressed in a checkered flannel shirt and clumsy boots, holding a double-bladed ax. He is also often depicted in the company of a blue ox named Babe. Since the end of the 19th century, Paul Bunyan has appeared in various literary, musical and theatrical works and in advertisements. [([[https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-paulbunyan/|Legends of America]])]
 ==== Bakeneko ====
-Bakeneko is a cat present in Japanese folklore with supernatural abilities, able to change its form. A domestic cat can become a bakeneko in many ways: it can reach a certain age, be bred for a certain number of years, grow to a certain size, or be allowed to carry a long tail. A bakeneko will haunt any farmyard it is kept in, changing its shape to that of a human, even devouring its mistress to take her place. [([[https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2020/09/10/supernatural-cats-japan-history-folklore/viewings/glimpses/|Zocalo Public Square]])]
+Bakeneko is a cat present in Japanese folklore with supernatural abilities, able to change its form. A domestic cat can become a bakeneko in many ways: It can reach a certain age, be bred for a certain number of years, grow to a certain size or be allowed to carry a long tail. A bakeneko will haunt any farmyard it is kept in, changing its shape to that of a human, even devouring its mistress to take her place. [([[https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2020/09/10/supernatural-cats-japan-history-folklore/viewings/glimpses/|Zocalo Public Square]])]
+{{tag>culture history myths}}

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