Pigs in Folklore: From Piggy Banks to Spectral Sows

Pigs appear in folklore in somewhat unusual ways. Sometimes, they choose the location where a church should be built. Or they appear as phantoms, haunting misty moorland. Sailors or fishermen considered pigs unlucky, and wouldn’t even say ‘pig’ at sea. If they met a pig on their way to the boat, they would postpone sailing. […]

The post Pigs in Folklore: From Piggy Banks to Spectral Sows appeared first on Icy Sedgwick.