Headless Horseman & Ogopogo

Sinister Sisters

This week, it's two folktales - one if by land, one if by sea!
First up, Felicia goes in between the pages of the classic folktale of Sleepy Hollow! From “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” - the original 1820 short story by Washington Irving featuring the famous Ichabod Crane & the Headless Horseman with his flaming jack-o'-lantern - deeper to the mythical Headless Horseman's origins and roots in Irish and Scottish folklore, as well as the English tale Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. And of course no conversation about Sleepy Hollow would be complete without touching on Tim Burton’s 1999 film Sleepy Hollow along with Disney's 1949 animated short “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.” 🎃
Next, from New York all the way up North, Lauren takes us to Canada to explore the Ogopogo - a mythological lake monster rumored to inhabit Okanagan Lake in British Columbia (similar to Scotland’s Loch Ness Monster). Its history begins all the way back in in First Nations folklore where they referred to it as “The Naitaka.” Oral traditions kept the sea monster popular until Canadian author and pioneer Susan Allison's 1872 sighting, which was the first detailed Ogopogo account from a white settler. There have been many sightings of the serpentine creature since then…but have any of them been substantiated? Listen to hear more about the creature and people who tried to capture it on camera to provide proof of its existence! 🐉
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