- Folklore and Superstition It is very difficult to tell where folklore ends and superstition begins. What is considered by some to be hard earned wisdom or knowledge may be worthless whimsy to another. So, rather than try to sort out which of these have bases in fact, and which in fancy, I've listed them together. My apologies to those who wish to know which is which. Your judgment is probably as ...www.shades-of-night.com/aviary/folklore.html