Social media is killing the public’s knowledge of folklore and superstitions, the National Trust has claimed.
The organisation said that people are more interested in technology than mythology, warning that it will lead to many of the UK’s traditions dying out. It asked the public to share its love of folklore as Halloween approaches, in order to keep it alive for future generations.
Jessica Monaghan, the National Trust’s Head of Experiences and Programming, said tales of “white harts, mirrors, water spirits or magpies” help to bring the country together, and allow us “appreciate the layers of history and symbolism in the places we live now”.
However, Dee Dee Chainey, author of the National Trust’s A Treasury of British Folklore, said the internet was actually creating a new type of folklore.…
