Encountering fear and other emotions in narratives and research

On Sep 5-8, 2021, the 18th ISFNR congress was held in the beautiful city of Zagreb in Croatia. The title and theme of the congress was Encountering emotions in folk narrative and folklife. Due to Covidl9 restrictions the congress had been postponed for a year and went online. Our hosts and organizers where the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, who virtually connected us all with excellent planning, technical support and engaging and informative videos, all of which evoked a strong sense of connection from our homes around the world to Zagreb's landscape and lore.