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Adrian Bott
Cavalorn
While much western esotericism stubbornly insists that the sun is male, some British folksong tradition casts her as female: see The Watersons' Country Life, 'I like to rise when the
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Dr Craig Buchanan
CraigBuchananWA
Scotland has a long tradition of healing wells, with 600+ water sources once deemed to have curative powers. Some date back to the druids, while others were adopted by Christians
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Louvain Rees 🦴💀
hellohistoria
THREAD: The Mari Lwyd! The Mari Lwyd consisted of a horse's skull which had been buried in fresh lime for a year. In some cases, a wooden block was used
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Irish History Bitesize!
lorraineelizab6
The earliest leprechaun story is medieval (Adventure of Fergus son of Léti): Fergus mac Léti King of Ulster falls asleep on beach & is dragged into the sea by 3
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Irish History Bitesize!
lorraineelizab6
There were 3 Irish sisters: Ériu, Banbha & Fódla. According to 8th C manuscript now lost, they were some of 1st 'people' to set foot in #Ireland before flood! Each
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oldeuropeanculture
serbiaireland
Thread: Out to kill the wren. Kerry, Ireland, St Stephen's day... https://oldeuropeanculture.blogspot.com/2016/12/wren-or-wran.html #FolkloreThursday Why would anyone want to kill a wren, the tinies bird you can find in Europe? The
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Adrian Bott
Cavalorn
Witches' potions were believed to contain all sorts of disgusting ingredients. A recent trend has attempted to reinterpret these as 'secret names for herbs', an assertion for which there is
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Camellia Tea Ceremony
camelliakyoto
THE WIZARD'S GRAVEFor #FolkloreThursday I have talked a lot about one of my favourite figures, Abe-no-Seimei (安倍晴明). Known by some as the 'Merlin of Japan', Seimei was Japan's greatest 'diviner'.His
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Aleksei I. Valentín: MA², MFA, PhD (ABD) ✡️♿🏳️🌈
ai_valentin
I wrote a lot of papers on this at my Very Catholic PhD, and the idea a kami that protects aborted fetuses and guides them safely to a new incarnation
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Mark Rees
reviewwales
CHRISTMAS IN WALES: A THREAD "One of the most curious customs which was once in vogue about Christmas time was the procession known as Mari Lwyd, a man wearing
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Fortunes for Fun
FortunesForFun
Welcome to my #AdventCalendar of my most favourite interpretations of the #Tarot, starting with - Door number 1 - the Magician by Mina Mond #AdventCalendar for today is the High
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Daniel Pietersen
pietersender
For @FolkloreThurs and their day of #villains in #myth and #folklore , here’s a thread on everyone’s favourite Norse trickster.Ratatoskr the squirrel!#FolkloreThursday #squirrel #norse #myth #LokiWho Ratatoskr, or drill-tooth, lives
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Folk Horror Magpie
folkhorrormagpi
Illustration of a caul by Cornelius Gemma, 16th Century. Image @WellcomeCollectionCW: Second image in this thread is a modern photograph of a newborn with a caul in a medical setting
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Dr Tess Machling 💙
Tess_Machling
#Archaeology31 #FolkloreThursdayHmmmm. Today's theme is a bit tricky.Not only is it not Thursday (...or is it? It's 2021, so I have no idea!), but I also don't have any torc
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Dr. Holly Walters (a.k.a Left Field Notes)
Manigarm
The news has my blood pressure up this morning, but there's nothing like a good #FolkloreThursday Shaligram thread for a moment's respite!Here today, then, is the Madhusudana Shaligram! Madhusudana is
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Camellia Tea Ceremony
camelliakyoto
THE ROCKS THAT SING, WAIL & WALKRocks, whether worshipped as the dwelling place of gods, as mystical objects in their own right, or used as garden decoration, were highly valued
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