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A day of #hauntedhappening

In Cumbrian dialect, a 'bargest' is a frightening spirit foretelling death. It generally appears in the form of a large black dog. A strike from bargest's paw leaves a wound that never heals.
https://t.co/dR79xhRH82
#ghoststories #Cumbria

Wishing everyone a blessed Lammas /|\

Lammas or Lughnasadh, marks the beginning of fall, the noticeable descent of the Sun into the darkness of winter. Thoughts of transformation, death and rebirth are also part of Lughnasadh.
#Lammas #culture #druidry

The 'Child Ballads' are a collection of 305 ballads collated in 19th century by Francis James Child, published in 10 volumes 1882 - 1898 as The English and Scottish Popular Ballads
#folklore #storytelling

"The Twa Corbies", an Arthur Rackham illustration of Child Ballad 2

“Never name it [the boggart]” the old man repeated."

An article on Boggart #folklore from #Cumbria, #Lancashire, and #Northumbria
Link: https://t.co/soqr4WrM1l
#ghosts #ghoststories #storytelling

“derived from a circumstance which happened about 200 years ago, almost too ridiculous to be credited… an ancient possessor being said to have slain a noxious, cockatrice"
Slain by John Tallentire will a rowan branch.

https://t.co/dR79xhRH82 #mythologymonday #folklore #cumbria

#FolkloreThursday theme of #heroes - two Cumbrian #giants called Tarquin & Isir lived on a diet of human flesh. A practice which lost its appeal when Sir Lancelot slew Tarquin in battle https://t.co/dR79xhRH82 #folklore #Cumbria

The 'Beast of Cumbria' is part of the Big Cat phenomena that has increasingly become accepted amongst the British public. Large, predatory cats that can breed successfully in our countryside.
One of the most recent sightings, a 'big black cat' in Whitehaven.
#folklore #Cumbria

#FolkloreThursday, theme of immortality, well almost! George Hodgson of Dent died 1715 aged 94. His longevity & long canine teeth sparked rumours of Hodgson being a vampire. His grave lies in the church porch with a stake through it's heart. #folklore #vampires #Cumbria

In Cumbrian #dialect, 'twitchbell' is an earwig.

In #folklore, earwigs crawl into people's ears, burrow into your brain, lay their eggs, and hatch out a new brood of ear wigglers to drive you hopelessly insane.
https://t.co/EHPRqSBD5q
#WordOfTheDay #insects #Cumbria

"Switch granny switch": fell hounds chased a hare to a house, one of the hounds nipped the hare's back leg as it lept through an open window. Hunters arrived to discover an old lady with a bloodied ankle sitting by the fire. She was known locally as a #witch.
#folklore #Cumbria