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Sorcerer’s Herb (Ground-ivy or Mugwort, depending on locality) gathered on Midsummer was believed to dry-up cows' milk when thrown over grazing land before sunrise but small bags were also placed under house roofs to attract misfortune to people and their animals. #FaustianFriday

In Brittany, storms were attributed to Dud-a-Vor (Sea Men); little demons who roused storms and seen dancing on rocks before the most violent winds. Legends tell of other storm casters - Tud-Gommon (Seaweed Men); small beings clothed in kelp who walked on waves. #FairyTaleTuesday

Huelgoat forest contains a fairy pool where once a year, at the summer solstice, fairies congregate to judge those of them who have acted spitefully to humanity. Those found guilty are condemned to stay at the bottom of the water until the next summer solstice. #FolkloreSunday

To meet the Devil here, one placed a frog, caught under a full moon, in an anthill. It was then necessary to go to a crossroads where five roads met and, during the midnight bell, to invoke him. The Devil was then said to appear on one of the five roads. #SuperstitionSat

In western Brittany, the begou-noz (night mouths) were said to be little flames of light that repeated, at night, the words that they heard spoken on the wind. #FaustianFriday

In Brittany, Houseleek was thought to wilt in the presence of a witch. Protection against the demon known as the Bugul Noz was thought assured by a cross of Rosehip. Gorse flower protected against the malice of the korrigans; Elderberry against all witchcraft. #FolkloreThursday

In Brittany, garlic was once said to cure toothache if crushed and introduced into the ear. It was also used against intestinal worms and croup. That cooked in the bonfires of Midsummer was said to be a most effective treatment against fevers. #MythologyMonday

The Nicole are water spirits on Brittany’s north coast; fairly benign but mischievous, they tangle fishing nets and loosen anchor cables.
Conversely, the south coast was once noted for a most malevolent mermaid who crushed children against rocks for mere sport. #FairyTaleTuesday

It was once said in Brittany that if a girl cooked an oak apple in the waters of a fountain whose source watered a cemetery, she would be imbued with the ancient wisdom of the fairies of old. #SuperstitionSat