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“Walpurgis Night, when, according to the belief of millions of people, the devil was abroad - when the graves were opened and the dead came forth and walked. When all evil things of earth and air and water held revel."
~ Bram Stoker

#superstitionsat #Walpurgisnacht

In 1940's Texas, a girl attended her school dance, altho she'd been warned by her pastor not to go. She danced with a handsome man dressed in black. He spun her so fast, a cloud of dust formed around them. The girl disappeared in the dust & was never seen again

#FaustianFriday

The tradition of "counting crows" as a divination tool began in 17th c. Europe.

"One for sorrow
Two for mirth
Three for a wedding
Four for a birth
Five for rich
Six for poor
Seven for a witch
I can tell you no more."

#FolkloreSunday #birds #witch

#GothicSpring #Easter

According to Argentinian folklore, a 7th born son will turn into a #werewolf on the Friday after his 13th birthday. Curiously, there is also an Argentinian tradition in which the President adopts 7th born sons & daughters as his godchildren!

#GothicSpring #WerewolfWednesday

HC Andersen's Snow Queen held an evil magick over certain individuals, somehow incorporating the Devil's distorted mirror into their vision, and making them misjudge goodness and beauty.

#FairyTaleTuesday

In 'The Story of the Envious Man', a holy dervish is saved from death by #fairies who catch him when his enemy throws him in a well. The fairies then reveal a magic healing spell, which uses hairs from a #BlackCat.

#FairyTaleTuesday

Irish folklore tells of Stingy Jack, who never paid his own tab. One night the Devil offered to pay, in exchange for Jack's soul. Jack agreed, if the Devil would transform himself into a sixpence. Jack then put the coin in his pocket, thus trapping the Devil.

#FaustianFriday

“Though my soul may set in darkness,
it will rise in perfect light;
I have loved the stars too fondly
to be fearful of the night.”
— Sarah Williams

#FolkloreThursday #gothic

The goddess Cailleach is said to decide the coming of #spring. If she makes a bright, sunny day on Feb. 2, there will be six more weeks of winter. If she makes the day gray and sunless, there will be an early spring.

#WyrdWednesday