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#FolkloreThursday
Many Mayday traditions have their roots in Celtic celebrations for #Beltane - the true start of Summer - symbolised by the battle for dominance between the Holly Green Man (Winter) & the Oak Green Man (Summer) - hence #JackInTheGreen #MorrisDancers & #Bonfires

A little tribute to the #BardOfAvon on what would have been his birthday ..... from the equally great poet #SpikeMilligan -

"Said Ha,let to Ophelia
I'll draw a sketch of thee.
What kind of pencil shall I use?
2B or not 2B?"

#ShakespearesBirthday

#WorldAutismAwarenessDay

#FolkloreThursday

Tread on #StJohnsWort after sunset & that night you will be swept up by a magical horse and raced across the skies until dawn .... when you will be deposited back in bed exhausted after a sleepless night 😃🐎

(Boy on a White Horse - #TheodorKittelsen)

#FolkloreThursday
The #Hob (similar to the rural #Goblins, Scottish #Brownies & Whitby area #Boggles) are creatures who take up residence in your home. Often mischievous, the only way to get them to leave is to give them a new set of clothes 😀😀

#MythologyMonday
Hero of #Arthurian legends, #Cei (aka Cai or Kai) had many "supernatural" powers, including the ability to heal extremely quickly when injured. A skilled craftsman, his sword (which he made himself) inflicted incurable wounds.
#Mabinogion #ArthurianLiterature

#FolkloreThursday
The huge #Ash Tree #Yggdrasil was the centre of the #Norse nine worlds which were held together by its branches & roots - a #dragon #Nidhogg & an eagle live in its roots & branches & a squirrel #Ratatoskr carries messages between them.
(image #SolHrafnsdottir)

#MythologyMonday
After a devastatingly cold Winter #Rainbow #Crow sacrificed his plumage & gentle voice to collect a burning branch from the Great Sky Spirit, to save other animals. His feathers were charred black & his voice turned harsh & hoarse.
#Lenape (#NativeAmerican)

#ShakespeareSunday

"Now, God be praised, that to believing souls
Gives light in darkness, comfort in despair!"

#HenryVI
#DavidPenfound #MoonGoddess

#Caturday