Karen Sloanさんのイラストまとめ

A domestic #fairy is a helpful, good-natured rogue. Only revengeful if irritated, this elf a step lower than other fairies. They live with mortals. & desire our food, clothing, & a bowl of cream in the same spot every night, or else they get angry. 🧚‍♀️ #FairyTaleTuesday

Beautiful shore, with thy spreading strand,
Thy crystal water, and diamond sand;
Never would I have parted from thee,
But for the sake of my fair ladie.

‘Fairy Tales and Traditions of the South of Ireland.’ #Celtic #fairytales #Folklore

Curly locks! Curly locks! Wilt thou be mine?
Thou shalt not wash dishes nor yet feed the swine,
But sit on a cushion, and sew a fine seam,
And feast on strawberries, sugar, and cream.
#FolkloreThursday #NurseryRhyme #FolkSong

Four-leaf clovers 🍀 A universal symbol of good luck. An accepted belief that's as old as the hills.
#folklore #mythology #plantlore
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Flip through the pages of 'Flora's lexicon : an interpretation of the language and sentiment of flowers' (1840) 💐 including an outline of #botany & poetical introduction by Waterman, Catharine H. via @internetarchive #FloraFriday https://t.co/UOONXBctBJ

Irish #PatronSaint, Brigid of Kildare (451-525), may be a Christianized version of Celtic #goddess Brigit. Her Feast Day ( Lá Fhéile Bríde), is held on Feb. 1st, the same day as Imbolc, a Pagan festival marking the beginning of spring. #folklorethursday

Calendula, Elm trees, and glassblowing, #medieval style. From the Tractatus de Herbis, ca 1440. https://t.co/tzzRsHthib

To see 1 single crow in the morning at the start of a journey was unlucky, but seeing 2 crows together was considered a very happy omen for any traveller. "Two crows I see, Good luck to me." #folklorethursday

@RBReich Trees voting for the axe.

Owing to history's view of a woman's fickleness, the saying originated, "Happy is the wooing that is not long in doing"- Essentially, a potential partner shouldn't offer her the opportunity to change her mind. #ValentinesDay #FolkloreThursday