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In his novel, Finnegans Wake, James Joyce never ends the book. Instead, he uses the last line from the beginning line of the first chapter broken in the middle to create a never-ending narrative loop. (insert strong opinion about Finnegans Wake here)
#WyrdWednesday✨
The Shortest Day✨
This joyful picture book of Susan Cooper’s Christmas Revel poem is a fusion of medieval and modern music and beautifully illustrated with Bruegel inspired landscapes by Carson Ellis.
#wintersolstice❄️
In Wales there is a wassailing folk custom using a macabre hobby horse called the Mari Lwyd. The festive horse skeleton travels door-to-door and challenges people to “pwnco” a rhyming battle of wits.
#WyrdWednesday ✨ #GothicAdvent 🎄#YuleFolklore
Skaði is the Norse goddess of winter. This fierce jötunn is associated with bowhunting, skiing, mountains and snowshoes. #FolkloreThursday✨
✍️Skadi by Amelia Royce Leonards
Skade (1893) by Carl von Saltza❄️