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In #Celtic Folklore, necklaces made from Peony seeds were placed around the necks of children when they slept to protect them from being kidnapped by #fairies.
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The #storyteller Aesop wrote fables using animals to tell moral tales in ancient Greece. These stories often solved problems or highlighted human failings such as 'The Boy who Cried Wolf' and 'The Tortoise and the hare'.
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Epona, is the #Celtic Mare goddess in the nursery rhyme 'Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross.’ Known as Rhiannon, she represents the rebirth of light. Is in #FleetwoodMac song “Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night and Wouldn't you love to love her?” #FolkloreThursday
If you enter woods where #fairy rings grow beware! You will be gate crashing their party. #Fairies will chant a spell and draw you into the #magic circle to dance with them, but if you step on their toes you will turn to stone.
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Cailleach – the dark mother is a #Celtic goddess of winter, appearing as an old one-eyed hag with a magical hammer. She creates mountains, brings storms, and protects wild animals such as deer and wolves.
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#Celtic water spirit the Kelpie, haunts rivers and lakes. Appearing as a horse with a wet mane, it lures people to ride on its back where they stick to it’s adhesive skin. The kelpie dives into the water drowns them then eats them.
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