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STRAWBERRY MOON: 14 June marks June's full moon, the Strawberry moon, named after the ripened fruit. In Europe, this moon was also called the Rose Moon after the plants which flowered at this time.This will be the first supermoon of the year.
#SummerForGoths
Like all hobgoblins, he’s a shapeshifter, and also performs labours for humans, much like the brownie (https://t.co/7NiArDAlEG), a house spirit known for its helpfulness.
Cats and Valentine's Day lead to these delightful, if slightly mawkish, vintage cards. #FolkloreThursday
TEKE TEKE (Japan): Born from urban legend, the Teke Tele is typically a woman, cut in half due to a train accident, who drags herself along on her arms. If you're caught by her, you may be cursed to become one yourself. Beware: she's fast!
#31DaysOfHalloween #mythologymonday
WATER-ELF DISEASE: Of unknown origins, this caused nails to darken, eyes to water and an urge to look down. One remedy was to make a salve and repeat a 'galdor' (incantation) three times: https://t.co/kvnvWgYNQz (Image: 'Elves', A. Rackham)
#31DaysofHalloween #WyrdWednesday
THE LOUSE AND THE FLEA: A Grimm tale ('Household Tales' [1812]), a flea mourns the loss of his spouse, the louse. His grief causes inanimate objects to cry as well, until a spring overflows killing him. (Illus: Arthur Rackham, 1909) #InsectWeird #GothicBugs #FairyTaleTuesday
THE WILD SWANS (1838): Andersen's tale of a princess who saves her 11 brothers, transformed into swans, by making nettle shirts. As she gathers them from a graveyard, she stumbles across ghouls feeding on the dead. (Illus: K. McMorris, https://t.co/HmIyr9Pir2) #FairytaleTuesday