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Wearing the colour black was thought to honour the dead during mourning. However, in some cultures white is worn, & in others, red, which symbolizes blood. In Victorian times, during 'half-mourning', people could wear lilac, grey, or lavender.

#FolkloreThursday

At the Heights (1883) by Maximilian Pirner

#Art

The beautiful work of Thomas Gainsborough, whose death anniversary was this past Monday. I had the immense pleasure of seeing these in person not long ago, & their style and detail is breathtaking.

Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
The Hon. Mrs. Thomas Graham

Boudica was a Celtic queen who led an uprising against the invading Romans. Despite failing to prevent Roman rule, she is considered a folk hero. Her cause of death is unknown, but stories speculate possible illness or suicide by poisoning to avoid capture.

#FolkloreThursday

In Ireland, some believed that when people died, they went to fairyland. As such, fairies were thought to be just the departed dead instead of corporeal & magical tricksters, & fairy sightings could have just been ghost encounters.

#WyrdWednesday #GothicFairies

To summon the ghost of your true love, throw hemp seed over your shoulder in a graveyard & say:

'Hemp seed I sow,
Hemp seed I grow;
For my true love to come after and mow.'

But be careful whom you summon! You might just make them angry...

#FolkloreThursday

During the Witches' Sabbath, the devil appears as a half-man, half-goat figure.

The Knights Templar were accused of worshiping this figure, known as the Baphomet, in the 14th century, & it was thought to subsequently cause their being burned at the stake.

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The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter follows Peter & his siblings Flopsy, Mopsy, & Cottontail. Their mother warns them not to enter the vegetable garden of Mr. McGregor, but while his siblings listen, Peter disobeys to snack on some tasty vegetables.

#FairyTaleTuesday

Plutus is the Greek god of wealth. In Aristophanes' comedy, Zeus blinds Plutus so that when he distributes his wealth & treasures he will not be prejudiced. But when Plutus regains his sight, he can then determine who is worthy, & havoc ensues.

#MythologyMonday

A Midsummer Night's Dream by Gustave Doré c1870

#GothicFairies