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#MythologyMonday One of saddest myths is La Llorona-the weeping woman. It tells of a mother who drowns her children after seeing her husband with another woman. Full of regret, she drowns herself but is unable to enter the afterlife, left to mourn & haunt rivers as a ghost.
#FairyTaleTuesday In the nordic 'Saga of the Volsungs', a questing father & son discover magic wolf-skins that turn them into savage wolves for 10 days. After the father wounds his son, a raven provides a leaf with healing powers. The men burn the magic wolf-skins afterwards.
#FairyTaleTuesday ‘The Red Tree’ by Shaun Tan is a beautiful, tender, picture-book that explores depression and loneliness though incredible imagery. The motif of a red Autumn leaf is used throughout as a glimmer of hope. It’s there even when you can’t quite see it. #arttherapy
Avalon, Isle of Apples, is the legendary island where the sword Excalibur was forged and King Arthur was laid to rest. Its name comes from belief that on this Isle, fruit and grain grew itself - no need for a farmer's plough or cultivation. #FolkloreThursday #storytelling