Sharon Carr, Folklore Twitcher & Story Spinnerさんのイラストまとめ

Toothache and the ague could be prevented or cured if the sufferer wore the fragments of a demolished gallows or gibbet where had hung many a felon, in a bag around their neck or next to their skin #FolkloreThursday

@loveisbrilliant Hi Patricia - there's one book I can certainly recommend on British Folklore - A Treasury of British Folklore by @DeeDeeChainey, published by the National Trust. Its a delightfully written book. Very well researched. My Daughter's Birthday present to me & much treasured too!

The belief was that if you had a sore or blister on your tongue then you were obviously telling lies. This a medical condition of the mouth and are referred to as "lie bumps" (Transient lingual papillitis) Appear as small red or white bumps on the tongue. #FolkloreThursday

The beginning of October .... nights drawing in ... preparation for the approach of Winter.....

The Bean Nighe (also k/as) the Washers at the Ford. A harbinger of death, she appears, dishevelled & distressed, washing blood-stained clothing in river waters, wailing & crying. Catch her eye though & she may be foretelling of your death! (Image-Energiaelca1) #FolkloreThursday

Wishing #FolkloreThursday a very Happy Birthday! May you all @DeeDeeChainey @WillowWinsham & all the other hosting folk, celebrate & feast! Here's to the next five years & beyond! 🎂🍾🍺🎇

"Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross,
To see a fine lady upon a white horse;
Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes,
And she shall have music wherever she goes"

WHO is the mysterious lady rider? Lady Godiva? Queen Elizabeth 1 or Celia Fiennes? #FolkloreThursday

The Roman God, Janus, is a contrary entity. He has a divided gaze that can see into the future as well as reflects back to the past. He is the God of beginnings & endings; in conflict - the transition of war into peace. Of Time as the past moves into the future #FolkloreThursday

“When the dew is on the grass,
Rain will never come to pass.
When grass is dry at morning light,
Look for rain before the night.”

#WeatherLore #FolkloreThursday