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Rinkusteinar are two rocking stones located in the sea near Oyndarfjørður. According to the legend, they’re two pirate ships cursed by the local witch.
And so they will be floating there for all eternity…
Unable to moor.
Unable to leave.
#FolkloreThursday
According to an old Swedish belief, on Maundy Thursday those who born on Sunday can dig up treasures hidden by trolls. To stop you, trolls will be trying to make you laugh, but you should stay silent while digging.
#WyrdWednesday
“I like the word ‘decadent,’ all shimmering with purple and gold … it throws out the brilliance of flames and the gleam of precious stones”...
Paul Verlaine died #OTD in 1896.
Koliada and svyatki start today! ☃️
From Christmas Eve to the 19th of January the East Slavs used to sing songs, trick-or-treat and even practice folk magic.
#Gothic12Tide
#OTD
In olden days, the Sámi of the Kola Peninsula believed that all deers came back to life, so hunters respectfully covered bones of those killed in the hunt with their skins to make it happen.
#WyrdWednesday
Dressed up as monsters, the Slavs used to sing songs and go trick-or-treating with a star on a stick to celebrate Koliada. Originated in our pagan past, that festival was so loved that it became part of Christmas celebrations.
#FairyTaleTuesday
#GothicAdvent
#ijulemørket
Check you spelling, kids.
Or don’t 🎄😈
#GothicAdvent
There’s an Inuit tale about how the Great Father Raven hid the sun to punish people.His brother felt pity for us,so he turned into a leaf.The raven’s wife swallowed it and gave birth to a child,who asked to play with the sun,but instead returned it to the sky. #FolkloreThursday