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'The Bower Meadow' - Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1872.
#preraphaelite #art

In East Asia, New Year festival celebrations are closely linked with food with many customs dictating what foods should and should not be eaten to ensure an auspicious start to the year ahead.
#FolkloreThursday #ukiyoe #art
Image: 'Bowl of New Year Food' - Teisai Hokuba
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Memory is an important component of storytelling. In Greek mythology, Mnemosyne was the titan goddess of memory and mother of the nine muses, fathered by Zeus. It is from her name we get the word mnemonic, which is a memory aid.
#FolkloreThursday #storytelling

Some #ukiyoe oddness for #WyrdWednesday this week.
'Athletic Contests of Turtles' - Harada Keigaku. 🐢

Momotaro is a hero of Japanese folklore. He was found by a childless couple, inside a peach, floating down a river. He grew up and embarked on a quest, defeating a band of demons with the help of a talking dog, a monkey and a pheasant.
#FolkloreThursday
Image: Wikipedia commons.

In China there are 4 celestial animals that represent/guard the 4 directions. They are: red phoenix of the south, azure dragon of the east, black tortoise of the north & white tiger of the west. Today they are most commonly used in #FengShui.
#FolkloreThursday
Art:Chinese Tarot

'Rabbit' - Ogata Gekko, va. 1910s. 🐇
#ukiyoe #rabbit #HappyEaster

Today's Studio Ghibli film is the extraordinary Spirited Away. The train scene is my favourite scene in a movie ever, and the whole film is pure magic!
#movies #StudioGhibli #anime #magic

Long associated with childbirth, the stork is a fertility symbol that is also linked to birth & springtime. The tale of storks delivering newborn babies to their mothers is told to children throughout North America & Europe.
#FolkloreThursday
Vintage illustration, source unknown.

The poor rabbit was begging for help. All the brothers were cruel, and told the rabbit to bathe in salt water, which of course left him in more pain. The youngest brother, Okuninushi, was gentle-hearted and helped the rabbit by suggesting a soothing balm to relieve his pain.
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