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The Crab Apple is the most ancient of English trees. According to lore if you throw its pips into the fire while chanting the name of your beloved, they will explode if your love is true & lasting. #FairyTaleTuesday #ValentinesDay #valentines Image: Cicely Mary Barker

“When my love swears that she is made of truth...” Sonnet 138
#ShakespeareSunday

Rainbow goddess Iris conveyed water to Olympus from the River Styx whenever the Greek gods took solemn oaths. If they lied the water would make them sleep for a year.

Image: Arthur Rackham

The #Wassail Queen on Old Twelfth Night (17 Jan) was often a child. She would knock on the trunk of the oldest tree in the orchard & ask the fertility spirit within, known as the Apple Tree Man, “to awake”. She then placed cider-soaked bread in its branches. #FaustianFriday

#Bees symbolise wealth attained through hard work. They belong to Hera, Mother Goddess of the #moon, & are therefore linked to the sign of Cancer, also known for its love of hard work. #Honey is the ambrosia of the Goddess, & symbolises richness & abundance. #FolkloreThursday

In Celtic lore the primrose belongs to the fey. Primroses on your doorstep invite faery blessings, but if you find a clump of primroses in a wood be warned - it is said to be the entrance to the faery realms from which you may never return. #FairyTaleTuesday Img: Cicely Barker

The #snowdrop is one of the birth flowers of January. Blooming through the frozen earth early in the new year, it is a symbol of rebirth, renewal & hope, as its arrival in the depths of winter means other flowers will soon follow. #FolkloreThursday Image: Cicely Mary Barker.

Winter Aconite belongs to the buttercup family. In Essex it is known as “New Year’s Gift” as it often blooms in early January. Ruled by the planet Mercury, the little yellow flower is a symbol of joy, hope & optimism in the depths of winter. #FairyTaleTuesday Img: Cicely Barker

#Christmas #illustrations from Margaret Tarrant, 1930s. #FolkloreThursday

The #Yule Goat by #Swedish #artist John Bauer, (1917 & 1912). An integral #Yule figure in Scandinavian mythology, possibly linked to Thor & loved by children, the Yule goat is often involved with gift giving on #ChristmasEve & pulls the Santa-like Tomte’s sleigh. #FaustianFriday

The first edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit was published privately on 16th Dec 1901, when #BeatrixPotter had 250 copies printed as #Christmas gifts for her family & friends. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was given a copy for his children. #FolkloreThursday #Illustration