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"Some black cats are witches in disguise. Some witches are black cats in disguise."
Folklore of Wales, 1909

#Art: Maggie Vandewalle
#Caturday #Folklore

Welsh landscape painter Thomas Jones was born #OnThisDay in 1742.
His most famous work "The Bard" (1774) is based on Thomas Gray’s poem and depicts #Wales' final bard cursing Edward I's invaders before leaping into the "endless night"
#Art: National Museum Wales
#SaturdayThoughts

THE WALES WINDOW
"This stained glass window in Birmingham, Alabama is one of the first depictions of a black Christ in the deep South. It was donated by the people of #Wales and created by Welsh artist John Petts after a church bombing by the Ku Klux Klan killed 4 girls in 1963."

"Palm Sunday, called in Welsh Sul-y-Blodau, was celebrated in several ways in #Wales. In some parts all the graves in churchyards, cemeteries, and burial-places are decorated with flowers. But in rural places #Easter Day is celebrated in this way."

#PalmSunday #SundayThoughts

"It was formerly believed that the Fairies, for a little fun, carried men in mid air from place to place, and, having conveyed them to a strange neighbourhood, left them to return to their homes as best they could."
Welsh Folklore, 1887

Art: Alan Lee
#FolkloreThursday #Wales

Incredibly Detailed Illustrations of Giant Trees With Unruly Roots:
"Los Angeles-based artist Rachael Pease explores memories of rural landscapes through her intricate drawings. Each piece documents real trees she’s seen."
https://t.co/gOjtF1iiFY
#WednesdayWisdom #art

Is Christmas too tame for you?
Then celebrate the Roman pagan festival of Saturn, which starts today.
A "period of merrymaking, instead of working, Romans spent Saturnalia gambling, singing, feasting, socializing & giving gifts."

#Art T. Couture
#TuesdayThoughts #wintersolstice

Why Do So Many Medieval Manuscripts Depict Violent Rabbits?
"For some strange reason medieval artists loved painting violent rabbits on a murderous rampage."
https://t.co/czZEp4NATD

RIP Gahan Wilson:

Macabre Cartoonist, Dead at 89: “The world has lost a legend. One of the very best cartoonists to ever pick up a pen and paper has passed on. He went peacefully – surrounded by those who loved him.”
https://t.co/pby9UJOS5j

IT'S BEAVER MOON TIME!

The November Full Moon, also known as the Full Beaver Moon, will light up the sky this week, peaking at 1.34pm GMT today.

The derives from Native American folklore, who would set traps to collect furs before winter.

#BeaverMoon #TuesdayThoughts #FullMoon