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Today is #ComicBookDay, which is all the excuse I need to repost this pic of Pixie, and one of the few characters from #Wales in the Marvel Universe.
One of the X-Men, Megan Gwynn hails from the town of Abergylid. Here she is celebrating her native #folklore with the Mari Lwyd!

"The fairies from the enchanted islands regularly attended markets at Milford Haven and Laugharne. They made their purchases without speaking, laid down their money and departed. Sometimes they were invisible, but were often seen."
British Goblins, 1880

#FolkloreThursday #Wales

Welsh artist Gwen John was born in Haverfordwest #OnThisDay in 1876.

She loved to paint cats, which is perfect for #Caturday!

Her brother Augustus John predicted that: "In 50 years' time I will be known as the brother of Gwen John" - he could be right.

#Art: Tate.

#OTD #Wales

Welsh landscape painter Sir Kyffin Williams - the "defining artist of Wales during the 20th century" - was born in Llangefni, Anglesey #OnThisDay in 1918.

#Art: Way to the Cottages, The Gathering (Glyder Fach) and Bryn Cader Faner (National Library of Wales).

#wales #cymru #otd

"The waters of Marcross Well were of medicinal efficacy, especially eye affections. An old rhyme runs thus:

For the itch, the stitch, rheumatic, and the gout,
If the devil isn't in you, this well will take it out."

-#Folklore of #Wales, 1909

#FolkloreThursday #WorldPoetryDay

"The Ceffyl-dŵr, or water-horse of #Wales, was a beautiful but small creature who, after tempting the unwary traveller to mount him, soared over river and mountain, then suddenly melted into thin air and threw his rider to destruction."
-Folklore of Wales (1909)
#FolkloreThursday

It's nearly time for the Super Blood Wolf Moon, the last total lunar eclipse until 2021!
According to #folklore, it "occurs at a time when wolves howl at the moon outside villages."
The best time to see it in the UK is 5.15am on Mon Jan 21.
#SuperBloodWolfMoon #SuperWolfBloodMoon

Happy Krampusnacht!
Tonight's the night when St Nicholas travels the streets of Europe to reward the good, while the "Christmas devil" Krampus punishes the wicked.
If you've been naughty this year, you can try to appease him with schnapps!
#Krampusnacht #krampus
#WednesdayWisdom

When it comes to folklore on-stage, they don't come much more rooted in traditional folk tales and legend than the operas of Richard Wagner.
Arthur Rackham perfectly captured the magic of the Ring Cycle (Der Ring des Nibelungen) in this series of illustrations.

#FolkloreThursday

"In Wales, the cat was thought to be a capital weather glass. If she faced the fire, it was a sign of frost or snow; if she became frisky, bad weather was near. If she washed her face, strangers might be expected; if she washed her face and ears, rain was sure."
#NationalCatDay