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In Transylvania, the weather on a day you pick will predict your future. This is according to a myth of old lady Dochia who journeyed to take her sheep up in the mountains at first sight of spring. When she started her journey, she had nine coats on. 1/3

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There are often more toads around in Spring but if you're in Japan you should beware of ogama, giant toad created when toads reach 1000 years old. They live deep in the forests & the larger they grow, the more dangerous they become.

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In Japanese mythology, Uzume is the goddess of Spring, the dawn, revelry, happiness and the arts. It was her provocative dancing, and the laughter of onlookers, that lured the sun goddess Amaterasu from the cave where she was hiding after...

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Daffodils, harbingers of Spring and bearers of good cheer, symbolise truth, honesty, faith and forgiveness. It is said to be unlucky should you step on a daffodil. When giving daffodils, it is best to present them as a bouquet, never ever give a single daffodil.

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In medieval times people believed cuckoos brought Spring with them, a signal for farmers to sow barley to ensure a good crop. Regarded as omens of good fortune, a wish made upon hearing the call of the first cuckoo of Spring is said to come true.

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While primarily a patron of goldsmiths, St. Eloy is also associated with farriers. Legend says he was having trouble shoeing a particularly difficult horse, so he simply popped the horse's leg off, put on the shoe, and then reattached it.

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In Tennin are a type of divine spiritual being found in the Buddhist tradition. One type of Tennin appear as extraordinarily beautiful women known as Tennyo. They live in the Buddhist heaven and are servants of the emperor of heaven and...

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2022-03-12

In a tavern at the now 'Angel Yard' in Kendal, 1745, the apparition of an angel brandishing a sword appeared and saved a child from the marauding Jacobite army.


artist: unknown

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According to Otta F. Swire, in the there was a belief that the best remedy to cure leprosy was to make a pilgrimage to and spend several days in the city eating fish and shellfish from the estuary.

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2022-03-05

Having Bridesmaids in matching dresses comes from the superstition that a bride may be taken away by evil spirits/ scorned lovers on her wedding day. Having ten bridesmaids in similar attire would trick the ill-intended until the vows were over!
🖼️ Both Anonymous

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2022-02-26


The notion that breaking a mirror denotes 7 years bad luck goes back to Ancient Rome. When mirrors were regarded as magical instruments, the face reflected in the mirror was said to be the soul, and the body renewed itself every 7 years.
🎨Moritz Adler

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Birds used to be fortune tellers on Valentine’s Day. The first bird seen forecast a woman’s love. This bird soothsaying, ornithomancy, dated to antiquity. If a woman saw a robin she’d marry a sailor, a sparrow a poor but happy man, & a goldfinch meant wealth ❤️#SuperstitionSat

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In Chinese culture, there are also numbers that represent death like the number “4” and “7”. Therefore, couples might want to avoid having weddings on the 4th, 14th, 24th, 7th, 17th, and 27th.

🎨Boucher, Francois,1703–1770.
“The Chinese Wedding”, 1742.

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Ship’ s cats were believed to have miraculous powers that could protect ships from dangerous weather.

This may be rooted in reality. Cats are able to detect slight changes in the weather, as a result of their very sensitive inner ears.

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2022-02-05

To insure health & prosperity, one should always turn a coin in one's pocket on first seeing the new moon. 🌜💰

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2022-01-23


Dropping coins into bodies of water goes back to ancient times. It was a way to thank the gods for the gift of clean water and to request good health. In time this practice turned into the notion of a wishing well, as folk brought offerings with new petitions.

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2022-01-22

MARA An old English name for a DEMON that survives in the word NIGHTMARE🎨Iconic Gothic images of Nightmares from Henry Fuseli 1781 to Tartini's Dream by Louis Leopold Boilly 1824 & John-Pierre Simon's Perturbed Woman, 1764

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🍀🦇🍀Bats, being night creatures, were believed to bring bad luck, so this rhyme was said to charm them...
"Airy mouse, airy mouse, fly over my head
And you shall have a crust of bread
And when I brew and when I bake
You shall have a piece of my wedding cake."

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