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Grandville was a French caricaturist with an eye for the unnatural & absurd. The Flowers Personified (1847) shows a fantasy world peopled by humanised flowers. His disturbing images are recognised as an inspiration to the surrealist movement.

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January 25th is Saint Dwynwens day . The Patron Saint of Lovers in Wales . Born in the fifth Century Dwynwen was a Princess and a Healer . Her amazing tale is here
. The Tale of Santess Dwynwen. https://t.co/ZEZNBSPze6

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Costumes of the Commedia d'Arte of Naples (secondary characters). Nobody really knows the origin of the characters, and it could be very ancient.

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2021-01-21

As today is the feast day of St Agnes, patron saint of young girls , how apt to invoke her today. After all her symbols are a lamb and the In Christianity, the palm branch is associated with Jesus' Triumphal Entry on Palm Sunday. 🌿

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In Greek myth, Gemini represents Castor and Pollux. They shared a mother, but only Pollux was the son of Zeus. They became the patron saints of sailors, apparently able to avert a shipwreck. More air signs -> https://t.co/itBouu8yTW

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In England children are warned never to bring dandelions into the house because if you do they will cause you to wet the bed. As if in confirmation of their urine-inducing powers in France they are known as pis-en-lit which translates as 'wet the bed'!

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Yarrow is named for Achilles used it to heal his soldiers on the battlefield. It’s been used for centuries to slow & stop blood flow. A sprig of Rue & some Yarrow off a grave sprinkled with a few drops of Amber oil can promote dreams of your future destiny.

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Good morning! here to start today's plant and flower themed (Image: Eleanor Vere Boyle, via wikimedia commons)

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2021-01-21

In Brazil, we have a saying that goes "Deus ajuda quem cedo madruga" (God helps those who wake up early"), as the hard work will be rightfully rewarded.

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2021-01-15

The Queen on Old Twelfth Night, 17th 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.

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2021-01-15

The theme of today's is work.

Scandinavian folklore has quite a few beings that have been known to help farmers, lumberjacks, hunters and others out during their often arduous and solitary work, but the most beloved is probably the tomte, who look after farms.

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2021-01-15

This is trasgu. Not goblin, orc or elf; he is Celtic, maybe cousin of leprechaun. Trasgu lives in forests north west of the Iberian Peninsula. He steals, hides & moves things in your home. If you move house, he follows you. Treat him well & he won't prank you.

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2021-01-14

"The Lion's Share" is a folktale where a jackal, a fox, and a wolf go hunting with a lion, but when it comes to split up their hunt the lion claims the whole thing for himself.

The moral here is "Partnership with the mighty is never trustworthy"

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The Fenodree is a Manx Faerie of the brownie type. Known for being a skillful mower, he carries out a variety of tasks. Naked and covered with hair, he was originally a fair courtier cursed with ugliness and hard labor for bad behavior at court.

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In many tales, the hero has to do various sorting tasks. In 'Vasalisa the Wise', she needs to pick poppy seeds from the dirt as a way to connect to her instinctual self & learn what it is she really wants, to tell real from fake, nourishment from deprivation.

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For the rural poor coffins were made by the local carpenter. They often worked over night to ensure the coffin was ready for the morning. In the fens it was unlucky to be make a coffin at night as it was said to disturb the souls at rest in the churchyard.

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🔥⚒️🔥Blacksmiths were believed to wield a powerful magic rooted in their work with fire, iron and horses. An ancient hymn known as 'St Patrick's Breastplate' summons divine protection against "spells of Women, Smiths and Druids".

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The Tailor of Gloucester by was based on a true incident
A tailor named Pritchard, making a suit for the new mayor, returned to his shop to find the suit finished save for one buttonhole. He encouraged the belief that it was fairy-work. Potter

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Thanks to you all for a brilliant start to today's
This is signing off now, but we'll be back in just 60 mins with the epic !
(Image: 19th century engraving of Homunculus from Goethe's Faust part II. I'd like this job...)

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