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In kamikiri mushi are a type of magical insect with razor-sharp hands & beak. They sneak into homes & cut off people's hair, often while they're sleeping. Some believe that kamikiri attacks are to prevent people unknowingly marrying a yokai.

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In medieval times ladybirds were symbols of good luck and protection, as they ate the aphids destroying the farmers’ crops. In English folklore, a ladybird landing on your hand means you will be married within the year.
🎨Blanche Fisher Wright

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Halloween traditions feed off superstition.
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The final of my new Scary Stories series! Prints coming soon!

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In Ancient Mayan legends the Hummingbird was made from other bird's feathers. The Hummingbird was celebrated by all for its beauty, magic & wit.

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In Warwickshire, gold finches were k/as "proud tailors" as it was said that the souls of tailors who sang while they worked, had settled in these colourful little birds.

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While ominous lore surrounds ravens, in Greek myth they were seen as prophetic & tied to Apollo, the god of prophecy. Apollo adored & used them as his messengers, gallant spies, & avian assistants who could see what was happening in his world 🖤

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In both China and Japan the goose is linked with the moon. It was common for the family of a bride to give a goose as a gift to the groom.

🎨'White-fronted Goose - Ohara Koson.

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In Wales it was believed that a child born on the day the first cuckoo call of the season is heard will be lucky for their whole life.

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Scholars pondered the witches' ability to Metamorphosis, but concluded them to be diabolical illusions. The peasants ignored this, there were several testimonies in🇸🇪Dalarna that a bird flew out of a witch's mouth in the moment of death (older Scandinavian belief)#SuperstitionSat

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Traditionally sailors considered a flying albatross to be a sign of good luck. Killing an albatross was said to be extremely unlucky. In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner the death of the albatross brought terrible bad luck, including a lack of drinking water.

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I FINALLY MADE AN OC she’s an unlucky black cat who believes in all the superstitions and is really good a making curses

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"... and a star to steer her by" (John Masefield)

A more recent sailors' superstition has it that a tattoo of a compass rose or the North Star helps to guide you safe an sound back home again

🎨 Aivazovsky (1849)

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"I really wanted to give you a sneak peek. The bad luck thing is a human superstition anyway, so... what do you think?"

My darling gifted me this sentimental artwork as an early birthday present 💐👰‍♀️✨ I only cried a little!

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🎨: @/Natnatdraw

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In Spain on New Year's Eve, it's said that you should eat a dozen grapes one by one at the stroke of midnight to symbolize each month of the year. If the grape is sweet,that particular month will be a good one.If sour, it's going to be a bad month.🎨Noah Verrier.

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The pomegranate is a lucky fruit. Always make a wish before you eat it, and soon it will come true.✨

from Encyclopedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences

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It was once believed that if you dig under mugwort on Midsummer Eve, you will find a coal which would protect you from plague, carbuncles, lightning, a mild form of malaria & burning. Mugwort collected at Midsummer also protects against evil spirits & possession

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If the first butterfly of the season you see is yellow then it is said to mean that the summer will be warm and sunny.

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To ward off evil on the summer solstice, wear garlands of flowers to prevent evil spirits from overtaking you, and especially St. John's wort. Adapted to Christianity, this superstition supposedly has pagan origins.

🖼: L. Garland

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I'm Orville Burch
My writing is influenced by my life
Superstitions are still held in part of Appalachia
Myths, ghosts, strange beings are common
I write of the paranormal
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