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We've had an amazing response to our stamps commemorating #Guernsey's spell-binding association with witchcraft and witchy folklore, created by @RobinsonKH
Our 79p Europa stamp has been entered in this year's @Europastamps competition - voting's open now! https://t.co/WPqseS5MLK
Friday the 13th, According to folklore the unlucky nature of the number "13" originated with a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla. The trickster god Loki, who was not invited, arrived as the 13th guest and arranged for Höðr to shoot Balder with a arrow.
Jorōgumo
the Jorōgumo, it's a type of yōkai, a creature, ghost, or goblin of Japanese folklore. It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman as the art shows it. #NFTCommunity #NFTartist #nftart #nftcollectors #NFTcollections #NFTdrop #NFTCreator https://t.co/NADypEjVPa via @opensea
✨🪷 New preview of "Floral Folklore" 🪷✨
Coming on 5/27: a #digitalfusion album about flowers in folklore, mythology, and fairytales from around the world.
@thexalbcar thank you for the artshare!!
I'm a digital artist who loves everything myth magic and folklore related
✦ Flying Ship Update!✦ Dobrinia showing off her flying skills! https://t.co/yMOCrOuB1I
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#flyingship #comics #webcomics #russianfairytale #folklore #fantasy
#folklorethursday #animalfacts; A sea goat represents the astrological sign Capricorn. Those born between December 21 and January 21 are Capricorns and are said to be very ambitious!
The Forest Godesses, Vâlve or Charmstresses were said to hold power over herbs, magic flowers, thermal springs, winds, mountains and forests, where they lived among themselves, speaking a language no one understood.
#FolkloreThursday #Romania #Im4Ro
🎨Giuliano Bartolomeo
My favorite food safety tip: Never eat blackberries after Michaelmas (September 29) because on that night the Devil urinates on them all. (When St. Michael expelled the Devil from heaven, he landed in a blackberry bush. He's carried the grudge ever since.) #FolkloreThursday
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Laka is the Hawaiian Goddess of fertility, the forest, and all vegetation. She is credited with inventing the Hula, or artful storytelling though dance. Hula dancers offer prayers, and wear sacred Ti leaves to ward off evil, attract good, and to honour Laka.
And clinging, twisting, up I creep,
And climb towards the sky…
#TheHoneysuckleFairy #CicelyMaryBarker #FlowerFairies #FolkloreThursday
Whisper
Abstract Depictions of Otherworldly Beings
This beautiful art was created by @chanicthau. With Romanian Folklore as the artist's inspiration, ethereal beauty is found in the Collection. All pieces of the Collection are uniquely amazing. #NFTCommunity #NFTArts
The student team of Blackdog Games from @AbertayUni have been doing a stellar job creating a video card game for @originsoflaoich. Look at this lovely artwork! #videogame #indiegamedeveloper #scotland #highlands @XpoNorth #celtic #gaelic #FolkloreThursday #fantasy #scottish
#FolkloreThursday
White lilies symbolise peace, chastity, grace and grief. In ancient times brides wore garlands of lilies in their hair, as a lucky charm for a pure and fruitful marriage. Symbolic of the souls of the recently dead and a sign of peace, they are seen at funerals.
It was said that if you added a sprig of rosemary to a barrel of beer it would stop you from getting drunk. Additionally eating from a spoon made from rosemary wood was supposed to give flavour to even the blandest of dishes. #FolkloreThursday
The herb basil was said to be the only effective antidote to the poison of the dreadful Basilisk, hence its name. #FolkloreThursday
My new @Behance character design titled: "Ajikwu Akpu Isi" https://t.co/aFQvFvwo4u. The character was inspired by an #Igbo folklore villain. While designing, I thought of the perfect creature to use as a template and our Agama lizard came to mind. Please like share.
In Irish tradition speedwell was regarded as a good luck charm. Often found along verges or byways, it was sewn into clothing to give protection from accidents, especially on journeys when “speed well” possibly meant “godspeed” or “safe journey.”#FolkloreThursday Img: CMB
🌼Kanjeng Ratu Nyi Roro Kidul (2021)🌼 Inspired from Indonesian Javanese folklore, Queen of the South Java Sea. 2D Hand Painted 4096x4096, 1.0 $ETH, process & link 👇
GM frens!☕️✨🌞
Dropped another 1/1 #Yokai to #withFND
'The Kuntilanak' inspired by Javanese folklore.
Emphasized on the fantasy visual design much more than horror for this one.
Check it out here:
https://t.co/XF9QPCumM2
#nftart #newdrop #illustration #bangbez