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Man goes to Confession.
"Father, I stole a straw rope."
Priest: "What harm is that?"
Man: "But it is."
Priest: "No, your sins are forgiven."
Man: "There was a pig tied to the end of it."
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The term ‘a murder of crows’ may originate from the folk belief that crows sat in judgment of those accused of crimes from among their flock. If a ‘defendant’ was found guilty, the flock would kill it. #FolkloreThursday
Art: The Twa Corbies by Arthur Rackham
A human child stolen by the fairies & replaced by one of their own; a changeling may display intelligence far beyond its apparent years, possess uncanny insight, & exhibit unusual behaviour when it thinks it's alone… #FolkloreThursday
If you are looking for good books about the history of ghosts and how they have developed over history, get yourselves of copy of Ghosts a Cultural History and a Natural History of ghosts #FolkloreThursday
The Ripley Scrolls (23 known copies) illustrate THE COMPOUND OF ALCHYMY by George Ripley(1415–1490) said to reveal how to make the legendary Philosopher’s Stone, the ingestion of which can confer #immortality (This copy: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library) #FolkloreThursday
In French folklore, lutins are hobgoblins who make food go bad and like to steal things. They also entertain themselves by cutting off the hair of sleeping humans. The naughty lutin can be frightened off with a liberal sprinkling of salt. (Image: Godo) #FolkloreThursday
Faeries would sneak into houses to steal away children & replace them with changelings who looked exactly the same. Their strange behaviour would indicate something was wrong, presumably the human children danced with the faeries...#FolkloreThursday
Incredible art by Ed Binkley
Today on #WorldBookDay and #FolkloreThursday we've launched a new bilingual comic based on local Gaelic legends! ⚔️ The comic was made in collaboration with
@MagicTorchComix, @CallanderP, and @RPSinStirling! 🙌
You can read it online here: https://t.co/heCMuwR3qH
In a historic practice from Germany, pears were planted at the birth of a girl. (For boys? An apple tree.) 🍐 Pear, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
1891, via @metmuseum. #FolkloreThursday
VAMPIRIC BIRD WOMEN Folklorist & poet W. B. #Yeats wrote of a ghost ship of undead sailors near the world's end who discover an island of shadowless women who manifest as birds (The Shadowy Waters, 1904). Yeats read about #vampires during his occult phase #FolkloreThursday
I finally have something I can tweet about on #FolkloreThursday! Earlier this year I had great fun drawing a couple of strips for @MagicTorchComix and @CallandersLand, based on Gaelic folk stories, and you can read them online here: https://t.co/pqVlTBNLiy
The Akkadian princess Enheduana wasnt only the first poet in history, but the first to sign her name on her works. While her most known poems are of Goddess Inana, she called for female strength and discussed theological topics still argued to this day.
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Through courage & her magical doll's help, Vasilisa moves from subservience to independence when she survives a visit to the witch Baba Yaga; her evil stepmother & stepsisters get their comeuppance thanks to the witch's infernal coals. Art: Kinuko Yamabe Craft #FolkloreThursday
Laima could also bring happy marriages, fertile fields, and healthy livestock and horses.
On the other hand, I once knew a woman named after Laima, and she was one of the unluckiest people I ever met. So go figure. #FolkloreThursday [Image: “God, Mara, Laima,” Jēkabs Bīne]
Hello, #FolkloreThursday! A huge thanks to @MythCrafts who hosted before the break. This is Crystal of @HistoriumU and I’ll be with you for the next 90 minutes to celebrate the folklore of women. Tweet some girl power now! (Image: PubDom) #FolkloreThursday #InternationalWomensDay
the Fifth on the Fifth! with 'Old Mother Anguish' as one of her Names, you know the Mother of Ants is not to be trifled with. she will unseal and unseam. you cannot deny her. #folklorethursday #cultistsimulator
The Rusalka, women who died of violent drowning deaths at the hands of another, lured & seduced young men into the depths of bodies of water, where she would tangle them with her long hair & submerge them. This would continue until her death was avenged. #FolkloreThursday
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#Women in Folklore for #InternationalWomensDay
Kodama are female spirits in Japanese folklore that inhabit trees, similar to the dryads of Greek mythology. They occasionally speak, and can especially be heard when a person dies.
Futakuchi Onna is a yokai that seems like a normal woman who just doesn’t eat much, but if you look at the back of her head you’ll find a second mouth that is extremely hungry. #FolkloreThursday