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Sláinte chuig na fir & go mairfidh na mná go deo
Health to the men & may the women live forever! Pic1 Women by Harry Furniss. Illustrated London News, 31 Jan 1880, p. 116 & Pic2 Clifton R. Adams NatGeographic 1927

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2020-03-05

“The Romans and Greeks used to call her a Dryad; but we don’t understand that: out in the sailors’ quarter we have a better name for her; there she’s called Elder Tree Mother...' A tale from Hans Christian Andersen https://t.co/X1YGHycMdi

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2020-03-05

In a valkyrie from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live.
Here are some beautiful images from Pinterest:
for

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2020-03-05

"You may gaze at her reflection
In still waters of the lake
But do not look at her directly
Or death will be your fate"

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2020-03-05

Time to sow herbs:
“In March & in April from morning to night
In sowing & setting good housewives delight,
To have in a garden or other like plot
To physic their house, or to furnish their pot.”
(Good husbandry 1753,🎨Waterhouse)

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2020-03-05

A favourite poet's simple lines for children:

‘Bread and milk for breakfast,
And woollen frocks to wear,
And a crumb for robin redbreast,
On the cold days of the year.’
(🖊️Christina Rossetti 🎨 Walter Crane)

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2020-03-05

Slow start, so had time to think about - & how Gabriel Rossetti was drawn to eerie subjects,
like the Doppelgängers in ‘How they met themselves’ (1864) or his many images of ‘Angel footfalls’ from Poe’s ‘The Raven’.

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2020-03-05

🌬️⛈️🌬️If a woman ever whistled a tune she was seen as a bringer of bad luck - this stemmed from the belief that Witches could summon storms by whistling up the wind.

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Méabh,
queen of Connacht in Irish mythology, was strong-willed, ambitious, cunning & promiscuous - an archetypal warrior queen whose warriors fought bravely for her. They were willing to die for her because of her beauty, passion & strength.
🎨JimFitzpatrick

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2020-03-05

LILITH
In rabbinic texts Adam's first wife - created his equal - who fled Eden refusing subservience.
Demonised for defying patriarchy.
Vilified for insolent independence.
Feared for her innate feminine power.
So it began.
🎨R. Ferri

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2020-03-05

Good morning! here to start this folklore of themed in celebration of (Fox Women, by Bertha Boynton Lum)

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2020-03-05

Godiva is remembered for a legend in which she rode naked through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the taxation that her husband imposed on his tenants. In later versions of the legend, a man named Thomas watched her ride and was struck blind/dead.

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“That was the most awkward Wednesday he ever remembered.” ( J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit)

So, we have , & ... but Wednesday? Any idea what to do with a Wednesday? Or am I missing something?

🖼️ , ,

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2020-03-03

In Newfoundland, setting sail on a Friday is "universally feared", according to an article in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 10. [David Blackwood, 'Fire Down on the Labrador', 1980. Etching and aquatint.]

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2020-02-28

Growing up, despite knowing a Domovoj was a sign of a good home, I was terrified because I could never see him. When we were moving to Canada, I learned that Domovoj cannot stow away in our luggage, because they cannot cross oceans - or so my mother said.

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2020-02-27

In France, the white skiff is a supernatural boat that haunts the marshes. Its presence is a warning of approaching disease. 🖌️: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, The Marsh at Arleux, 1871, via .

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2020-02-28

Obariyon lurks at roadsides then jumps out at travelers and demands a piggyback ride. It grows heavier with each step and in some tales the person is crushed, in others they get home to discover they're carrying a big sack of money. art by

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2020-02-28

Sirens & Scylla are famous for constructing the demise of many sailors. Sirens supposedly lured sailors to their deaths w/ their enchanting voices and song, while Scylla sent countless sailors to the depths of the sea. John Waterhouse/Stephen Somers for credit.

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2020-02-27