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Wearing symbolic love rings on the third finger of the left hand can be traced back to the ancient Egyptians, who believed that a vein, or channel, of love ran from the heart to that particular finger

by John Bauer

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2020-02-14

Tristan and Iseult, a tragic tale of romance that has had a significant influence on Western art and literature. Paintings by Herbert James Draper(Left), Hughes Merle (R up), John Duncan (R lower)

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2020-02-13

"Romeo and Juliet" borrows from the story of "Pyramus and Thisbe" from Ovid's Metamorphoses, and "The Ephesiaca of Xenophon and Ephesus", right down to the parental rivalry, the belief that one of the lovers is dead, and the use of a sleep potion

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2020-02-13

In Pakistani folklore, love stories follow different pathways, but almost all arrive at a similar ending – the perishing of lovers while fighting for each other. (Image: Public Domain)

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2020-02-13

According to Brazilian lore, the shape-shifting Boto always wears a hat to disguise his breathing hole, while human. Transforming from a pink dolphin at day, to a incubus at night! After impregnating women, the Boto abandons them & never returns.

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The hair from the belly of a goat, tied into knots and concealed in the roof of your beloved will ensure 'furious love' according to the 1892 Book of Charms and Ceremonies.

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Also- I still have some of my folklore pieces up for preorder in my shop! From the 14th to the 21st I'll be doing a 20% off sale for my birthday too! If you like my art, it's a great way to support me being able to do this full time.
https://t.co/0NRVrVzq0G

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2020-02-13

In the Fens a girl about to be married would watch sparrows. If she saw one drinking from a puddle it meant her future husband would spend too much time in the pub. If she saw one having a dust bath it meant her husband wouldn't mind how dirty their house was.

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2020-02-13

'Beholding with amazement in the midst of those gleaming waves a siren’s face, that enchanted all hearts, he fell desperately in love with such wonderful beauty'💘A classic love story of a Prince that saves a maiden trapped in tall tower https://t.co/WMTip0CN2q

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2020-02-13

A popular ingredient in a love tonic in Mexico is "toloache", also knows as Devil's Snare and Devil's Trumpet: Datura Stramonium.
"Le dieron toloache," (someone gave him/her toloache), is an old saying in Mexico when seeing a person infatuated with someone else

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2020-02-13

In Greek mythology, Eurydice was the wife of Orpheus, who loved her dearly, and tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music.

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Kissing Friday (2 days after Ash Wednesday) was when English schoolboys were entitled to demand a kiss from schoolgirls without fear of punishment or rejection. If the girl refused, the boy was allowed to pinch her on the bottom.
I went to an all boys school 😭

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2020-02-13

FAIRY LOVERS Theodore von Holst illustrates 'A Walpurgis Night's Dream' depicting the night time antics of a fairy couple in love, 1833; John Anster Fitzgerald imagines his Fairy lovers in a bird's nest watching a white mouse, 1860.

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2020-02-12

That's a wrap on another too-good-to-be-missed 🧜‍♀️

Today's theme was traditional + "Once upon a time" and all that good stuff! This is signing off, wishing you all an epic week of rising action. Until next time!

Paul Bransom c 1921

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2020-02-06

The near Slingsby ate so many travellers that the locals had to divert the road away from it. Eventually a knight slayed the dragon with the help of his dog. The knight was mortally wounded. There's no record of what happened to the dog.

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2020-02-06

Oisin fell in love with a faery, Niamh. After spending three years in Tir na n’Og, he got homesick. She gave him a horse to ride home and told him not to set foot on the ground. 300 years had passed, and when he fell off his horse, they all caught up to him.

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2020-02-07

A little out of the ordinary for me but I like it! Based on the musical Hadestown, itself based on the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice. Appropriate as it's y

https://t.co/Iiytyk5Knm

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