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Walpurgisnacht traditionally marks the old feast day of Saint Walpurga, one of the first literate evangelical nuns active in Frankish Germany. Pagans observe it as the night before Beltane (May 1), the beginning of Summer, a time of freedom, fertility and hope.

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The appearance of the Devil changes with time and place in folklore, drawing on social anxieties, even xenophobia, at times. While some British folktales have a dandy Devil taking innocents to a wrestling match, others present an inhuman black shape.

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In Slavic folklore butterflies were thought to be the visible soul of a witch. If the butterfly flew into the mouth of a sleeping human it was thought the witch had possessed them.

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Ventolines, gráciles espíritus etéreos de las costas del mar cantábrico. Representan los buenos vientos y son benévolos: https://t.co/e3KpCce5Zi



Diseño original de Gustavo Cotera.

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A trickster in the folklore of Ireland, is the gean-cánach (love talker). A male faerie similar to a leprechaun, known for seducing men and women, although he is particularly fond of shepherds and milkmaids


art: Maximilian Pirner

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From the 'Myths in Isolation' book project on world folklore, by Katherine Soutar, contemporary English artist and illustrator

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In the indigenous fables of Sarawak (i.e. Iban, Kelabit, Malay, Melanau, Orang Ulu), the mouse deer was known as a trickster. He is always too smart for his own good, and thus, has the tendency to be cunning and deceitful most of the time.

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LEPRECHAUN🇮🇪
..tales of Ireland's trickster fairies, first emerged in the 8th Century. Famous for being cobblers "leath brogan"..the shoemaker..earns them, their pots of gold, at the end of the rainbow.." 👞🌈

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According to Scottish the Faerie Dog (or Coin-Sith) is a green hound & silent hunter, searching for souls. Nursing women specifically, for they would be abducted & taken to the faerie realm,forced to eternally supply milk for the fae!#FolkloreThursday

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This let’s spare a thought for the hare that raced ahead at an unsustainable pace, but recognised when it was to time to stop for a nap. 💤

Been there, hare, been there…

🖼 Library of Congress Aesop Fables

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Metallurgy was independently discovered multiple times in Eurasia-Africa, with evidence suggesting bronze and iron smelting in Nigeria developed separate from the Middle East, China, or India. This may explain the prominence of gods like Ogun.

🖼: I. PIckering

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We're honoured that our films HEX & THE DROVING featured with their own section in Rob Young's tremendous book 'The Magic Box', alongside iconic classics like 'The Wicker Man' & 'Witchfinder General'.

A huge recommendation!

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one for fans of

Remy Dean [] explores the spooky that has recorded the surreal world of yōkai for centuries, from woodblock to celluloid…

https://t.co/8kLHY0HBNf

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The Polyphemus Moth (*Opodiphthera eucalypti*)was featured in 2 LOTR films, The Fellowship & The Return, but never in the books. The Moth appears to Gandalf as a messenger forewarning the Eagles’ arrival or else used by him to summon them.
“Eagles” by TobyCarr

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In contrast to and where often appear as a threat or bad omens, happily today, they symbolise loyalty, friendship and the bond between between and human Pic: Friendship Album 1805 👇 https://t.co/W3gOssTAdw

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In the folklore of the Anglo-Scottish Borders, the 'Broon Man of the Moors and Mountains' is a dwarf who serves as the guardian of wild animals. His dress is brown like winter bracken, and sports frizzled red hair.


🎨 Amanda Moffet

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Ayakashi in Japanese literally means, "strange phenomenon of the sea," and is a term used for yokai who appear in the liminal spaces between the surface of the sea/ocean and the air.

https://t.co/uTHQR30wit

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Mark VI MOD is a variant of Mark VI MJOLNIR armor modified by Cortana while on the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn for use by John-117. The original suit was built on the GEN1 platform, and Materials Group updated it to GEN2 following John's return.

https://t.co/rN11ev1Uz4

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Inari is the kami of rice and industry, agriculture and smithing: a multifaceted god of male and female forms. Associated with foxes and all walks of life in Japan, her shrines are marked by kitsune statues and offerings of sake and rice.

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