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My late grandmother would say that Galloway was the last stronghold of the Ancient Folk (faeries).
In 1850 a hawthorn tree halted the widening of the road between Glenluce and Newton Stewart because it was 'faerie property'.


art: Joanna Wolska

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2022-04-02

If you wash sheets on Holy Thursday you will be laid out in those sheets as a corpse before the next Holy Thursday comes...

Yorkshire Folk-Lore (1909)

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2022-04-02

🌸🍀🌸To dream of violets foretells good fortune and a change for the better in the dreamer's life.

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2022-03-27

"Jeremy Shut the hell up, nobody cares about your superstitious bullshit" I like this line it's dumb but it suggests that even in a world where demons and monsters are real, things like superstition are still prevalent and not everyone's gonna believe them.

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Christmas rose was considered a protective plant, able to drive away evil spirits

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2022-03-26

Tsubaki blooms are associated with death and oddities in Japan, and are forbidden from hospitals. When a tsubaki tree is a century old, it manifests a spirit, often a seductive young woman, whose breath alone can shapeshift a human.

🖼: M. Meyer

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2022-03-26

While Narcissus gave his name to naecissus flowers, they are themselves sacred to Persephone and spring: when stolen by Hades, she was picking them, and when returning along the Styx to the world above, they grew: they are signs of her return.

🖼: W. Crane

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2022-03-26

In England it’s thought the lily of the valley’s scent attracts nightingales, helping them find their mates. Less pleasantly, if someone gives you the flower, they must plant it for you or your family will suffer a death before year’s end
🎨Shodo Kawarazaki

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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.

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Awww lovely I try to avoid superstition like that but thank you Rue and I will😊

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2022-03-23

In Welsh the Afanc is said to be a demon that can take on the appearance of a giant beaver, crocodile or dwarf. According to legend the creature will attack and eat those that enter the water where it lives.

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2022-03-21

Many years have passed. Destruction and turmoil have restructured the lands. The King and his kingdom have long since fallen and what were once the great dragoons now are lonely warriors with dragon hybrids holding onto tradition which became ritual and bled into superstition.

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2022-03-20

Springtime by Hovhannes Mkrtich Zardarian, 1956

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2022-03-20


In Transylvania, the weather on a day you pick will predict your future. This is according to a myth of old lady Dochia who journeyed to take her sheep up in the mountains at first sight of spring. When she started her journey, she had nine coats on. 1/3

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2022-03-19

There are often more toads around in Spring but if you're in Japan you should beware of ogama, giant toad created when toads reach 1000 years old. They live deep in the forests & the larger they grow, the more dangerous they become.

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In Japanese mythology, Uzume is the goddess of Spring, the dawn, revelry, happiness and the arts. It was her provocative dancing, and the laughter of onlookers, that lured the sun goddess Amaterasu from the cave where she was hiding after...

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Daffodils, harbingers of Spring and bearers of good cheer, symbolise truth, honesty, faith and forgiveness. It is said to be unlucky should you step on a daffodil. When giving daffodils, it is best to present them as a bouquet, never ever give a single daffodil.

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In medieval times people believed cuckoos brought Spring with them, a signal for farmers to sow barley to ensure a good crop. Regarded as omens of good fortune, a wish made upon hearing the call of the first cuckoo of Spring is said to come true.

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2022-03-19