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Roman author Pliny the Elder said that eggshells were used by witches in spells. Reginald Scot in 1584 wrote that witches could, "Saile in an egge shell, a cockle or muscle shell, through and under the tempestuous seas!"

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In Poland, Death – Śmierć or kostuch – has an appearance similar to the Grim Reaper, although its robe was traditionally white instead of black. Because the word śmierć is feminine in gender, death is frequently portrayed as a skeletal old woman.
- Anne Stokes art

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2022-04-04

"...And when they came quite up to the little house they saw that it was built of bread and covered with cakes, but that the windows were of clear sugar."

- Hansel and Gretel, by the Brothers Grimm 🎨 by Arthur Rackham

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She has more hair than she needs;
In the sun 'tis woe to me!
And her voice is a string of colored beads,
Or steps leading into the sea.
--from Witch-Wife by Edna St.Vincent Millay


🎨 Arthur Rackham

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I have found the warm caves in the woods,
filled them with skillets, carvings, shelves,
closets, silks, innumerable goods;
fixed the suppers for the worms & the elves:
whining, rearranging the disaligned.
A woman like that is misunderstood.
I have been her kind.

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Witches were believed to be attracted by the human scent of a shoe, & on entering one, found themselves trapped, unable to reverse. C14th saint, John Schorne was said to have trapped the Devil in a boot, a legend that may have its origin in ancient folk beliefs.

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The old archetype of the Green Man was long seen by ancient cultures as symbolic of spring & fecundity. In British cultural history, he can be linked with the Gawain Poet’s Green Knight, Bath’s Romano-British hot springs, medieval churches, & Jack in the Green 🍃#FolkloreSunday

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2022-03-28

Legend tells the beautiful, mythical Adarna bird has a long tail with many shiny metallic colors which surprisingly change to even more lovely shades and hues after each of the seven sweet songs it sings. More: https://t.co/iaSotcZF1j

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2022-03-27

In English lore if the first butterfly of the season you see is white then it foretells a rainy summer. If the first butterfly is dark in colour there will be many thunderstorms. But if the first butterfly is yellow then it will be a summer full of sunshine.

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Subfusc, in England, is the dark clothing worn on formal occasions at the old Universities. The black robes of the scholar recall the habits of the religious orders who founded the first institutions of study. https://t.co/aEOq0N2z3w

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2022-03-27

"...And when they came quite up to the little house they saw that it was built of bread and covered with cakes, but that the windows were of clear sugar."

- Hansel and Gretel, by the Brothers Grimm 🎨 by Arthur Rackham

https://t.co/QAC9VuqZr6

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2022-03-21

In there's a gruesome practice known as hitobashira, where a living human being is buried alive in the foundations of a building, especially castles or bridges. These sacrifices were a form of magic based on the belief that sacrificing a...

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Catoptromancy was a species of divination among the ancients performed by letting down a mirror into water, for a sick person to look at his face in it. If his countenance appeared distorted and ghastly, it was an ill omen; if fresh and healthy, it was favorable.

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An illustration from ‘One Eye, Two Eyes and Three Eyes’, a strange German story about three sisters, a magic table, and a goat who eventually becomes a golden-apple bearing tree! Published in ‘Hop O’My Thumb’s Wanderings, and Other Fairy Tales from “Grimm” (1910).

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2022-03-20

The Greek god Hephaestus was born deformed & ugly, so his mother Hera flung him off Mount Olympus. Being the god of metalworking, masonry, & other crafts, Hephaestus takes revenge by building Hera a gold throne that traps her when she sits on it.

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2022-03-20

Kothar-wa-Khasis is a Ugaritic god of many talents: smith, craftsman, architect, inventor, soothsayer, & magician. He builds a palace for the god Ba'al out of cedar wood, silver, gold, & lapis lazuli, & makes gold & silver furniture for the goddess Athirat.

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2022-03-20

Omg j’ai trop envie de faire plein d’oiseaux de plein de folklores différents

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2022-03-18

In Finland the northern lights are known as 'fox fires'. This is because it is believed that the beautiful flashing colours are created by foxes dashing through the night sky and causing sparks to fly from their bushy tails.

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2022-03-13

In kawauso are river otters that develop supernatural powers as they reach advanced age and become They are renowned shape-shifters and can accurately mimic sounds in order to play tricks on humans. They also enjoy extinguishing...

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2022-03-13

In English folklore passing by a marsh on a misty evening means risking an encounter with Jenny Greenteeth, a sharp-toothed crone-like creature who pulls unwary wanderers into the depths and devours them.


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