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A 'hob-thross' lived in Millom Castle. He slept by the fire during the day, and worked all night, doing the chores the humans didn’t want to do. One harsh winter he was offered clothes, a terrible insult to a hob-thross, so he left.

art: Eric Edwards

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2021-08-14

🌿Meadowsweet, also known as Queen Of The Meadow. A sacred herb, medicinal and magical, traditionally added to summer wedding bouquets and worn as a garland for Lammas celebrations. It's thought to bring courage and harmony.

[🎨 Cicely Mary Barker]

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2021-08-07

American superstition said, leave bread and coffee under the house to prevent ghosts from calling...

🎨Gérard

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2021-08-07

A ‘cooler’ is a person so unlucky that when they play at a gaming table, everyone suffers bad luck. Casinos allegedly hire coolers to bring ill luck to hot tables in games of chance--and the house wins.

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2021-07-31

"Flight of Dragons" is a 1982 Rankin/Bass. In the movie a board game mimics the different characters and types of magic (green (earth), yellow (air), blue (sea) and red (fire,death). Here my take on the music theme https://t.co/CYOZGhROV2

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2021-07-31

⛈️🐈‍⬛⛈️If a Ship's Cat is unusually excitable or frolicsome it's a sure sign that a storm is on the way!

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2021-07-24

Your weekly Wunderkammer safety advice - under-the-weather edition

“Ring around the moon, it’s meant to rain soon”

Thank you. Spit thrice, touch cold iron and be safe.

🖼️ Alphonse Mucha (#BOTD 1860) "The Moon" (1902)

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2021-07-24

“DeGrazia’s Superstition Mountain Collection” is currently on display through January 26th, 2022! The legends, history, natural beauty, and native cultures of the Superstitions inspired the artist to create several essays, drawings, and paintings.

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2021-07-07

🌿🐜🌿Ants in Cornwall - known as Meryons or Muryans - were believed to be diminishing Faeries living out the last and smallest stage of their earthly existence before disappearing from this world - therefore misfortune would befall anyone who harmed an ant.

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2021-06-26

It is unlucky to kill a blue dragonfly. A little awkward because it will bring you luck if you place the wings of a blue dragonfly between the pages of a religious book. (Evans, 1845. Shaw, C18th)

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2021-06-26

We’ve always loved ladybugs. Historically, they meant luck, plus they dressed in style. Their noble title wasn’t from the peerage, though, but from religion, ie “Our Lady.” The British call them Ladybirds (ie “Bird of Our Lady”), but it seems poor taxonomy. 😉💕#SuperstitionSat

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2021-06-26

The fern flower can be found once a year, on Kupala’s night. This glowing bloom carried under shirt, can provide knowledge of people’s thoughts, of the future, ability to understand the speech of all living beings, see the trees walk in the forest, and more.. 🐍

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2021-06-13

In Galicia, white is characteristic of supernatural animals that announce an imminent ☠️
E.g., the CADELA PEREGRINA is a huge, white female 🐕 that drags her teats on the ground and puts 🔥 through her mouth. The person who meets her at night will die shortly.

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2021-06-06

Greetings, myth lovers! We are saying goodbye to today, so our theme is mermaids, sea monsters, and other sailors' superstitions--or are they? Do you know any myths & legends relating to the tall tales of sailors & fishermen?
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2021-05-31

it was once believed that placing crossed objects in front of a door would deter from the household. Below are two 19thc. homemade steel blades that were found crossed in the roof of a cottage (pic & description from Spellbound catalogue)

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2021-05-22

In Japan, the shade cast from cherry blossoms in spring was observed to predict the weather of following seasons. The darker the shade, the shorter the next winter would be, but lighter shade indicated a longer winter.

🎨Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950)

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2021-05-16

Here are some Cicely Mary Barker (1895-1973) works for you from her beloved flower fairy books. For many, her work, a blend of British floral & fairy lore, is a portal back to childhood. 🌸

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2021-05-09