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The Harrowing of Hell begins tomorrow for Western Christians, where Christ descended into Hell and there Jesus broke the Doors of Death for those saints awaiting Judgment. While only alluded to in the New Testament, and over time has become more obscure.

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It is said that when a char (a type of river fish) lives long enough, it will grow to such a size that it can not just talk but walk on land, such fish are called Iwana Bozu. This one's a magikarp!

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He went to the crossroads to meet his bride-to-be at dawn. To his disgust he saw a hideous old hag cackling and pointing her bony finger at him. On it was the beautiful diamond ring Benlli had given the Maiden of the Forest when they wed https://t.co/lRZ1dcLJ2J

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Narcissus was the son of the river god, Cephissus, and the naiad, Liriope. He was known for his beauty, physique, and hunting skills, making him popular among mortals and gods alike. He was a heartbreaker. There are many versions of his story.

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Easter Bonnets originated during the late 19th Century with the tradition of Easter parades. It represented the tradition of wearing new clothes at Easter, in harmony with the renewal of the year, the promise of spiritual renewal and redemption.

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Thor went on a fishing trip with Tyr's Jotun stepfather, bringing a massive cow's head as bait. And what should he catch but his nemesis, the great Midgard Serpent himself, Jormungandr? Though he attempted to strike him dead, the beast escaped: til Ragnarok.

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Here are some fabulous kitsune (supernatural foxes) by my favourite artist and writer . You can see more of his work, learn about yokai and find info about his books at https://t.co/xobtRY1SJl.

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The Ghillie Dhu was a good natured creature that lived in the woods by Loch an Draing in the Highlands, clad in leaves and moss.

He once rescued a girl lost in the woods, taking her home safely.

So, of course, men hunted him, but luckily they were unsuccessful

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The pwca is the black-furred Welsh version of the pooka - a forest goblin trickster. Sometimes the pwca uses a magic candle to lead travelers off the path, and other times it turns into a black animal, such a horse, and entices travelers to try to catch them.

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She is loosely clad from neck to foot
In a mantel of Moss from the Maple's root,
& like the Lichen grey on its stem that grows
Is the hair that over her mantle flows.
–Archibald Maclaren
In German lore the Buschgroßmutter is leader of the female forest spirits.

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Christiaan Huygens, credited as the inventor of the Magic Lantern, was born 1629. A lifelong sufferer of severe depression & melancholy, his original sketches for magic lantern projection were of Death removing its head.

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We want to commission to create one or two more concept art pieces from our series! Help us do that by supporting our at https://t.co/rarr1zFdPc

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Wherever and whenever a seed sprouts, a Flower Fairy baby is born. From snow drops to blackthorns, lilacs to weeping willows, each fairy is responsible for looking after their own plant and keeping it strong and healthy for years to come.
🎨Cicely Mary Barker

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While we mosr commonly know Coyote from the folk tales that come to us via indigenous Southwestern groups, this version is part of a larger trickster continuum. Coyote existed among the Aztecs as Huehuecóyotl, Old Coyote of the song and mischief himself.

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The Victorian era saw the publication of fantastical tales. Munnings used fashionable imagery of fairy-tale creatures to inspire his work & make a winning design.

See Munnings' fantastical designs in our new exhibition Alfred Munnings: The Art of the Poster

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"Indai Antok Genok' is said to be one of the slaves of Simpulang Gana, the God of Earth, who could transform herself into a porcupine and pay visits to people’s garden to attack the vegetables planted in the garden.

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Clytie was a water nymph who loved the sun god. When he rejected her she pined for 9 days until she turned into a flower – originally this was the heliotrope, until the sunflower arrived in European gardens from the Americas in 1510 and changed the story 🌻

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In Cumbrian dialect, 'wiggen-tree' is the rowan tree. Plant a rowan tree in your garden to ward off evil influence, and provide a home for benevolent faeries


art: Arthur Rackham

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Parsley is slow to seed - it takes seven weeks because it grows down to the devil and then up again, unless planted on Good Friday...

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