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"Long Meg" is the story of a witch and her daughters and their meeting with a mysterious fiddler during Summer Solstice (Source: Taffy Thomas' Cumbrian Folk Tales).

Image: Tiffany Turrill's "Long Meg and Her Daughters"

Source: https://t.co/3xiLXoQdQk

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Sun goddess Amaterasu,guardian of the Japanese people,shut herself away,but people set up a mirror for her to see her own beauty. As she was dazzled,they tied the door open so she remained with them.Her emblem--the rising sun on the Japanese flag

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To ward off evil on the summer solstice, wear garlands of flowers to prevent evil spirits from overtaking you, and especially St. John's wort. Adapted to Christianity, this superstition supposedly has pagan origins.

🖼: L. Garland

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Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely, more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
Summer’s lease hath too short a date.
So long as men can breathe &eyes can see,
So long lives this,& this gives life to thee.
Shakespeare

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The summer solstice marks both the year's longest day w/ the Sun in its full power & the start of its descent into darkness that peaks at winter solstice w/ its renewal. Thus, solstices are "a divine rotation of ascent & descent that makes light & darkness one."

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☀️'Summer' by Alphonse Mucha

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In Pagan folklore evil spirits appear on the summer solstice. To protect themselves from them, folks would wear garlands of herbs and flowers fashioned as crowns upon their heads.‘Chase-devil’or St John’s Wort, is an effective herb used in the garland.

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Last night on the eve of Solstice was the night to gather fern-seed, for today it conveys invisibility...

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Day Two: FairyTale/Folkore
Fairytale: The Cowherd and Weavergirl

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The Inuit of North America / Greenland tell the tale of the trickster, Raven, who was instrumental in returning the light to the sky.



🎨Jamie Strassenburg

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Originally these traditions were associated w/ the longest day (21 June when the veil is thinnest between the Huldufólk world & ours. To be safe, roll in dew, celebrate & watch for Huldufólk on both 21 & 24 June!
🎨 John Bauer

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According to Icelandic folklore, on night, seals change into humans, cows have the ability to speak, and elves come out to walk among men.

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In the Algonquin legend "How Glooscap Found the Summer," a deadly winter threatens the lives of the hero Glooscap's people. So he goes on a journey to capture the Summer Giantess, promising to release her once she defeats the Winter Giant.

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chapter 2 of my fic "motion sickness" is now available to read on archive of our own!! this ones for the catboy lovers, miso fans, and girls who just want their own fairytale ending :) https://t.co/fasHnyo1nz

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„And the summer comes, when the sun does not go to sleep at all and Dusk gives the Sun straight to Dawn, who relights its dimmed glow again. It is the time of summer solstice, when the world is filled with flowers and song, light and joy…

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[Fairytale Princess フェアリーテールプリンセス] Kunikida Hanamaru(国木田花丸)

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New book review on the blog!

Luna - The Moon Pig is modern fairytale about family, love, self-acceptance, and magical moonwishes!

https://t.co/kTn57jJYOj




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