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During Bealtaine, farmers would drive their cattle between two bonfires. This would purify and protect them from disease before they were sent out to their summer pastures. The ritual may date back to Iron Age Ireland, where cattle were the measure of wealth.

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Flesh eating demons from Indian mythology, the Pishacha loves darkness and it haunts cremations grounds. They are said to have a dark, black skin with bulging veins and protruding red eyes.

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The is the tree & is a symbol of the fire festival The cutting of hawthorn (May blossom) is sacred to the goddess Brighid, & signifies new life & fertility. Known as a faery tree, the hawthorn should never be harmed. Img: Cicely Barker

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Donkey cabbages - here is the hero using the magic cloak to fly the witch's daughter to the jewel mountain - after he throws up the magic bird heart and before he eats the magic cabbage and turns into a donkey.

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On April 30th it will be Walpurgisnacht (Witches’ Night), known as the ‘other Halloween’ — a night that belongs to WITCHES.

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Sinbad made seven voyages throughout the seas around Africa and Asia. During these travels, he meets many beasts and monsters, some magical, including giant snakes, cannibals, and huge terrorizing birds.

3rd Voyage in 'Arabian Nights' (1917) Charles Folkard

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Yosuzume are yokai birds that appear in eerie swarms around travelers at night. They bring bad luck, so chant to scare them away: "Chichichi calls the bird - maybe it wants a branch - if it does, hit it with one.” art by https://t.co/qJtKtgnNNo

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Obariyon lurks at roadsides then jumps out at travelers and demands a piggyback ride. It grows heavier with each step and in some tales the person is crushed, in others they get home to discover they're carrying a big sack of money. art by

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The Zbruch (WorldSeeker) Idol is a 9th-century sculpture or bałwan ('idol' in old idiom, today meaning 'snowman')& one of the few monuments of pre-Christian Slavic faith. The 3 tiers represent the levels of the world: underworld, mortal world & world of the gods

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In Manawydan fab Llŷr, Manawydan & Pryderi see their kingdom transformed into a wasteland. They find a mysterious fort & Pryderi enters, drawn to a golden bowl--his hands stick to it. His mother Rhiannon enters too, and both are imprisoned as the fort vanishes.

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GREAT SILKIE OF SULE SKERRIE Old Orkney Ballad. A girl romances a seal man; after 7 years the selkie returns & gives their son a gold chain. She marries a human who 1 day shoots 2 seals, round the neck of the youngest dying seal is a gold chain

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Happy [Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, "Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld."]

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The Bard of Cumberland - stories, folklore, mythology, & other strange tales from - The Shadow Giant

https://t.co/myI372OOYb

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Beautiful illustrations of the enchantress Ceridwen chasing Gwion Bach, who transformed into—among other things—a hare while fleeing her wrath. Artist Jonjo O’Connor: https://t.co/cFny8n2oE4

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Reposting some of these Unicorn Prince sketches for ✨

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The original celebration of the vernal/spring equinox was called honoring the Germanic goddess Ēostre or Ostara. Goddess of dawn, renewal & fertility. Often depicted with a & rabbits are sacred to her, as is the full moon.

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In Sweden & parts of Finland, a mini-Halloween takes place on either the Thurs or Sat before Easter. Little girls dress up in rags & old clothes, too-big skirts & shawls & go door to door with a copper kettle looking for treats, in homage to the Easter Witch 🧙‍♀️

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In Japan there is a folktale about 80 suitors who met an injured rabbit on their journey. All were cruel to the rabbit but one, Okuminushi, who was gentle hearted & helped the rabbit. In the end he was the one the princess chose.

'Prince Okuni & a Hare'- Gakutei

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