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It was considered unlucky for a pregnant woman to allow a cat to sit on her lap as her child might resemble a cat. But children born within the caul were thought lucky & the caul itself was bought as a charm & amulet against drowning. So popular with sailors!

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Frog in the Middle.
One child sits in the middle, the others dance around singing,
‘Frog in the middle, you can’t catch me! Frog in the middle, you can’t catch me!
Frog has to catch them whilst still sitting down.

Kate Greenaway’s Book of Games

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The protection their innocence engendered was thought to extend to the whole ship, so sailors thought it good luck to travel with children.

Vladimir Kush's Departure of the Winged Ship

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The Sith; no, not *those* ones! Powerful creatures walk between worlds & must never be crossed. Even witches offered tribute to these creatures. They were responsible for developing landscapes or stopping them!

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"Hide n' seek" might be one of the oldest games in the world, dating back to the 2nd century BCE. In Greece, it was called "apodidraskinda", and played much the same way we play it today.

It may be that it teaches young children to hunt, track, and yes, hide.

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The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

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Amazing what a spooky tale can do to awaken your inner child . Tales told by torchlight under the covers hold long in the memory . The Tailypo is one such tale . Enjoy and let the memories flood back .
https://t.co/XHyjCZ5tU6

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Los niños verdes de Woolpit, una pareja de hermanos que encontraron atrapados en una trampa para lobos. Desconocían el idioma humano y su piel era verde: https://t.co/rWsNrJGxl4



Ilustración de Brian Froud.

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“Oranges & Lemons” is a popular children’s nursery rhyme & singing game about some of London's churches. Throughout the song, the bells of each church ‘speak’ to one another. Centuries old, it was first published in 1744 in Tommy Thumb’s “Pretty Song Book.”

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(1/2) Cockfighting is a favorite recreational and ritual activity among Dayak Iban males. Its origin are authenticated and validated in myth. Ibans participate in cockfighting because their deities and spirit heroes (i.e. the Panggau People) enjoy it.

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Oscar Wilde wrote a fairy tale called "The Selfish Giant" about a giant who won't let anyone enter his garden. Miss Spring can't enter the garden, so Old Man Winter stays there. Then children sneak in to play & the snow melts, bringing Miss Spring at last.

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According to legend, two green-skinned children, a boy & girl, appeared in the village Woolpit in the 12th century, speaking an unknown language. The girl eventually learned English well enough to say they were from Saint Martin's Land, a land of green people.

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We plan on sharing stories & history of Scottish folklore, fairytales and legends as often as possible so you can all learn about these wonderful creatures and tales…

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2022-02-23

In winter the fox stalks the skies, in flaming colors of blue and green: this is the firefox, the Finnish understanding of the Aurora Borealis.

🖼: rinkula

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“Though my soul may set in darkness,
it will rise in perfect light;
I have loved the stars too fondly
to be fearful of the night.”
— Sarah Williams

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Illustration of Orion, legendary Greek hunter who was stung by a scorpion, died & was placed among the stars by the gods (along with the Scorpion who was slain at a later point leaving the gods to place them at opposite ends of the sky).

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“Of such great powers or beings there may be conceivably a survival…shapes & forms long since w/drawn before the tide of advancing humanity….gods, monsters, mythical beings of all sorts & kinds” ~Algernon Blackwood, The Call of Art by Grosnez

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In Native American legends, there is what is known as the Thunderbird. This flying mythical creature is a large bird, which is believed to be the powerful protector of human beings from evil spirits.Some believed that they were shapeshifters too.

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Reported in US paper, 1906
In Hungary there is a vila or fairy sitting on the water where the rainbow touches it and whomsoever she sees first will die.
Rainbow Fairy, Sir Edward Coley Burnes 1890

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