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The pagan plant mistletoe, was much revered by our ancestors. It was so sacred that it was cut with a golden sickle. Holly & other evergreens were also respected, in the belief that they provided refuge for woodland spirits 'til other trees regrew their leaves.

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2018-06-08

Bacchanalia, also called Dionysia, one of the several festivals of Bacchus (Dionysus) the wine god. The Great Dionysia had dramatic performances in the theatre of Dionysus. There was also the Lenaea, which included a procession and dramatic performances

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2018-06-08

The 1st rule of the Eleusinian Mysteries, was don’t talk about... but it’s believed the secretive ancient Greek cult let most anyone attempt initiation. Those who passed enjoyed a 9-day party-The Greater Mysteries-w/ singing, dancing & sacrifices, to celebrate.

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2018-06-07

Happy third birthday to one of the best bits of Twitter! We offer you this festive image from the 12th night celebrations on Hopeless, Maine

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2018-06-07

🎂The custom of blowing out candles marking your age on a birthday cake, originates in Germany, where a larger candle called the Lebenslicht (Light of Life) was set in the centre of all the others, and was the one that granted your wish.🕯️

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2018-06-07

L. van Beethoven woke at dawn & would immediately work. According to his secretary, was the most important part of his diet. He prepared it methodically: counting 60 beans per cup. His routine gave birth to 9 symphonies, 32 piano sonatas & an opera.

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2018-06-01

Greeks &Roman philosophers invoked concept of an external & invisible creative force called the "daemon" which often appeared in the form of a divine or malevolent voice that inspired passion/madness. Hence, bad deeds were seen as caused by something beyond Man.

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2018-06-01

Can't find the text but there is a version in which Rapunzel is taught all the arts (& given fine quality EVERYTHING - including a talking parrot) when tower-ified. In many versions she's either fairy-gifted with singing or naturally sings unnaturally-well too!

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2018-06-01

At the Theatre Royal, the famous ghost
is The Man in Grey.
In tricorne hat and cloak, he walks
along the 4th row of the Upper Circle
and disappears through the wall.
In the 1840s, a hidden cavity was
found there - and a skeleton with a dagger
in its chest.

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2018-06-01

In Aztec Myth the god Xochipilli is a personal fav! This artistic god's name literally means "Flower Child." A Twin god responsible for creativity, painting, writing, dancing &other pleasures of the soul. Statutes depict him in pure ecstasy with 'dream' flowers.

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2018-05-31

In Irish/Scottish myth ''cohuleen druith'' is a magical cap worn by mer-people that enables them to breathe underwater. It is described as red with feathers. If stolen the merrow could not return beneath the waves. It is unknown who creates this garment...

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2018-05-31

Famed & troubled artist, Edvard Munch painted "The Dead Mother" sometime in the early 20th century, since then, claims from owner to owner profess that it's cursed. There are even reports that the girl would emerge from the canvas, as an apparition of torment.

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2018-05-31

Fraktur: a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition of decorative folk art often used to illuminate milestone documents like birth certificates & marriage blessings.

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2018-05-31

KELPIE

An evil water monster. It could be an old or young man, but preferred the form of a black/gray horse with sparkling eyes.

Would take riders into the loch, devouring all but the entrails.

📷 porcelianDoll

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2018-05-25

The Red Cap or Bloody Cap is an unseelie fae Goblin creature from Anglo-Scottish folklore. The name comes from it's hat or cap made of human skin and soaked with the blood of travellers it kills; this must not ever dry out else the fae will grow sick and die

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2018-05-25

In Malay folklore, Sang Kelembai is a tall, hulking figure known to live in the deep jungles of Peninsular Malaya. It is commonly known for its power to turn things; and humans into stone.

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2018-05-24

According to late antiquity texts, the dead were always buried outside cities, because cities were dedicated to the gods who did not want contact with mortality. On the rare chance that a suicide decamped in the city, it became a ever flesh-consuming wight.

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2018-05-25

According to JL Borges, Perytons lived in Atlantis until an earthquake destroyed it & the creatures escaped into the world. Other sources say that Perytons are incarnations of travelers who died far from their homes & had fallen out of favor with their gods. 2/3

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2018-05-25

Wonder why Japanese bathrooms are so clean? According to lore, the Akaname is a long-tongued made out of your scum. They use their tongues to lick filth & grime from bathrooms at night. Their power is getting those hard to clean spots you can't!

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2018-05-25