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Day 2: La Llorona from Mexican folklore (I assume tho her story is famous throughout all of Latin America)
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I was scared of this bitch as a kid😔💔mf made me scared to go outside

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The Witch Sailed Away in the Eggshell. Eggshells must be thoroughly broken after an egg is eaten or a witch might commandeer the eggshell for a sailing vessel. Prints available. https://t.co/5xs3MSRyC8

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" Under the Anvil of a Sun, the weight of a crown can be carried only so far from water."
from my ongoing 'Toraidhe' Series.
More here: https://t.co/6GlOKHFY0F

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Folklore~ 🇲🇽
Quería dibujar algo que fuera mexicano pero más representativo de Sinaloa, así que se me ocurrió dibujar bailando a dos monitos el Sinaloense, busqué videos para inspirarme🤍✨
Que tengan un bonito día con pozolito 🥰✨

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🎉 JARABE TAPATÍO 🎉

Una ilustración homenaje a estas fechas patrias.

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Today we celebrate Mexican Independence Day and I wanted to do an illustration showing the most iconic folklore dance from my region, el Jarabe Tapatío🇲🇽

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Various depictions of trollishness by Theodor Kittelsen, one of the world's greatest trolldom visualizers; he really captured their wild essence, even when they march through downtown Oslo or storm a fairytale castle. https://t.co/GK74sCyzpz

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Myrddin Wyllt is undoubtedly the most famous Wild Man in Welsh and North British Folklore!

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I've enjoyed spending time with you, It truly was a wild time! This is Crystal signing off. Stick around as will join at 6:30 BST to host the last session of the day. Get your next tweets ready to go. See you soon! (IMG: H. Thoma)

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Jenny Greenteeth is an iconic hag of Northern England, though folklorists don't always agree on where. While most agree she is a river hag who lies in wait for those who get get close, some say at night she hides in the trees.

🖼: L. Hunt

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The Tigbanua are terrifying, hairy, one-eye creatures with the worst underbite you've ever seen (to catch any stray drops of blood). The reside in the forests & Mount Apo, and they feast on the flesh & blood of corpses
🎨 Jowee Aguinaldo

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In Maidu stories, Kohuneje is a hairy werewolf/dogman/bigfoot-like monster who lives in the forest and eats human children.

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‘Mad as a Hatter’ comes from the 18th & 19th century when hatters used mercury nitrate as part of the process of turning animal fur into felt. The substance caused hallucinations, emotional instability and the desire to have tea with wild animals.

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These demons, dressed up and enjoying their work, were a Medieval reminder for the wealthy to keep it in line. Or suffer. (From La Livre de la Vigne Notre Seigneur c 1450)

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It Baraks
They are dog-headed people who were in war with Turks in Central Asia in Turkish epics. In these texts,the great Turkish leader Oguz Kagan organized lots of attacks on those tribe.

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Thank you friends for another wildly entertaining session. This is signing off, but the wonderful will be back for more folklore fun at 3.30BST. Have a great week!
Img: The Wild Hunt of Odin by Peter Nicolai Arbo

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The French Caribbean's wilds are defended by a couple, each defend different areas. The waterways are guarded by Mama D'Leau, like a mermaid with serpents in her hair. Her husband Papa Bois defends the woods and wild places on land, satyr-esquely

🖼: KongQueror

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In ancient mythology, Hiisi was a spirit who resided in wooded hills or groves.
Missionaries interpreted Hiisi as a bad spirit, so he is now depicted as a monstrous creature who attacks travelers, steals from houses, and throws boulders into fields

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"sus klagten sî ir ungemach
den rittern und den vrouwen
daz in in dem walde geschach" (Sigenot)

Dietrich von Bern fighting a Wild Man in the forest, quite Lichtenauer-sytle, with the help of the Dwarf Baldung

🖼️ Illustration of Sigenot"circa 1470

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