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In Far Eastern folklore, the Moon Rabbit or Moon Hare is said to mix the elixir of immortality with a mortar and pestle. It's easy to see how the phases of the Moon came to be associated with renewal of life, but rabbits?

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2020-04-09

'It matters little to be born in a duck-yard when one comes from a swans egg!' 🐣

The Ugly Duckling is a classic Hans Christian Andersen tale of the of a swan chick, self discovery, and acceptance. Read the story here: https://t.co/UzTvDSUk5E

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2020-04-09

Ēostre or Ostara is a Germanic goddess who is the namesake of the festival of Easter in some languages. The first scholar to make a connection between the goddess Eostre and hares was Adolf Holtzmann: 'probably the hare was the sacred animal of Ostara'.

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Wild animals & their young:
Badger – boar, sow & cub
Stoat – jack, jill & kit
Hare – buck, doe, kit
Otter - dog, bitch, pup
Hedgehog – male, female, hoglet
Fox – dog, vixen, cub
Deer – buck, hind, faun
Squirrel – buck, doe & pup

(🎨R Sheppard)

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2020-04-09

Long associated with childbirth, the stork is a fertility symbol that is also linked to birth & springtime. The tale of storks delivering newborn babies to their mothers is told to children throughout North America & Europe.

Vintage illustration, source unknown.

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Easter Sunday: The dance of the Sun at dawn and a cake dance in the afternoon
by Bridget Haggerty https://t.co/sAqGJeH53k

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14th century, and a man named Sir John Schorne of Buckinghamshire was a great healer. Among his miracles, he caught the devil and forced him into a boot. The origin of the Jack In The Box! (Not really.)
"Round and round the..."

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Bears are revered creatures in Finnish myth. The Otso, or Kings of the Forests, are highly intelligent & divine bear spirits. Some legends claim they're created when a human flees civilization & becomes transformed by the forest.

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Gallus is a good birb and Silver is a good birb for the treat.
Artwork is by Loreto-Arts, find them below!
https://t.co/l5jDW6q69W

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2020-04-09

I FINALLY FINISHED HALEY ! I'm happy bc all the bachelorettes are done, I did so much work I'm proud of myself ;_;

https://t.co/zZ7ZVSRAC7

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2020-04-08

BREAKING: LORETTA "FLORA" POLLINSTON the worker honeybee has been tested positive for COVID-19

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2020-04-04

When I was active on Deviantart I had a little "art series" (I dunno what to call it) where I was going to draw all bachelorettes from Harvest Moon AP. Guess I'll start again! The bachelorettes from AWL, starting with Lumina!

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2020-04-04

Commission wip ^^ for Kazu Loreto on facebook :3

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2020-04-03

Just a happy little eevee! 💝

Art by my babu Rayfloret! ( as always xD)

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2020-04-03

My of a Cŵn Annwn features in Remy Dean's article for about the folktales known as the Mabinogion - https://t.co/xKfA139Ij2

More of my work here - https://t.co/yQnLAmZVf2

Thank You

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2020-04-03

In Japan, Bashōnosei are banana tree spirits that make faces appear in banana leaves. They scare humans by assuming their forms and suddenly appearing next to them. One famously mocked a monk, asking “Can even inanimate plants attain buddhahood?”

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Harebells – also known as Dead Man's Bells, Witch's Bells and Fairy Thimbles – are often associated with fairies. Ringing the flowers summons fairies to their gatherings, and it's best not the pick them, for you risk angering the fairy folk! 🧚‍♂️

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2020-04-02

Bog myrtle was believed to keep away mischievous fairies, and sprigs or wreaths of it were hung over the beds of children that were suspected to have been bewitched by the fairy folk. Once used as an ingredient in gruit: used for bittering and flavouring beer.

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2020-04-03

✨🌿✨Magic of brambles...
Crawl (east to west) through an arch formed where a branch tip has touched the ground & taken root, to cure illness.
9 leaves floated in water from a holy well or spring, each one passed over a burn 3 times, was said to speed healing.

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2020-04-03

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Fiddlehead --the plant put forth a wonderful seed at midnight and was carefully collected. It was known as 'wish seed' which gave the power to discover hidden treasures. ✨"Awakening" from my Shimmirians art series ✨

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