magic garlands! ☁️✨

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To ward off evil on the summer solstice, wear garlands of flowers to prevent evil spirits from overtaking you, and especially St. John's wort. Adapted to Christianity, this superstition supposedly has pagan origins.

🖼: L. Garland

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In Pagan folklore evil spirits appear on the summer solstice. To protect themselves from them, folks would wear garlands of herbs and flowers fashioned as crowns upon their heads.‘Chase-devil’or St John’s Wort, is an effective herb used in the garland.

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"Then, going up to Ilium, Alexander sacrificed to Athena and poured libations to the heroes. Furthermore, the gravestone of Achilles he anointed with oil, ran a race by it with his companions, naked, as is the custom, and then crowned it with garlands, pronouncing the hero happy"

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White lilies symbolise peace, chastity, grace and grief. In ancient times brides wore garlands of lilies in their hair, as a lucky charm for a pure and fruitful marriage. Symbolic of the souls of the recently dead and a sign of peace, they are seen at funerals.

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A toast to us ladies! Let us be May Queens! Lol…Below: crowning the May Queen with garlands by Randolph Caldecott, an excerpt from Tennyson’s ‘The May Queen,’ & a design for an 1897 New Orleans May Day parade float 🥰🌸🍃

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Albrecht Dürer (21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528) was a German painter..German Feast of Rose Garlands_t

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17/ Michelangelo's Ceiling.
V.) Ignudi (20, and one example)
Twenty athletic, nude males as supporting figures at each corner of smaller scenes. These figures hold or are draped with or lean on a variety of items (pink ribbons, green bolsters and enormous garlands of acorns)

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White lilies symbolise peace, chastity, grace and grief. In ancient times brides wore garlands of lilies in their hair, as a lucky charm for a pure and fruitful marriage. Symbolic of the souls of the recently dead and a sign of peace, they are seen at funerals.

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Garlands are an ancient tradition in many cultures, associated with festivals and religious rituals. I created one dedicated to peace and protection.🌿#peace

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And that’s why garlands are banned from Isaburo’s house and Mimawarigumi’s headquarters

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Do you make popcorn garlands around this time of year? That tasty and beautiful snack went on quite the journey before decking out your tree with holiday cheer! 🍿 🎄 https://t.co/g2Q80kCqEC

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I'm hoping to do a bit of Christmas baking this weekend. Here's Orla and her Gran making gingerbread garlands in 🎄✨

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Winter Halo 2021 concept

OoOo! A chilly snow with blue elegant garlands tangled up with some shiny frosty snowflakes! At the top of the halo has a very cute Snow Globe ⛄❤️✨🎁

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The San Zeno Polyptych (1457-60) is another work where Mantegna’s research is apparent. A particular feature are the garlands, inspired by Roman sarcophagi. It was the first major Renaissance work in Verona & he is believed to have designed the frame.

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Happy Friday!!
Wooden garlands Sale 10%!!
https://t.co/fRWo8I1sMa

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a group of lisa garlands is called a hospital

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What exactly is a 'naiskos'? It's a small, three sided temple; the dead are usually shown standing within one in Greek funerary pottery and monuments. This is where I got the concept of funeral garlands (below, left) and the egg and dart pattern, seen on many Greek temples. 2/

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sona / oc + album they listen to 🗡🖤
garlands by cocteau twins
i need to draw more kieran smh https://t.co/Y8yD0QjZl6

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