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In the ancient Finland Päivätär and Kuutar were the goddesses of the day and night. They could be seen in the sky spinning golden and silver threads and knitting clothes of them

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Tom Thomson, a prominent Canadian artist, mysteriously drowned in Canoe Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park, in 1917, here in Ontario, (practically my back yard!), where it's said his spirit wanders around the wilderness to this day. 👻 🎨 🇨🇦

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From the West Midlands we have Harry-ca-Nab, a regional aspect of the Wild Hunt. Harry was said to be the Devil’s own huntsman! He hunted around the Clent Hills, riding out with his own pack of Gabriel/Hell Hounds from their pen at Halesowen.

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🌿Warding off evil is the mugwort, a said to protect against too, so wear some around your neck...

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🌿Love in is brought by handsome Dragobete with his ebony hair and eyes as green as spring leaves. He's the one teaching us how to love. As a reward Virgin Mary turned him into a Navalnic, hart’s-tongue fern.
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Akelarre is the Basque term meaning Witches' Sabbath.Akerra means male goat and Larre means field.The Spanish Inquisition accused people of worshipping Satan. In Basque Country there are places with names related to sabbat meetings https://t.co/FReAwsN8FH
🎨Goya

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In Wirral myth Thor’s Stone is named after the Norse god Thor by C10 Viking settlers, who used it as a pagan altar. Thor is said to have tossed the rocks there in anger. Nowadays Morris dancers meet there to enact their rites on Mayday mornings.
🎨ArthurRackham

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In the 1670s, Peter Banks, a Newcastle-based cunning man, sold year-long ‘leases’ for 20 shillings. These paper charms prevented the holder from dying in that time. They were popular with sailors who bought new ones every year [Image by Jan Porcellis]

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Cumbrian folklore for

Renwick 1733, a Cockatrice took up residence in the ruined church.
A local man, John Tallantine killed the creature using rowan tree branch, although some believe it can still be seen flying around the church at night.

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Various fairy tales tell of small, helpful creatures who assist a kind but tired worker. In Grimm's "The Elves and the Shoemaker," it's elves. In Beatrix Potter's "The Tailor of Gloucester," it's mice. Disney's Cinderella also continues this tradition.

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Painting of Vulcan/ Hephaestus presenting the Arms of Achilles to Thetis by Peter Paul Rubens. Hephaestus was the Greek god of blacksmiths, metallurgy, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors & an important symbol of Olympian labour & work.

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Shipwrights tried to affect the vessel's luck by using ash or rowan as part of the boat, building a gold coin into the framework and a silver coin under the mast and tying a red ribbon around the first nail to guard against accidents [Image by Joseph Vernet]

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🖤SPECIAL INVITATION🖤
Seated in Enugu’s wealthy suburbs, there is an unfinished house.

Some nights, strange lights can be seen from the road.

At the stroke of midnight on the 15th, you’re invited to unfold this mystery.
Do you accept? 🔮🕸

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Past healers could be charged not because they harmed, but because they helped. Handing out herbs & trinkets unsanctioned by the prevalent god was considered the work of demons even if the tinctures or charms seemed to cure & save people.
🎨Raphael Kirchner

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Because they are cold-blooded, don't mind the cold. "The Lure of the North," 1912.

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Indigenous American agriculture techniques weren't just efficient work, they were environmentally conscious too: planting squash, beans, and corn together, a method called and often mythologized as the "Three Sisters," made work easier and replenished the soil.

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LIKE TASKS An ancient ninth-century poem, written by an Irish monk about his curiously clever for theme of work
I and Pangur Ban my cat,
'Tis a like task we are at:
Hunting mice is his delight,
Hunting words I sit all night.

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Carpenters in Wales said that they often heard the tolaeth or death-sound before they were asked to make a coffin. They would hear the of sawing wood, banging of nails or turning of screws as a ghastly echo of coffin-making in portent of the coming task.

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In Greek mythology, weaving was often the work of women. One of the most famous tales was of Penelope, who used weaving to keep her suitors at bay while her husband Odysseus was away. She told them she would not choose one to marry until she had finished...

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