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In Manawydan fab Llŷr, Manawydan & Pryderi see their kingdom transformed into a wasteland. They find a mysterious fort & Pryderi enters, drawn to a golden bowl--his hands stick to it. His mother Rhiannon enters too, and both are imprisoned as the fort vanishes.

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GREAT SILKIE OF SULE SKERRIE Old Orkney Ballad. A girl romances a seal man; after 7 years the selkie returns & gives their son a gold chain. She marries a human who 1 day shoots 2 seals, round the neck of the youngest dying seal is a gold chain

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has a long history, home to companies such as Cannocks and Loretta Bloom. Read more in this history of Limerick industries, trade and commerce, ed by David Lee and Debbie Jacobs, published by in 2003

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Happy [Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, "Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld."]

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The Bard of Cumberland - stories, folklore, mythology, & other strange tales from - The Shadow Giant

https://t.co/myI372OOYb

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Rick from harvest moon🐔🐤
Maybe another enamel pin idea, all the harvest moon bachelors & bachelorettes

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Beautiful illustrations of the enchantress Ceridwen chasing Gwion Bach, who transformed into—among other things—a hare while fleeing her wrath. Artist Jonjo O’Connor: https://t.co/cFny8n2oE4

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Reposting some of these Unicorn Prince sketches for ✨

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The original celebration of the vernal/spring equinox was called honoring the Germanic goddess Ēostre or Ostara. Goddess of dawn, renewal & fertility. Often depicted with a & rabbits are sacred to her, as is the full moon.

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In Sweden & parts of Finland, a mini-Halloween takes place on either the Thurs or Sat before Easter. Little girls dress up in rags & old clothes, too-big skirts & shawls & go door to door with a copper kettle looking for treats, in homage to the Easter Witch 🧙‍♀️

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In Japan there is a folktale about 80 suitors who met an injured rabbit on their journey. All were cruel to the rabbit but one, Okuminushi, who was gentle hearted & helped the rabbit. In the end he was the one the princess chose.

'Prince Okuni & a Hare'- Gakutei

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🕸️ Our free fairy tale trials for families are back on Saturday with Anansi Spider, a cheeky character whose stories originate in Ghana and are central to Caribbean culture and folklore: https://t.co/rg8QeruDry

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'A rabbit that wishes for the moon' is a Thai idiom that has similar meaning with the English idiom 'cry for the moon.' It means wishing for something impossible. In Thai context, this idiom mostly refers to a poor man wishing for a woman that out of his reach.

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For Easter here's hare and spring related artwork! The first one, the white hare is from the archives. Here in Devon, there are quite a few stories of witches turning into hares. The second is my own personal folklore...

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First fresh green appearing on my silver birch tree and lots of movement glimpsed in the greenery - when you're never quite sure if it's a bird, insect or something else... https://t.co/A9xj9cj7Sl

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Lily of the Valley is one of the lilies of Originally linked to Ostara, the ancient Germanic goddess of spring, the flower symbolises the arrival of new light & life. Since C15th it has been adopted as a symbol of the Virgin Mary Img: Cicely Barker.

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