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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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That first coffee in the morning watching the sun rise and the birds getting their day started ☕ ☀

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This week's theme is However you choose to celebrate, get your Easter themed folklore ready for Thursday! (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

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in . Thinking of creating a full set of the girls in this style as my own little ! link below:

https://t.co/oPQnEkWM5F

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2019-04-16

For Effloret on DA!

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Day 678 - Maru from Stardew Valley! That completes all the Bachelorettes! thank you to for the pointers on this one!

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In European folklore, familiar spirits were believed to be supernatural entities that would assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic. According to medieval records, they would appear in numerous guises, often as an animal.

Art by me 🐈:)

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Taliesin's Cad Goddeu (Battle of the Trees) describes a fight between Gwydion and the Welsh god of Annwn, Arawn, in which Gwydion brings the trees to life to fight for him. The fight breaks out after Amaethon steals a dog, a lapwing, and a roebuck from Arawn.

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A for Perseus and Andromeda in A Child’s Book of and Enchantment Tales, illustrated by

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My contribution for this week - Bran and Sceolan, Fionn mac Cumhaill's dogs (and also his cousins!)

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