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IRISH SUPERSTITIONS
A fisherman that meets a woman with red hair will have a bad catch that day.

🎨Maybe this haircolor is auburn..in which case the catch will be promising....yes?

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Ireland is redhead land, but they were always suspect. It was said a redheaded woman could bring bad luck to a ship, or seeing one on market day meant no sales. As a redhead, that’s tough luck for me. My family is Irish, so I take it in stride. 😂🍀

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was fascinated by the beauty and lore of the where he made many expeditions to the backcountry prospecting for gold. The grizzled prospector heading into the mountains with his trusty burro was a symbol of hope and independence for DeGrazia.

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🦑Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimaeras—dire stories of Celaeno and the Harpies—may reproduce themselves in the brain of superstition—but they were there before. They are transcripts, types—the archetypes are in us, and eternal🎨X carbn🦑#Lovecraftian

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Your weekly Wunderkammer safety advice

To prevent your selkie spouse from pining for the sea and wander the coastline, singing heart-wrenching laments, don't steal his or her seal skins!

Thank you. Spit thrice, touch cold iron and be safe.

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Beware the Sirin! Later she became associated with a bird of paradise as she lives close to heaven. Only the lucky faithful and true of heart would notice her, only the happy could hear her song. More Lubok!

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Beware of harvesting your fields on a hot day. Lady Midday will emerge from whirling dust clouds in the form of an old hag, a lovely woman, or a young girl, carrying a scythe. If you can't answer her riddles, she'll kill you by beheading or heat stroke.

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The Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele tests the generosity of humans by shapeshifting into an old beggar woman or a beautiful young hitchhiker. Those kind enough to help a stranger are rewarded, while those who aren't get their homes or possessions destroyed.

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The superstition that when you break an egg you must crush the ends of the egg as well—otherwise a witch will collect the shell, build a boat, and start a crazy storm out at sea—was a common belief among fishermen.


🖼️Witch raising a storm, 1562, unknown artist

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"Quick! Before somebody see's it!"

While the church condemned many practices for being or I always do find interesting how people continued with such traditions.

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Emperor of Mankind by Mikhail Savier

In an ironic twist of fate for a man who fought throughout His life to move Mankind away from superstition and religious faith, the Emperor of Mankind was already being worshiped as a living deity before the start of the Horus Heresy

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In Galicia it's said that two or more crows walking together announce not only the death of someone, but also the number of priests who will officiate at the burial...

Another omen of death is that the owl sings like the rooster 🦉🐓

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We’ve always loved wise owls. Perhaps because they look like sages, or ask “who,” or that the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena, always had an owl perched on her shoulder. So when Milne & Shepard created “Owl” in the Pooh books, he was instantly loved. 🦉❤️

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In both China and Japan the goose is linked with the moon. It was common for the family of a bride to give a goose as a gift to the groom.

Art: 'White-fronted Goose' & 'White Fronted Goose & Full Moon' - Ohara Koson.

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Gift for ~
David and Charlotte on their first date: a ghost hunt near the Superstition Mountains. It gets a little too spooky and sends 'em running.
Charlotte belongs to me, David belongs to GetInMahBe11ay.

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A doodle of my bard Agni.
In the last session, he accidentally made a deal with the archfey of omens and he has yellow eyes. He was in the middle of trying to get over his obsession with superstitions, so I'm excited to see what the deal means.

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Let’s talk superstitions.
Magpies in Wales, are seen as either a death omen or a warning for a journey to become hazardous
I will clean up the Welsh in the last panel so it’s a bit more grammatically accurate, but the saying goes if you greet the magpie you can negate the omen.

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my party hat is ready to go! twitch . tv/kassiopeeia ❤️
PARTY STARTS IN 2 HOURS! Birthday countdown party! (I know it's bad luck in GER to wish happy birthday before but totally neutral everywhere else I'll try to not cringe in superstition) everybody gets a PARTY HAT

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Dirk Miller used Sonido de Tortuga's villagers superstitions and dressed up as 'Shaman' to lure in more test subjects so he can complete the research on 'Kodoku virus'

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