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#FolkloreThursday Vinegar valentines were a type of insulting cards. They are decorated with a caricature, and featured below an insulting poem. Ostensibly given on Valentine's Day.They enjoyed popularity from the 1840s to the 1940s.
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Will there be #coffee? Good morning, #FolkloreThursday (John Bauer, Troll Lunch -- because trolls are late risers) All my Bauer here (you have to click some of the titles to see): https://t.co/tj5FD7FTPc
Just about my favorite thing to do: recommend stories that I love!
The Black Fairy’s Curse by Karen Jay Fowler: A piercingly unique refurb of the Sleeping Beauty tale as a dream interrupted.
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#Fairytales
For #FolkloreThursday & #NationalStorytellingWeek, my favourite fairytale in childhood: A mystery about a dozen princesses who sneak out every night to dance their shoes to bits (Illustrations: Errol Le Cain)
Oh wait! The Seven Crow Princes and The Wild Swans. This was my first #fairytale book and I still have it. Artist: Adrienne Segur. I've collected nearly all her books and scanned them. It's all here: https://t.co/8avDVEdCmb Now good night for real. #FolkloreThursday
Some of Gustave Doré’s haunting illustrations for the 1862 edition of Charles Perrault’s fairy tales. The whole volume is available in high resolution on @GallicaBnF: https://t.co/Zkti6sttEQ #FolkloreThursday
The Welsh hero Lleu Llaw Gyffes was cursed to never have a human wife. So the fairest maiden ever seen was conjured up from the flowers of the oak, broom and meadowsweet, and she was named Blodeuwedd.
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It is believed that #Cinderella is the world's favorite #fairytale and variations occur in almost every culture. [Burne-Jones Cinderella tiles, Dulac Cinderella, Maxfield Parrish] #FolkloreThursday
Fairy Tales are the myths we live by. Edward Burne-Jones favorite #fairytale was The Briar Rose; he revisited it throughout his career. It's @terriwindling 's favorite, too. [Edward Burne-Jones Briar Rose painting on tile, and tiles for Morris & Co. ] #FolkloreThursday
So much to post for @FolkloreThurs #fairytales tdy! Enjoy @amyelize's article on @MythStudies blog: #SleepingBeauty & the #Fates of Mythology https://t.co/ULUetdwoRW #FolkloreThursday @DeeDeeChainey @WillowWinsham @SussexCentreFFF
Melusine character Bachelorettes for male player
#MemoryTrees #RPG fantasy Simulation #game
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Sweet Death: Honey in Death Rituals
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A Crodh Sidhe is a "fairy cow" found in Scottish folklore and is described as without horns, white bodied, & red speckled. They eat seaweed and sometimes visit with regular cows, but will always leave again for the sea. #FolkloreThursday
According to Greek mythology, Melissa, a nymph who taught the use of honey, was tasked with caring for baby Zeus. She fed him honey instead of milk and for this she was cursed by Cronus. Zeus took pity on her and changed her into a beautiful bee.
#FolkloreThursday #Buzz
Sing for your supper if you must, but not during it, or you’ll soon suffer disappointment (choking, maybe?). Also, make sure not to sing before breakfast, or you’ll cry before dinner.
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Singer with a Glove by Degas
Birds' Wedding (#Vogelhochzeit) is a Sorbian custom. On the evening of Jan 24 children put empty plates outside, the morning after they find pastries, meringues and candy in the form of birds, which are said to have been left by birds celebrating their wedding. #FolkloreThursday
Scandinavian trolls tend to be very big, hairy, stupid, and slow to act. Any human with courage and presence of mind can outwit a troll, and those whose faith is strong can even challenge them to mortal combat. #FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday #philately
Pomegranates are symbolic in many cultures, often representing prosperity and fertility.
In Ancient Greek #myth, the #pomegranate features prominently in the fate of #Persephone, daughter of the goddess of the harvest.
Some helpful do's and don't when feeding your #dragon. #FolkloreThursday #food @FolkloreThurs
In #Scotland there is an ancient belief that if you plant a #rowan tree near your front door it will ward off witches’ spells as well as faeries & bad spirits. Rowan is also known as witchentree or witch-wood. #Illustration by Cicely Mary Barker #FolkloreThursday #BurnsNight