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The Orca is said to protect those who travel away from home, and lead them back when the time comes. #FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday "When Enki set sail...against the lord a storm...arose...The waves at the bow of the boat rose to devour the lord like wolves and the waves at the stern of the boat were attacking Enki like a lion..." Eeee what? Animal calendar markers... https://t.co/LWe0Slnytn
#FolkloreThursday Female #pirate Mary Read gained fame and notoriety when she and Anne Bonny were convicted of piracy and sentenced to hang alongside infamous pirate Calico Jack. Both women gained a stay of execution by claiming they were in child. https://t.co/2ru8pM9SLc
#FolkloreThursday St. Elmo's Fire is a weather phenomenon that occurs when a large amount of atmospheric electricity is present, usually before or after a thunder storm. It was thought to be good omen by men at sea, a sign of God's protection.
Don’t turn anything upside down – it will capsize the ship
Don’t mention certain things or words such as ‘drown’
Don’t mention the name of a ship which has been lost
Nail a horseshoe to the mast
Decorating with flowers adds luck.#folklorethursday
#FolkloreThursday In maritime lore a sea monster, the Kraken is said to lie at the bottom of the sea. Only surfacing in search of food or if disturbed. By wrapping its huge tentacles it is able to capture whole ship, pulling them down into the depths of the sea.
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The myth of pirates shouldering parrots has been upheld in classics such as Treasure Island. Yet there is truth behind the lore, as many ship inventories and journals include exotic birds, which could command a high price back home in Europe. #folklorethursday
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The eerie blue glow of St Elmo’s fire was once considered pirate lore, but became a sign of luck and protection from harm, for all sailors caught in a storm.
“A ghostly flame which danced among our sails [..] When he appears, there can be no danger" ~Columbus
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RT @druidtombraider: Myrddin Wyllt is undoubtedly the most famous Wild Man in Welsh and North British Folklore! #FolkloreThursday @FolkloreThurs @HistoriumU @CrystalPonti @DeeDeeChainey @WillowWinsham @TheSacredIsle
#FolkloreThursday When the harvest was finished, a small amount of crop would be left outside to satiate the Púca- this was called the Púca’s share. To eat blackberries after the 31st of October was also a surefire way to incur the Púca’s wrath.
After the harvest Roggenwolf (Rye Wolf), a German field spirit, must be left a sheath of rye as shelter during the winter to ensure they won’t destroy future crops or attack/kidnap the locals. #FolkloreThursday
Phenomenal 🎨The Midday Man by Janna Sophia https://t.co/86LQnxRZn3
I love Walter Crane’s illustration for the ancient English song “The North Wind Doth Blow.” The poignant song is about the plight of the robin, & those without shelter, in late autumn. I adore that robin at bottom right. 🍂🤎
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According to Thiess of Kaltenbrun, he and several others would transform into #werewolves on 3 nights a year & travel to hell, where they fought with the Devil to rescue the grain his servants had stolen and ensure a good #harvest for the year. #FolkloreThursday @FolkloreThurs
Thesmophoria is the ancient festival of Demeter and Persephone, marking the return of Persephone to the Underworld, and held ag the end of the harvest. Celebrated exclusively by women, the festival was one of the few celebrated by all Greeks. #FolkloreThursday
🖼: F.D. Millett
"Mabon the son of Modron spurred his steed and snatched his razor from him" (Mabinogion)
The salmon of Llyn Llyw knows where Mabon is held & helps King Arthur & his men to free Modron's son who plays a crucial part in the quest for the hand of fair Olwen
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THE HARVEST MOON seen this week is rumoured to bring increased activity from #werewolves. Compelled to leave their hunting grounds in the woods, they will make their way to open fields to prowl & howl at the moon, surprising farmers out late harvesting ! #FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday Feldgeister are corn demons from German folklore. During harvest season, Feldgeister flee deeper into the fields to escape the mowers. Direct contact to the Feldgeist causes illness
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#art by Jannaphia and Igor Krstic
La Pierre de Gargantua in Neaufles-Auvergny (Eure) is known as the giant’s whetstone. After coming across exhausted harvesters he told them to rest, ran off to fetch his giant scythe, sharpened it on the menhir and then cut the entire field in a single sweep. #FolkloreThursday
In the orchards of England it is lore that at the end of each #harvest the last apple should be left on the tree for the Apple Tree Man. He is the spirit who lives in the oldest tree & bestows fertility on the orchard. #Mabon #AutumnEquinox #Autumn #Fall #FolkloreThursday Img: CB
