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In 1856 William Henry Perkin (1838–1907) tried to make quinine from coal tar & discovered it could be used to create purple dye. He called it mauveine. Fabric dyed with it didn't fade from sunlight & coal pollution; 'royal purple' clothing became more affordable

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2021-09-02

Queen Elizabeth I decreed only the royal family could wear purple. In the early 19thc purple dye was made using (rather scarce) snake droppings later replaced by (more prevalent) cormorant guano. This murexide purple was lightfast but faded in coal-polluted air

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Ever since ancient times, red was the colour of life and intense emotions. In some Slavic languages, red can replace the words beautiful, splendid, and colourful. Or in others represent evil.

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2021-09-02

If the first butterfly of the season you see is white it will be a rainy summer. If the first is dark there will be many thunderstorms and if the first butterfly you see is yellow then it will be a summer full of sunshine.

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The colour Red, symbolising Power, Wealth and Purity in Indian culture.

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2021-09-02

The Baleful Head – Edward Burne-Jones
Perseus carefully shows Andromeda the Medusa's head reflected in water - to keep her safe from its petrifying power.
Later he will use his trusty Gorgon's head to turn his enemy to stone.

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Orange Kinkwa-neko or Golden Flower Cats have a demonic nature, in Japanese folklore.

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There were many examples of automata in Greek mythology, something the island of Rhodes was particularly renowned for: "The animated figures stand / Adorning every public street / And seem to breathe in stone, or / move their marble feet."

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2021-09-02

'Colour in Fairytales' for (and a version of this essay appears with others in my book 'Seven Miles of Steel Thistles'). https://t.co/tkNe4KlbHJ

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2021-09-02

'In addition to the many Pan-like figures ... there is one figure of interest who is wearing a cloak with a red jewel and holding a staff containing the hermetic double snake.' Mysteries of Poussin's art. https://t.co/DPXyEQZRgn

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2021-09-02

Rusalki laugh as they tie together willow or slender birch branches so they can swing by the river. They love to perform somersaults and sing and dance in the moonlight. Some people say that merely hearing Rusalki’s laughter causes death.#FolkloreThursday

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2021-08-27

Ayakashi in Japanese literally means, "strange phenomenon of the sea," and is a term used for yokai who appear in the liminal spaces between the surface of the sea/ocean and the air.

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Fear the righteous rage of a goddess: when Demeter discovered Zeus not just knew where their daughter Persephone was but signed off on her rapture, all plants stopped growing in rage and sorrow. Only then did Zeus return Persephone, for a time.

🖼: J. Tigner

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There are Serbian legends about people sacrificing young girls to a monster living in a lake. The monster was at the same time a dragon and a bull...Dragon = Burning summer sun. Taurus = Beginning of summer...From: https://t.co/NGKGKtUEBf
https://t.co/ruA5ZRHy7c

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2021-08-26

In the past, during droughts, Serbs used to go to mountain lakes and pray for rain on their shores "to a dragon living in the lake who swallowed the rain"...Fire breathing dragon = Burning drought bringing sun...From:

https://t.co/TsN8My80HJ

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This bug, Fulgora lanternaria, is endemic to Central and South America. Locals call it the machaca and so the saying goes, if you are bitten by one then you must find and marry the nearest woman or else you will surely die.

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Welsh folklore says Pembrokeshire Corgis, (beloved dogs of Queen Elizabeth II) are gifts sent by fairies, who used them to drove their livestock, ride as ponies, pull their carriages, & of course, as playful, loyal, charming companions.

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The Lambton Worm from County Durham was caught by a nobleman's son fishing on a Sunday. It was thrown down a well and grew into a giant wyrm It was killed when the son returned from Crusading & fought it in a river so pieces chopped off its body were washed away

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2021-08-20

OLD STINKER. Werewolf of Hull UK. Beast of Barmston Drain. Walks upright, human face. Haunts Yorkshire’s wyrd wolds & a macabre drain on the edge of two graveyards nr RIVER HUMBER, the site of accidental drownings, murders and suicides

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Warning: If you come across a Kelpie, do not touch it or ride it because your flesh will become stuck to his, he will run to the river to devour you and will throw your entrails onto land when he's done :)

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2021-08-20