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Today I came across a lovely medieval mention of the White Horse at Uffington: "Near the town Abinton [Abingdon] there is a mountain and an image of a horse on it and it is white. And although grass and flowers grow all around it, nothing grows on it" 1/2

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The Wasgo is a creature from Haida folklore, describing a “sea wolf”. Said to live off the shores of British Colombia & Hecate Strait, it’s said that a young man used sea creature skin to deceive fish while night fishing. A pair of whales turned him into the Wasgo in retaliation.

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Find out how the hedgehog ended up with spines and what makes him scuttle so fast 🦔 Discover how pigs saved a prince from leprosy 🐷 Find out why the wealthy lord was so intent on capturing the black fox 🦊 Read more here: https://t.co/1fkJ9jRjIE

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2020-01-09

In China an image of the Kitchen God Zao Jun is kept near the stove. Just before Chinese New Year he reports back to heaven about the household. Families smear his lips with honey so he will only say sweet things.

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This year, Plough Monday falls on Jan 13, the first Monday after Epiphany, though if it was after Twelfth Night, maybe it should have been last Monday?
Traditionally the beginning of the Agricultural year.

https://t.co/HMObokOCoV

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2020-01-09

At the conclusion of Yule, in the new year, folks shared a toast of Wassail. In England (and at my house) this form of mulled wine was also served in other places in various forms. Scots call it "hot pint" and it is used in a toast to prosperity.

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2020-01-09

Starting to see a few green shoots in the Devon hedgerows and flower beds! 🍃

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2020-01-09

On today's episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, Italian artist, .

We discuss his dedication to colored pencils, the Sardinian folklore behind many of his themes, and much more! Let's peer into the deep but delicate world of Marco Mazzoni.

https://t.co/Ycm3RVgKV9

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2020-01-06

Have you missed us? returns this Thursday with the theme of and (Image via wikimedia commons)

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2020-01-06

Starting 2020 off with a jump directly back to 2012 with a oc. Jack-'o-lantern (his friends call him Will) to be specific.

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2020-01-06

THE WILD SWANS Fairy tale by Hans Andersen,1838. An evil queen turns her eleven stepsons into and forces them to fly away (they're allowed to become human again by night). A possible influence on Swan Lake 🎨Anadezhda Illarionova; Anne Gilbert; Ian Daniels

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2020-01-05

A detail of the illustration I've just finished for a children's magazine.🙌
I always loved mythical creatures in the Lithuanian folklore. This one's called Laume, lives in the woods and weaves the rainbow.🌈 And sometimes eats kids.🤷‍♀️

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2020-01-05

Stunning digital entry from our 2019 Art Prize by Cserny Timi Pookah - "Alkonost"!
"Alkonost is a woman-headed bird in Russian folklore. Sometimes it's called as the bird of sorrow. It symbolizes how the mythical and archaic meets the modern age."

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2020-01-05

In Japanese folklore, Shirime is a strange yōkai (like a ghost) with an eye in the place of his anus 👁️

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Playing with the idea of a Witcher from a different part of the world/culture dealing with different folklore!

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Hans Christian Andersen - Fairy Tales Art and Illustrations - 40-Trading Cards – Available Now to Order Here: https://t.co/9idWYgiqy8 -

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