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A full line up of djinn characters am working on, based on middle east folklore, had such fun time designing them, try to guess them 👹👀 which one looks better A or B?

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2019-09-30

Kaitlin and LB traverse the sewers to uncover the urban legend of the Sewer Alligator! Let’s learn about gigantic, possibly albino, mutant gators that possibly live in the sewage works underneath big cities!

Listen: https://t.co/Es9XTfYtlH

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2019-09-30

Hello, I'm Yuan and I make art! I love folklore and pop culture, and I take lil requests on Ko-Fi! 🌟 https://t.co/hyCGGzsY5u

Right now I'm working on my portfolio, and Inktober is coming up, so I'm drawing as much as I can! I hope you enjoy what I make :)

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2019-09-29


Last year I was a ghost, I thought I would change things a little and be a headless mule for yhis year (the headless mule is a character very present in Brazilian folklore)

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2019-09-29

While we’re at it, Sunday’s episode is all about... sewer alligators? Join us in our long overdue return as we learn how to podcast again and talk about some big ol’ gators!

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2019-09-29

My entry for the

I drew the gytrash from english folklore as a handsome guy

they are a type of ghostly dog that wait for lonely travelers on lonely roads
and either lead them astray or show them the right way

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2019-09-28

Yūrei (幽霊) are figures in Japanese folklore and are like ghosts of Western legends. The name consists of two kanji, 幽 (yū), meaning "faint" or "dim" and 霊 (rei), meaning "soul" or "spirit". They are also known as Youkai (妖怪) or Obake (お化け).

Art:

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2019-09-28

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The healing wells were especially sought after to heal eye diseases and even blindness. Those seeking a cure would rise at dawn, followed the well’s pattern or prescribed ritual actions & bathed the eyes in the well’s water.

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2019-09-26

Storytelling Saturday Theatre
Noon & 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28

Traditional Philippine folklore retells a long-time classic in a new way during this family-friendly, live performance of Abadeha – A Cinderella story. Included with admission.

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2019-09-27

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For today’s here’s some insect folklore about bees & death💀🐝

In the 18th & 19th centuries in the U.S. and Western Europe, a strange ritual involving households that kept bees took place called ‘The Telling of the Bees.’

(Image by Nikolay Tolmachev)

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2019-09-27

Small detail from a new I suppose most of you can guess who it’s for.

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2019-09-27

In Japan, dragonflies have been treated as holy animals; believed to have medical qualities. They are also linked to abundance in rice paddies, embedding them with harvest. So naturally, they still represent Autumn. But also power, agility & victory. 

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2019-09-27


Māui (Maui) is the great hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Rarely was Maui actually worshipped, being less of a deity and more of a folk hero. His origins vary from culture to culture, but many of his main exploits remain relatively similar.

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2019-09-27

In Ulster, the cricket was called "gentle wee thing," the word gentle signifying fairy origin. Bad luck to harm one. The Irish believed crickets were hundreds of years old; and if we could understand, they would reveal the history of the world...

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2019-09-26

Witches are said to be partial to Elder trees, often hiding their offspring beneath them. The progeny then mature into Holdikens: worms, bees, caterpillars, and butterflies that aid their parent witches in mischief.

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2019-09-26

An old superstition said if you saw a dead butterfly, it was a sure sign you would shed tears within a week...🦋

🎨- Richard Doyle

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2019-09-26

According to Swedish lore, dragonflies are known as "Blindsticka" or “The devil’s knitting needle.” For they can use their long bodies to pick-out your eyes & sew your eyelids shut! Also befriending the snake; if one got sliced, they'd just sew it back together.

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2019-09-26

A Mayan story:
A tyrant Jaguar once ruled the jungle. Afraid, the animals obeyed him until a Grasshopper challenged him to a duel.
Jumping inside Jaguar’s ear, Grasshopper drove him to insomnia and desperation by chirping endlessly until he surrendered.

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2019-09-26