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The Crocotta is a mythical dog-wolf of India with spots that resemble a hyena. It has the ability to mimic human speech and uses this power to lure its victims to it, usually by pretending to be someone in trouble.

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2019-05-03

The persisted in The Silmarillion - less detail, but still a pivotal moment in the story of the Fall of Gondolin.
Art by .

What other invented festivals can you think of in fantasy literature?

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2019-05-02

Here’s an invented “Tarnin Austa or the Gates of Summer” celebrated in Gondolin (in Arda) to mark the beginning of summer. That’s the moment that Melko(r) chooses to attack Gondolin.
Art by SaMo-art.

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2019-05-02

If the gets rained upon, it is known as "the tears of Orihime & Hikoboshi." For it is said, if rain falls on the "Star-Festival," the magpies cannot form a bridge over the Milky Way & the two lovers must wait another year to see each other.

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2019-05-03

Enjoying the mythical with on Here’s Aion, my fiery-haired heroine

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2019-05-03

Eros & Psyche. (Art by Irenhorrors, Mohtz, Queenbean3, Antonio Canova)

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2019-05-03

The Floralia was an ancient Roman festival in honour of the goddess Flora. Celebrated in lavish fashion from the end of April to the first of May, the festival included Ludi Florae, the "Games of Flora".

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2019-05-02

The 1st rule of the Eleusinian Mysteries? Don’t talk about them... but it’s believed the secretive ancient Greek cult let most anyone attempt initiation. Those who passed enjoyed a 9-day party-The Greater Mysteries-w/ singing, dancing & sacrifices, to celebrate.

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2019-05-02

One of the most bittersweet love stories is Where "star-crossed" lovers Orihime & Hikoboshi (stars: Vega & Altair) are forced apart & separated by the Milky Way. Only permitted to see each other once a year; celebrate this annual rendezvous

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2019-05-02

Lord Peter is the transformation tale of beheaded cat who becomes a human princess. This is that story in McCall’s Read Me a Story Book (1961). by Leonard Weisgard.

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2019-05-02

A pig that lays eggs? 🤥 That can't be true! This gorgeous creature is in a Hungarian folktale featured in our latest issue of Storytime (issue 56). Art by Jesús López. https://t.co/yztsAHEJmW

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2019-05-02

During Bealtaine, farmers would drive their cattle between two bonfires. This would purify and protect them from disease before they were sent out to their summer pastures. The ritual may date back to Iron Age Ireland, where cattle were the measure of wealth.

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2019-05-02

Flesh eating demons from Indian mythology, the Pishacha loves darkness and it haunts cremations grounds. They are said to have a dark, black skin with bulging veins and protruding red eyes.

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2019-05-02

The is the tree & is a symbol of the fire festival The cutting of hawthorn (May blossom) is sacred to the goddess Brighid, & signifies new life & fertility. Known as a faery tree, the hawthorn should never be harmed. Img: Cicely Barker

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2019-05-02

Known as wowog, ungga-ungga, kalibadot in Visayas & Mindanao; magtatanggal among precolonial Tagalogs, this creature from Filipino folklore is the flying head variant of the manananggal & related to the penanggal of Malaysia/Indonesia & the krasue of Thailand.

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2019-05-02

No question about it, Amy Cutler is an artistic mixologist. In her drawings and paintings, folklore, fairy tales, and personal iconography all vie for attention—and presence on the page: https://t.co/3tORnKqKl0

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2019-05-01