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Oni (鬼) are Youkai from Japanese folklore and are one of the greatest icons of Japanese culture. They have sharp claws, long wild hair, red or blue skin and horns with incredible strength and are said to also be adapt in magic. 👹
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2019-03-29

Home is Where the Heart Is. Thomas Mackenzie, from Aladdin.

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2019-03-29

PEARS' SOAP WITCH: A naked on a broomstick was used in 1899 to advertise Pears Soap. A familiar image showing the use of folklore in the house and hearth at the turn of the century

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THREAD
For today’s here’s some household + death lore💀🐝

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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Mummers go door-to-door in costume; calling on their friends and neighbours. The earliest record of Mummering in Newfoundland dates back to 1819. https://t.co/rSgUN5lRo4 Etchings by Canadian artist David Blackwood.

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2019-03-28

"Nibble, nibble, like a mouse,
Who is nibbling at my house?"

The witch house in the "Hansel and Gretel" is made of bread, cake and sugar, whereas the house of the russian witch Baba Yaga is askew and stands on chicken legs.

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European plant folklore says that the plants that grow naturally near your home are the ones that nature spirits have determined are the ones you should eat to improve your health issues. "Let food by thy medicine and medicine be thy food."

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Thanks ! here for the next two hours of home, hearth and household themed (Image: Cinderella by Herman Vogel)

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2019-03-28

Good morning here to kick off today's theme: hearth and the household!
[Img: 19th century engraving of Homunculus from Goethe's Faust]

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During some rare research I've just found out that a 'bugger' (a word I use on a regular basis) is in fact a goblinesque faerie that dwells in the astral world & is very dangerous to humans.
I'd been under the impression that it was just like a bloody nuisance.

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2019-03-28

Throwback to 2016, with a painting from my first book 'Omoiyari' (slightly cropped here).
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# japanese https://t.co/9H5xcilx8c

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2019-03-28

In the folklore the hare was always perceived as the coward par excellence and symbol of fertility (more here https://t.co/adzv0I3Xqx ) Thank you for interesting episode

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2019-03-27

Hi, I just launched The Good Blood and it's a fantasy adventure story based on Slavic history and creatures from its folklore. It's focused around three characters from drastically different backgrounds but with a common goal.
You can check it out here: https://t.co/ccISddipch

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In the Middle Ages nutmeg was worn in pouches to ward off plague. Nathaniel Hodges (1629–1688) put a nutmeg in his mouth before treating plague victims & attributed it to his survival (Fleas dislike the smell of nutmeg so wearing it might have helped a tiny bit)

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Apologies for the bad photos but I also forgot to mention the stunning illustrations😭 it also has a Scottish folklore glossary & writing prompts at the back...like I literally don’t know what else I could say to make everyone want this book

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Queen of the Fairies (The Fairy Queen, Queen of Elphame) is a figure from Irish and British folklore, believed to rule the fairies. Based on Shakespeare's influence, in English-speaking cultures she is often named Titania or Mab. In Scottish folklore she is named Nicnevin.🦋

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I've been knee-deep in Scandinavian folklore as well as Superheroes/Villains for such a long time now, I just gotta repost my lovely lady Eila that I made for one of mine and 's Marvel AU 👌😩💦💖

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Pilgrims' staffs were made from hazel wood for its quality of magical protection.

A pilgrim was often buried with his or her staff.

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Fairies and their imaginative vehicles... fairy paintings by Amelia Jane Murray (1800-1896) who was born on the Isle of Man in 'Port-e-Chee', which means ‘fairy music’ in Manx Gaelic. The local inspired her work.

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