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A flower of loyalty - day after day the sunflower follows the sun from east to west..

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Lots of history with Bluebells in Ireland, It's unlucky to walk through a field of them, because they're full of spells. When a bluebell is rung it calls the fairies. If someone wears a wreath made of Bluebells they will have to tell the truth.

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Illustrator Cicely Mary Barker was largely self-taught due to ill health.
Her Flower Fairies combined botanical sketches with characterful life drawings of local
Here her portrait of ‘The Garden Boy’ becomes the watchful Elm Fairy

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Objects - and people - struck by lightning were viewed with reverence and awe in Ancient Greece. Those killed by lightning were called dioblêtoi, "Those smitten by Zeus," and were often given special burials.



(Source: Robert Garland, The Greek Way of Death)

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It was believed that carrying sachets of oregano could keep the Devil away. In Medieval times, burning oregano was also said to prevent the Devil from assisting his witches.

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Rag rugs like this one in cottage No. 5 had a red diamond in the middle called a 'Devil's Eye', which was supposed to trick demons coming down the chimney into thinking there was already a devil in the building!

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In Romanian folklore, the ENDROP is a type of waterhorse.

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According to Chinese mythology, once every 6,000 gods and immortals of all kinds come from every corner of heaven and earth to participate in the Jade Emperor’s marvelous “Feast of Peaches”. There are served Xi Wangmu’s precious peaches of immortality.#FolkloreThursday

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In Greek legend Crocus was a mortal youth - after his failed affair with the nymph Smilax the gods turned him into a plant..

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The Mandrake or Mandragora Officinarum has more folklore associated with it than just about any other plant.

The best known piece of folklore about the Mandrake is that it screams as it is pulled out of the ground, killing anyone who heard it.

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Atropos, "whose name means 'the dreadful,' 'the merciless,' or 'the cutter,'" holds the shears, cuts the thread, determines the manner of one's death. (Judika Illes's The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, 154-155) (2/3)

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Atropa belladonna, aka deadly nightshade, is a poisonous and deadly plant which grows among ruins and in wastelands. Its genus name comes from Atropos, the oldest of the three Fates. (Judika Illes's The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, 154-155) (1/3)

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Definitely NOT the first full-length animated film.



'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' (1937) dir. David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Ben Sharpsteen, Larry Morey, William Cottrell, Perce Pearce.

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In there is an ancient belief that if you plant a tree near your front door it will ward off witches’ spells as well as faeries & bad spirits. Rowan is also known as witchentree or witch-wood. month, Img: Cicely Barker

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I'm Mar! Illustrator and Animator from Portugal who loves working with my own Culture and Folklore Myths as well as I love Fantasy, Witches, Wolves and Werewolves 🐺💕

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Excited to share the latest addition to my shop: Dragons of the Air Original Chinese Folklore Creatures Lightening Horned Winged Scales Teeth Treasure Hoard Guards https://t.co/To0g8QyW4Z

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Buck, de Adrien Demont, publié chez .
L'auteur a pour l'instant fait deux BD dédiées à ce personnage étrange et super attachant de "chien-niche ?". Une pépite toute douce, à l'ambiance fantastique et folklorique qui émerveille, sublimée par les dessins de Demont.

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Old art i did last year. Not an excellent work compared to others, but this one is based on Sarawakian folklore. This is a thread of the lore.

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The coming-of-age tale of a lonely child set against a backdrop of Ancient Gaelic folklore. After getting lost in the forest, Ainsel encounters a strange and powerful magic.

With the help of the creatures of the woods, Ainsel pieces together the identity they’ve been missing.

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Folklore Project 🌙⭐️
Just a friendly reminder that references are sooo useful!! 😉✨either for perspective or light and shadow.

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