Savanah is all dressed up for Fairy Day. A day late or so, but give her some slack, she overslept.

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"Robert Kirk believed the fairies to be the doubles or, as he called them, the 'co-walkers' of men, which accompanied them through life, and thought that this co-walker returned to Faerie when the person died" ~ Lewis Spence




🎨 Arthur Rackham

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It’s the day of midsummer celebrations throughout Europe, as well as - so I got inspired to create a midsummer-themed fairy character with lots of flowers to brighten your summer days! 💐

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The Fairies by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)

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Sometimes, the Mouros (inhabitants of the underworld in Galician folklore) need help from human doctors, midwives or nurses. The Mouros let them access their world, but if they reveal the secret, they will be punished losing an eye, losing their speech...

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It's
And
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I'd say that makes it a good day for some
Fine Floating Fuchsia Fairy Art!

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Happy International Fairy Day to all of you feyfolk and whimsical wanderers.~

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And June is....🥁🥁
International Fairy Day!

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” - Albert Einstein
Do you believe in fairies? I…

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And here I found Her,
(Or was it She who found me?)
My darling faery Mélusine,
Once worshipped as the Faerie Queen...

—My Mélusine Illusion,

https://t.co/BCu6JNA3PF


🎨Illustration from History of Magic, Émile Bayard

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Happy International Fairy Day!

This morning we went on a fairy quest through our rare book collections and spotted some fairies before they flew away!

(And yes, some Dartmoor pixies did sneak into this tweet, the little scamps!)

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Today is International Fairy Day! 🧚‍♀️

Betty is dressed as popular fairy Tinkerbelle from Peter Pan!

Have a magical day!

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I just remember that this Friday is

Credit goes to for doing this artwork request of Kirlia (Regular and Shiny) dressed as Fairy Webby from the DuckTales (1987), Season 1 episode "Scroogerello" back on September 2nd, 2020.

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A set of wonderful paintings from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, a magnificent play providing hints into the mysterious and beautiful fairy kingdom.



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The gean-cánach, the 'love talker', is a male faerie in Irish myth similar to a leprechaun. He is known for seducing men and women, but is particularly fond of shepherds and milkmaids.



art: Daemon Love by Maximilian Pirner

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Along Hardknott Pass, Cumbria’s Faerie King Eveling holds his court. He's an intriguing figure, his name may be connected to the Avalon of Athurian legend



La Mort d'Arthur by James Archer 1860

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Some Celtic legends claim that Aine, goddess of the sun, the moon, wealth, love, and summer, mated with human men to create the first race of fairies.

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Before comes to an end, have a sleepy and dreamy Fairy Cookie! ✨
What wonderful and magical worlds will she visit in her dreams tonight? 🦄💭💗

  

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