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  1. I’m still falling down this rabbit hole, #folklorethursday I think these kids have made a great album to journey into

    “Gabble ratchets (or Gabriel hounds) are ghostly, phantom hounds from English folklore that fly through the night sky, bringing misfortune or death to those who hear them”

    gabble ratchets, by primitive ...

  2. The Dog Days are upon us! Named for the rising of Sirius (the Dog Star), Southern folklore warns this celestial shift brings stagnant heat, blind snakes, and wild rivers. For #FolkloreThursday, it's a reminder that when the sky burns bright, the earth below slows down.

  3. Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga stowed away on a fishing trip with his brothers and was shocked by the discovery of the North Island of Aotearoa [New Zealand] in his fishing net!

    🎨Wilhelm Dittmer & Carving held in National Library of New Zealand

    #FolkloreThursday #DayOfTheSeafarer

  4. ⚔️💀VENGEFUL GHOSTS👹😇

    For #folklorethursday I thought I'd take a look at the 'vengeful ghosts' that so worried the Heian aristocracy.
    In Kyōto attempts to appease six of these ghosts would lead to the creation of two shrines and (inadvertently) the Gion Matsuri.
    #Kyoto #京都

  5. ⚔️💀VENGEFUL GHOSTS👹😇

    For #folklorethursday I thought I'd take a look at the 'vengeful ghosts' that so worried the Heian aristocracy.
    In Kyōto attempts to appease six of these ghosts would lead to the creation of two shrines and (inadvertently) the Gion Matsuri.
    #Kyoto #京都

  6. ⚔️💀VENGEFUL GHOSTS👹😇

    For #folklorethursday I thought I'd take a look at the 'vengeful ghosts' that so worried the Heian aristocracy.
    In Kyōto attempts to appease six of these ghosts would lead to the creation of two shrines and (inadvertently) the Gion Matsuri.
    #Kyoto #京都

  7. ⚔️💀VENGEFUL GHOSTS👹😇

    For #folklorethursday I thought I'd take a look at the 'vengeful ghosts' that so worried the Heian aristocracy.
    In Kyōto attempts to appease six of these ghosts would lead to the creation of two shrines and (inadvertently) the Gion Matsuri.
    #Kyoto #京都

  8. ⚔️💀VENGEFUL GHOSTS👹😇

    For #folklorethursday I thought I'd take a look at the 'vengeful ghosts' that so worried the Heian aristocracy.
    In Kyōto attempts to appease six of these ghosts would lead to the creation of two shrines and (inadvertently) the Gion Matsuri.
    #Kyoto #京都

  9. ❄️🏹❄️If you're finding the heatwave overwhelming, why not cool down in the frosty forest with Robin of Sherwood!💚 #MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkloreSunday #RobinHood #BookSky📚 www.amazon.co.uk/Wolves-Winte...

    Wolves of Winter: from Richard...

  10. ❄️🏹❄️If you're finding the heatwave overwhelming, why not cool down in the frosty forest with Robin of Sherwood!💚 #MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkloreSunday #RobinHood #BookSky📚 www.amazon.co.uk/Wolves-Winte...

    Wolves of Winter: from Richard...

  11. I love the dark & scary lore! #FolkloreThursday

    In Scotland & NI yellowhammers were alleged to drink a drop of devil's blood every day in May...

    📷Simun Ascic

  12. I love the dark & scary lore! #FolkloreThursday

    In Scotland & NI yellowhammers were alleged to drink a drop of devil's blood every day in May...

    📷Simun Ascic

  13. I love the dark & scary lore! #FolkloreThursday

    In Scotland & NI yellowhammers were alleged to drink a drop of devil's blood every day in May...

    📷Simun Ascic

  14. I love the dark & scary lore! #FolkloreThursday

    In Scotland & NI yellowhammers were alleged to drink a drop of devil's blood every day in May...

    📷Simun Ascic

  15. I love the dark & scary lore! #FolkloreThursday

    In Scotland & NI yellowhammers were alleged to drink a drop of devil's blood every day in May...

    📷Simun Ascic

  16. In Japan, if your cat lives too long it can transform into a kaibyo--a magic cat.

    This is not a good thing. There are several species of kaibyo. The nekomata is identified by its twin tails, and its proclivity of hunting and eating humans.

    amzn.to/44jGGnS

    #folklorethursday #catlore #Mizukishigeru

  17. In Japan, if your cat lives too long it can transform into a kaibyo--a magic cat.

    This is not a good thing. There are several species of kaibyo. The nekomata is identified by its twin tails, and its proclivity of hunting and eating humans.

    amzn.to/44jGGnS

    #folklorethursday #catlore #Mizukishigeru

  18. Selkie's coats are how they change, and stealing them is a sure way to control them, for they will always want it back. Folklore of selkies often tells of men and women who steal a selkie's coat to make them their spouse, and how the selkie fought to get it back #FolkloreThursday

  19. Selkie's coats are how they change, and stealing them is a sure way to control them, for they will always want it back. Folklore of selkies often tells of men and women who steal a selkie's coat to make them their spouse, and how the selkie fought to get it back #FolkloreThursday

  20. Selkie's coats are how they change, and stealing them is a sure way to control them, for they will always want it back. Folklore of selkies often tells of men and women who steal a selkie's coat to make them their spouse, and how the selkie fought to get it back #FolkloreThursday

  21. Selkie's coats are how they change, and stealing them is a sure way to control them, for they will always want it back. Folklore of selkies often tells of men and women who steal a selkie's coat to make them their spouse, and how the selkie fought to get it back #FolkloreThursday

  22. Selkie's coats are how they change, and stealing them is a sure way to control them, for they will always want it back. Folklore of selkies often tells of men and women who steal a selkie's coat to make them their spouse, and how the selkie fought to get it back #FolkloreThursday

  23. Selkie's coats are how they change, and stealing them is a sure way to control them, for they will always want it back. Folklore of selkies often tells of men and women who steal a selkie's coat to make them their spouse, and how the selkie fought to get it back #FolkloreThursday

  24. Selkie's coats are how they change, and stealing them is a sure way to control them, for they will always want it back. Folklore of selkies often tells of men and women who steal a selkie's coat to make them their spouse, and how the selkie fought to get it back #FolkloreThursday

  25. Selkie's coats are how they change, and stealing them is a sure way to control them, for they will always want it back. Folklore of selkies often tells of men and women who steal a selkie's coat to make them their spouse, and how the selkie fought to get it back #FolkloreThursday

  26. Selkie's coats are how they change, and stealing them is a sure way to control them, for they will always want it back. Folklore of selkies often tells of men and women who steal a selkie's coat to make them their spouse, and how the selkie fought to get it back #FolkloreThursday

  27. Many cultures have hyperbole to indicate "long, long ago" in mythic times, but Korea's is uniquely strange: "back when tigers used to smoke" is one of many ways tigers appear in Korean folklore and myth. #FolkloreThursday

  28. Many cultures have hyperbole to indicate "long, long ago" in mythic times, but Korea's is uniquely strange: "back when tigers used to smoke" is one of many ways tigers appear in Korean folklore and myth. #FolkloreThursday

  29. Many cultures have hyperbole to indicate "long, long ago" in mythic times, but Korea's is uniquely strange: "back when tigers used to smoke" is one of many ways tigers appear in Korean folklore and myth. #FolkloreThursday

  30. Many cultures have hyperbole to indicate "long, long ago" in mythic times, but Korea's is uniquely strange: "back when tigers used to smoke" is one of many ways tigers appear in Korean folklore and myth. #FolkloreThursday

  31. Many cultures have hyperbole to indicate "long, long ago" in mythic times, but Korea's is uniquely strange: "back when tigers used to smoke" is one of many ways tigers appear in Korean folklore and myth. #FolkloreThursday

  32. Many cultures have hyperbole to indicate "long, long ago" in mythic times, but Korea's is uniquely strange: "back when tigers used to smoke" is one of many ways tigers appear in Korean folklore and myth. #FolkloreThursday

  33. Many cultures have hyperbole to indicate "long, long ago" in mythic times, but Korea's is uniquely strange: "back when tigers used to smoke" is one of many ways tigers appear in Korean folklore and myth. #FolkloreThursday

  34. Many cultures have hyperbole to indicate "long, long ago" in mythic times, but Korea's is uniquely strange: "back when tigers used to smoke" is one of many ways tigers appear in Korean folklore and myth. #FolkloreThursday

  35. Many cultures have hyperbole to indicate "long, long ago" in mythic times, but Korea's is uniquely strange: "back when tigers used to smoke" is one of many ways tigers appear in Korean folklore and myth. #FolkloreThursday

  36. Many cultures have hyperbole to indicate "long, long ago" in mythic times, but Korea's is uniquely strange: "back when tigers used to smoke" is one of many ways tigers appear in Korean folklore and myth. #FolkloreThursday

  37. The popular image of Cernunnos surrounded by animals, demanding peace between them, is drawn from the Gundastrup Cauldron, found in Denmark. While we have no idea who the figure is, popular folklore has made this the defining image of the Gaulish god Cernunnos. #FolkloreThursday

  38. The popular image of Cernunnos surrounded by animals, demanding peace between them, is drawn from the Gundastrup Cauldron, found in Denmark. While we have no idea who the figure is, popular folklore has made this the defining image of the Gaulish god Cernunnos. #FolkloreThursday

  39. The popular image of Cernunnos surrounded by animals, demanding peace between them, is drawn from the Gundastrup Cauldron, found in Denmark. While we have no idea who the figure is, popular folklore has made this the defining image of the Gaulish god Cernunnos. #FolkloreThursday

  40. The popular image of Cernunnos surrounded by animals, demanding peace between them, is drawn from the Gundastrup Cauldron, found in Denmark. While we have no idea who the figure is, popular folklore has made this the defining image of the Gaulish god Cernunnos. #FolkloreThursday

  41. _This_ Damsel in Distress did not wait for a Knight in Shining Armor to help her against a group of brother-bandits, but took matters into her own hands.

    Head after head.

    #FolkloreThursday
    wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Th

  42. _This_ Damsel in Distress did not wait for a Knight in Shining Armor to help her against a group of brother-bandits, but took matters into her own hands.

    Head after head.

    #FolkloreThursday
    wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Th

  43. Frau Gauden was a fierce huntress who now, in death, leads the Wild Hunt across the night skies of Mecklenburg.

    #FolkloreThursday
    wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Fr