#folkyfriday — Public Fediverse posts

🍀🕷️🍀"If you wish to live and thrive, let the Spider run alive." - A traditional English saying born from the belief that spiders bring good fortune. #FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday

🤍🌱🤍Snowdrops symbolise hope and the promise of Spring. In Herefordshire, bunches would be brought indoors at Candlemas to purify and protect the household - but bringing in a single bloom was said to be unlucky, or even a portent of death. #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday #Imbolc

Yesterday's #wassailing.
Led by the #Eynsham #Morris, villagers processed through the orchard banging pots and pans to scare evil spirits, and singing to wake the apple trees and encourage them to produce a good harvest.

Spicy cider was readily available to everyone present, warmed on a roaring fire. And toast was hung in the trees - a gift for the good spirits. The birds will be pleased. 😀

Long may this ancient #folktradition continue!

#FolkCustoms #FolkloreSunday #folkyfriday #wassail

Frau Holla roams the land during the Twelve Nights of Christmas

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Frau_Holla_Roams

The romance between a noblewoman and a ghost ended when their relationship goals diverged.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Ghostly_Suitor_on_Hartenstein_Castle

Taking a mysterious spirit as a lover brought Count Peter Wlast to a bad end.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Hunting_Lodge_at_the_Katzbach_River

People often call winter solstice Midwinter, marking the center of winter, but this was not always the case. Before the rule of Haakon the Good of Norway, Midwinter, at which Yule was celebrated, was the first day of þorri, which is mid-January on our calendar. #FolkyFriday

The line of the Counts of Windeck ended when a secret sin resulted in tragedy.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Count_of_Windeck

A ship's fate is sealed when its Klabautermann spirit leaves.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Klabautermann

A village teacher was dragged off to an uncertain fate by his own demonic familiar.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Village_Teacher_and_the_Devil-Cow

The Dragon of Röthelstein came to a rather painful end.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Dragon_of_R%C3%B6thelstein

The Devil did not appreciate it when the King of the Wends tried to save his soul after selling it to the Devil.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_King_of_the_Wends_Meets_his_End

Even the famous healing arts of Paracelsus could not prevent his death in the end.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Death_of_Doctor_Theophrast

The Sorcerer of Sistrans led a spectacular life thanks to his magic.

But he paid for it with an equally spectacular end.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Sorcerer_of_Sistrans

Once, three miners were imprisoned within Kuttenberg Mountain.

And each found an end according to their wishes.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Three_Miners_in_Kuttenberg_Mountain

As punishment for trying to seduce the wife of his liege, a squire found a horrible end.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/A_Horrible_Death_Sentence

A poor man was once given a magical pair of trousers by a rich friend which were supposed to make him rich.

...he probably should have asked more questions first.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Infernal_Trousers

Set came from the desert to Osiris' party with a gift: a sarcophagus ready for Osiris' death. Taking it good-humoredly, Osiris laid down when his brother suggested he test it out: it snapped shut on him and Set threw him in the Nile, killing him. #FolkyFriday

🖼️: S. Forlenza

Not suspecting Medea's treachery, Jason's new wife Glauce accepted Medea's gift of a crown and dress, but putting on these gifts, she was immediately poisoned and died. Her father, King Creon of Corinth, tried to help her and died too, her vengeance complete. #FolkyFriday

🖼️: E. de Morgan

Often associated with Santa, Father Christmas is actually much older than the modern incarnation, going back to the 1400s. A figure for adults that involved merriment, feasting, and gift-giving, Father Christmas was outlawed by the Puritans' brief ban on Christmas. #FolkyFriday

Often associated with Santa, Father Christmas is actually much older than the modern incarnation, going back to the 1400s. A figure for adults that involved merriment, feasting, and gift-giving, Father Christmas was outlawed by the Puritans' brief ban on Christmas. #FolkyFriday

You shouldn't ask the spirits for a piece of cake unless you actually mean it.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Rejected_Cake

King Hübich of the dwarves once gave silver fir cones to a destitute woman.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Silver_Fir_Cone

Once, a water spirit gave two herder boys magical stones in gratitude for their help - which created the famous hot springs of Baden-Baden and Bad Wildbad!

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Baden_and_the_Wildbad

Kobolds would frequently bring valuables to their masters.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Kobold_in_B%C3%BCschdorf

The Wild Huntsman shares a part of his kill with those who shout out to him - which they will usually regret.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Moss_Woman%27s_Hindquarter

Long before the modern Santa Claus myth developed, Frau Gauden raced through the skies above Mecklenburg with her sled, and distributed gifts to little children.

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https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Frau_Gauden

#FolkyFriday: In Greece, the #Christmas season often sees the decoration of boats, a nod to their deep maritime roots. Known as 'Karavaki,' this tradition honors St. Nicholas, the sailors' patron saint. These brightly lit boats symbolize safe voyages and the seafaring spirit. ⚓✨ #GreekFolklore #Karavaki

According to Japanese folklore, tornadoes and waterspouts are caused by tatsu (dragons that controls rain and water) winding their way up to the sky. This is why the Japanese word for tornado is "tatsumaki," which can translate to "spinning dragon" or "dragon-roll." #FolkyFriday

🎨: Hokusai

#Folklore #Mythology #Dragon #Tatsu #Tatsumaki #Tornado #Japan #JapaneseFolklore #Hokusai

According to the Cornish tale of ‘The Little Cake-Bird,’ Piskeys were known to sneak into the bedrooms of children via the keyhole and then pass over the child's nose in order to control their dreams. #FolkyFriday #FaerieFriday

🎨: Warwick Goble

#Folklore #Fairies #Faeries #FairyTales #Piskeys #Pixies #Dreams #CornishFolklore