#folkyfriday — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #folkyfriday, aggregated by home.social.
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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!
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A bit of fun for a Friday... Last week we went to #AbbotsBromley, #Staffordshire, to witness the extraordinary & ancient #HornDance, a #FolkDance that has taken place for perhaps 800+ years. I've wanted to see this for years!
One of the reindeer antlers has been radio carbon dated to 1065CE.
#FolkCustoms #TraditionalDance #MorrisDancing #folkyfriday #ancienttraditions #FolkloreSunday #FolkTradition #oldways
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During the American Revolution, soldiers would claim to see mermaids at the mouth of North Carolina's Cape Fear River, now known as Mermaid Point. Perhaps not coincidentally, these sightings often occurred on nights the soldiers visited the nearby Ramsey’s Tavern. #FolkyFriday
#Folklore #Mermaid #Mermaids #MermaidPoint #CapeFearRiver #NorthCarolina #AmericanRevolution #AmericanFolklore
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Upon learning that she was pregnant with her 13th child, Mother Leeds cursed the unborn baby out of frustration, inadvertently transforming it into a monster with the head of a goat and bat-like wings. The Jersey Devil, as the creature came to be known, still haunts the New Jersey Pine Barrens to this day. #FolkyFriday
#Folklore #Folktale #TheJerseyDevil #JerseyDevil #Devil #Monster #Cryptid #AmericanFolklore #NewJersey