#FolkloreSunday
There’s none but witches do inhabit here

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The Witch’s Leg

According to #folklore a woman with a wooden leg was accused of witchcraft and buried alive in the church. Legend says her wooden leg sprouted into this oak tree

#treehunting #GreatTreesof Norfolk #Halloween

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November 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🌕🐇✨A tiny Moon Rabbit, heading for Bristol in December...
#MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday
November 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
🍂🐦‍⬛🍂"I charge thee, hence, and do not haunt me thus"

🌙A Midsummer Night's Dream.
#ShakespeareSunday #FolkloreSunday #Samhain #Halloween
November 1, 2026 at 2:13 PM
🐾🔥🐾"A hound it was, an enormous coal-black hound, but not such a hound as mortal eyes have ever seen."

📖Arthur Conan Doyle - The Hound of the Baskervilles.
#Halloween #Samhain #BookWormSat #FolkloreSunday
October 30, 2026 at 10:01 PM
#FolkloreSunday The legend of the Eguzkilore is deeply rooted in Basque folklore. Eguzkilore translates as “flower of the sun”. Hung on doors, this flower was believed to ward off witches, trolls, and evil spirits, acting as a barrier against harm. frescotours.com/basque-mytho...
November 1, 2026 at 10:53 AM
In the Ozarks come spring time, take some sassafras and make a tea from it, the old folk will say, but don't overboil it or you'll spoil the flavor with bitterness. This thins the blood, they say, after a long winter that thickens the blood, thus creating balance. #FolkloreSunday
November 1, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Fast food isn't a new invention: the Romans had vendors all over the city selling warm comfort meals like tiny fried pies with fish-based condiments on the side, for relatively cheap. Pompeii has immortalized many such vendors. #FolkloreSunday
November 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM
🌕🐇✨A little Moon Hare, patiently waiting to be on display in Bristol this December...
#MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday
October 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM
#FolkloreSunday
Welsh farmer Morgan Rhys offered three weary travellers - actually members of the fae - beds, food and a warm place to sit and exchange stories. In return for his hospitality, Morgan was given an enchanted harp to entertain his family on cold winter nights ...
🎨Lachlan Page
November 1, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Chocolate isn't just a modern comfort food but was one of the most lucrative products in pre-Columbian American trade, spreading from Central and South America well into the far reaches of North America: drinking vessels found at Chaco were specially made for it. #FolkloreSunday
November 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A nisse is a household spirit from Scandinavian folklore that resembles a small human wearing gray clothes with a red cap. Nisser perform house and stable chores, and expect to be rewarded at least once a year at the winter solstice with a gift of porridge, their favourite food.
#FolkloreSunday
November 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Hops (Humulus lupulus) were valued for more than brewing. Their dried cones were stuffed into pillows in the belief that their scent encouraged sleep. A hop-filled pillow was even prescribed for George III, and later became a fashionable remedy for sleeplessness. #FolkloreSunday
November 1, 2026 at 8:12 AM
#FolkloreSunday #Celtic: `#Fairies lived on the farm of Carue, in a knoll known as "The Fairy Seely Howe". Donald Robert Farquharson tells:
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November 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
#FolkloreSunday: At #Samhain, the beginning of the #Celtic #NewYear, `all hearth fires would be extinguished in anticipation of this most significant event.
As the huge communal bonfires were lit, torches of the sacred fire would be carried to homes in the community,
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November 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
#folkloresunday: `#Fairies and ghosts were attracted to the hearth, especially at pivotal days such as #samhain. On that night, ghosts of the deceased would sometimes be seen warming themselves by the hearth-fire or sitting in their accustomed place, calmly […]

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November 1, 2026 at 7:22 PM
#folkloresunday: At #samhain, the beginning of the #celtic #newyear, `all hearth fires would be extinguished in anticipation of this most significant event. As the huge communal bonfires were lit, torches of the sacred fire would be carried to homes in the […]

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November 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
#WyrdWednesday Wyrd Wednesday: `#FolkloreSunday: The interior of #CroghanHill in Co. #Offaly belongs to the #Celtic #Otherworld of Bri Éile. This is named after Éle, a bean sí.
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October 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
My poem about #selkie was recently published in Cryptic Curlew
Volume 1 SILT: inkhaus.io/zine/cryptic...
#writingcommunity #poem #folkloresunday #folklore
October 31, 2026 at 5:16 PM
#folkloresunday #celtic: `#Fairies lived on the farm of Carue, in a knoll known as "The Fairy Seely Howe". Donald Robert Farquharson tells:
`In this hollow the lingering fairies were supposed to have their abode or place of meeting, and the most friendly […]

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November 1, 2026 at 4:34 PM
#FolkloreSunday: `#Fairies and ghosts were attracted to the hearth, especially at pivotal days such as #Samhain. On that night, ghosts of the deceased would sometimes be seen warming themselves by the hearth-fire or sitting in their accustomed place, calmly smoking or knitting.`
Source: P.
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November 1, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The Welsh equivalent of Samhain is Nos Calan Gaeaf, a day much like Halloween. Stones are left at the bonfire with your name on it, facing the fire: if by morning it burns away, you are safe. If by morning your name remains, you are fated to die in the next year. #FolkloreSunday
October 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM