Reminder! It's almost cucumber season!
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April 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Reminder! It's almost cucumber season!
#FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday
Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai was a Japanese storytelling game popular during the Edo period. These gatherings were held on summer nights and to begin 100 candles or lamps were lit. Participants then took turns to tell 100 ghost stories (kaidan). After each story, a candle was...
#MythologyMonday
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#MythologyMonday
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November 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In #JapaneseFolklore it is believed that lakes and ponds are inhabited by guardian kami (spirits). These kami vary but often take the form of dragons, catfish, giant snakes or eels. There are stories of these water gods interacting positively with humans, such as bringing...
#SwampSunday #yokai
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#SwampSunday #yokai
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June 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
In #JapaneseFolklore there is a #yokai called nodeppo that resembles a flying squirrel. They swoop down from trees at night and latch onto people's faces in order to drink their blood. Nodeppo can also shoot swarms of bats out of their mouths, which will then fly towards...
#LegendaryWednesday
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#LegendaryWednesday
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April 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
International muralist Bunnie Reiss who is influenced by her heritage, especially Poland's brightly coloured folk art and folkloric traditons #womensart #FolkloreThursday
May 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
International muralist Bunnie Reiss who is influenced by her heritage, especially Poland's brightly coloured folk art and folkloric traditons #womensart #FolkloreThursday
In Japan, Tanabata (the Star Festival) is connected to a Chinese folktale about two lovers who are separated by the stars of the Milky Way. They are allowed to meet for only one night each year by crossing a bridge created by magpies. During the festival people write their...
#LegendaryWednesday
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#LegendaryWednesday
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September 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
In #JapaneseFolklore kawauso are river otters, and like many other animals it is believed that once they reach old age they can develop supernatural powers and become #yokai. They are renowned shape-shifters and can also accurately mimic sounds. They use this ability to play...
#WyrdWednesday
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#WyrdWednesday
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🔥🪄🔥The Magic Circle - by John William Waterhouse.
#WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday
#WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday
July 10, 2026 at 10:12 AM
🔥🪄🔥The Magic Circle - by John William Waterhouse.
#WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday
#WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday
Some weather folklore from Japan for #FolkloreThursday.
Teru teru bozu are a common superstition in Japan related to the weather. They are small white dolls made of paper or cloth. Traditionally they were hung in windows by farmers as a talisman believed to bring sunny weather, and to stop or prevent rainy days.
#MythologyMonday #JapaneseFolklore
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#MythologyMonday #JapaneseFolklore
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February 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some weather folklore from Japan for #FolkloreThursday.
In #JapaneseFolklore, many rivers and ponds are believed to be inhabited by nushi, which are guardian spirits. They can be both benevolent and dangerous. There was one pond near the Asuwa River that was said to be home to a terrifying catfish nushi. Because of...
#SwampSunday #FolkloreSunday
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#SwampSunday #FolkloreSunday
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February 19, 2026 at 1:33 PM
🪻💜🪻The Meeting of Oberon and Titania - by Arthur Rackham
#FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday
#FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday
August 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🪻💜🪻The Meeting of Oberon and Titania - by Arthur Rackham
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#FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday
In #JapaneseFolklore there is a terrifying #yokai known as jakotsu baba. Also known as the old snake bone woman, she is a shaman with the power to control snakes. In some cases she is said to carry a blue snake in her right hand and a red snake in her left. Apparently the...
#LegendaryWednesday
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#LegendaryWednesday
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July 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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In #JapaneseFolklore ippondatara is a #yokai with one thick leg and one eye. It lives alone in the mountains of Japan, hopping about doing somersaults and leaving footprints in the snow. On December 20th only, it becomes violent and will squash anyone in its path flat with its...
#WyrdWednesday
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#WyrdWednesday
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December 19, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Folklore is the text of the land. Folklore is the text recording our relationship with place. – Dr. M. Benn #Folklore #FolkloreThursday
July 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Folklore is the text of the land. Folklore is the text recording our relationship with place. – Dr. M. Benn #Folklore #FolkloreThursday
In #JapaneseFolklore there is a #yokai known as ame onna that appears as a haggard old woman, dripping wet and licking rainwater off her arms and hands. While they are believed to bring sometimes much-needed rain, they also have another more sinister motive.
#FolkyFriday
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#FolkyFriday
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February 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In #JapaneseFolklore there is a tale of Katsura Otoko, an extraordinarily beautiful man believed to live on the moon. Based on a myth from China, it is said he lives in a moon palace and spends his time pruning a katsura tree. He prunes it so much that there is...
#FullMoon #FolkloreSunday
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#FullMoon #FolkloreSunday
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September 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
There’s a Hawaiian myth that says this world came out of the chaos of the destruction of a previous world, and the octopus was the lone survivor that slipped through.
November 29, 2024 at 2:26 AM
In #JapaneseFolklore, tengu are a type of #yokai with bird-like features, often dwelling in forests and mountainous areas. Karasu (crow) tengu are said to be particularly vicious and have been known to perch in tall trees, waiting to swoop at unsuspecting passers-by.
#LegendaryWednesday
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July 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
💜'Fairy Folk By An Old Gnarled Tree' - by Arthur Rackham.
#FolkloreThursday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday
#FolkloreThursday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday
October 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
💜'Fairy Folk By An Old Gnarled Tree' - by Arthur Rackham.
#FolkloreThursday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday
#FolkloreThursday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday
Placing primroses on your doorstep brings blessings from the fairies. #FolkloreThursday
March 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Placing primroses on your doorstep brings blessings from the fairies. #FolkloreThursday
For folklore is a lens of wonder. I shall never tire of peering through it. – #CLNolan #FolkloreThursday
October 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
For folklore is a lens of wonder. I shall never tire of peering through it. – #CLNolan #FolkloreThursday
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