It's #FolkloreFriday 🍂 The autumn equinox brings the year into fleeting balance; day and night sit in equal measure. In Welsh tradition, this threshold marked the gathering of the harvest; it invites us to pivot from outward growth to the quiet warmth of the hearth.
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
September 25, 2026 at 1:22 PM
It's #FolkloreFriday 🍂 The autumn equinox brings the year into fleeting balance; day and night sit in equal measure. In Welsh tradition, this threshold marked the gathering of the harvest; it invites us to pivot from outward growth to the quiet warmth of the hearth.
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
#ReadAnEbookDay Pukwudgie, the little hairy goblin-like character from native American folklore
from: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk
#FolkloreFriday #goblins
art: Stephen G. Rae (the author)
from: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk
#FolkloreFriday #goblins
art: Stephen G. Rae (the author)
September 18, 2026 at 11:17 AM
#ReadAnEbookDay Pukwudgie, the little hairy goblin-like character from native American folklore
from: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk
#FolkloreFriday #goblins
art: Stephen G. Rae (the author)
from: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin" by Stephen G. Rae
folklorepress.co.uk
#FolkloreFriday #goblins
art: Stephen G. Rae (the author)
#ReadAnEbookDay Woodwose, the 'wildman of the woods in European folklore. In Scots lore however, Woodwose is one of the Faerie Folk, a harmless forest guardian
more in my "Folklore of Scotland"
folkloreofscotland.com
#FolkloreFriday #Scotland
art: Stephen G. Rae
more in my "Folklore of Scotland"
folkloreofscotland.com
#FolkloreFriday #Scotland
art: Stephen G. Rae
September 18, 2026 at 11:11 AM
#ReadAnEbookDay Woodwose, the 'wildman of the woods in European folklore. In Scots lore however, Woodwose is one of the Faerie Folk, a harmless forest guardian
more in my "Folklore of Scotland"
folkloreofscotland.com
#FolkloreFriday #Scotland
art: Stephen G. Rae
more in my "Folklore of Scotland"
folkloreofscotland.com
#FolkloreFriday #Scotland
art: Stephen G. Rae
#ReadAnEbookDay Renwick, 1733 and a Cockatrice took up residence in the ruined church. A local man, John Tallantine killed the creature using the branch of a rowan tree
more in my "Folklore of the Lake District"
bardofcumberland.com
#FolkloreFriday #LakeDistrict
art by me
more in my "Folklore of the Lake District"
bardofcumberland.com
#FolkloreFriday #LakeDistrict
art by me
September 18, 2026 at 11:05 AM
#ReadAnEbookDay Renwick, 1733 and a Cockatrice took up residence in the ruined church. A local man, John Tallantine killed the creature using the branch of a rowan tree
more in my "Folklore of the Lake District"
bardofcumberland.com
#FolkloreFriday #LakeDistrict
art by me
more in my "Folklore of the Lake District"
bardofcumberland.com
#FolkloreFriday #LakeDistrict
art by me
Its #NationalWildlifeDay
My Leaping Brown Hare #Ornament can be displayed all year round and would make a great gift for Animal & Folklore lovers. With 10% off in the Sale
misheleneous.etsy.com/listing/6721...
#Etsy #Folklore #Hare #Bsnm #Wildlife #Handmade #Gifts #Nature #FolkloreFriday #Animals
My Leaping Brown Hare #Ornament can be displayed all year round and would make a great gift for Animal & Folklore lovers. With 10% off in the Sale
misheleneous.etsy.com/listing/6721...
#Etsy #Folklore #Hare #Bsnm #Wildlife #Handmade #Gifts #Nature #FolkloreFriday #Animals
September 4, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Its #NationalWildlifeDay
My Leaping Brown Hare #Ornament can be displayed all year round and would make a great gift for Animal & Folklore lovers. With 10% off in the Sale
misheleneous.etsy.com/listing/6721...
#Etsy #Folklore #Hare #Bsnm #Wildlife #Handmade #Gifts #Nature #FolkloreFriday #Animals
My Leaping Brown Hare #Ornament can be displayed all year round and would make a great gift for Animal & Folklore lovers. With 10% off in the Sale
misheleneous.etsy.com/listing/6721...
#Etsy #Folklore #Hare #Bsnm #Wildlife #Handmade #Gifts #Nature #FolkloreFriday #Animals
It's #FolkloreFriday 🦢 Last quarter moon today, and the swan feels like exactly the right folklore for it. In Welsh tradition, the swan is never simply a bird — it's a being between states, carrying enchantment as naturally as it carries its own feathers.
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
September 4, 2026 at 10:19 AM
It's #FolkloreFriday 🦢 Last quarter moon today, and the swan feels like exactly the right folklore for it. In Welsh tradition, the swan is never simply a bird — it's a being between states, carrying enchantment as naturally as it carries its own feathers.
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
We’re covering the Abiku from the Yoruba people of West Africa for #folklorefriday. Now, there is an Abiku that is a child that is born to a family and will die before they are twelve. They can be born repeatedly born to the same family and doomed to die in childhood.
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August 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
We’re covering the Abiku from the Yoruba people of West Africa for #folklorefriday. Now, there is an Abiku that is a child that is born to a family and will die before they are twelve. They can be born repeatedly born to the same family and doomed to die in childhood.
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This #folklorefriday we will be looking at the Eloko, who is also referred to as the Biloko in modern media. The name comes from the Mongo-Nkundu, a form of the Bantu language spoken by the Mongo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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August 28, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This #folklorefriday we will be looking at the Eloko, who is also referred to as the Biloko in modern media. The name comes from the Mongo-Nkundu, a form of the Bantu language spoken by the Mongo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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It's #FolkloreFriday 🌾🌕
Full moon and the last sheaf. Welsh harvest folklore held that the spirit of the crop resided in what remained when the field was almost done. The final standing grain carried something the rest of the harvest had released. The land held it to the last.
#FolkloreFriday
Full moon and the last sheaf. Welsh harvest folklore held that the spirit of the crop resided in what remained when the field was almost done. The final standing grain carried something the rest of the harvest had released. The land held it to the last.
#FolkloreFriday
August 28, 2026 at 2:22 PM
It's #FolkloreFriday 🌾🌕
Full moon and the last sheaf. Welsh harvest folklore held that the spirit of the crop resided in what remained when the field was almost done. The final standing grain carried something the rest of the harvest had released. The land held it to the last.
#FolkloreFriday
Full moon and the last sheaf. Welsh harvest folklore held that the spirit of the crop resided in what remained when the field was almost done. The final standing grain carried something the rest of the harvest had released. The land held it to the last.
#FolkloreFriday
WORLD FOLKLORE DAY: TELL ME A STORY
I've shared a local folk tale below 👇
#Anthropology #folklore #folklorefriday #localcolor #LocalMyths #fairytales #FairytaleFriday #stories #OralHistory #TallTale #legend #TallTales #mythology #talltales #imagination #culturematters #stories
I've shared a local folk tale below 👇
#Anthropology #folklore #folklorefriday #localcolor #LocalMyths #fairytales #FairytaleFriday #stories #OralHistory #TallTale #legend #TallTales #mythology #talltales #imagination #culturematters #stories
August 22, 2026 at 8:34 PM
WORLD FOLKLORE DAY: TELL ME A STORY
I've shared a local folk tale below 👇
#Anthropology #folklore #folklorefriday #localcolor #LocalMyths #fairytales #FairytaleFriday #stories #OralHistory #TallTale #legend #TallTales #mythology #talltales #imagination #culturematters #stories
I've shared a local folk tale below 👇
#Anthropology #folklore #folklorefriday #localcolor #LocalMyths #fairytales #FairytaleFriday #stories #OralHistory #TallTale #legend #TallTales #mythology #talltales #imagination #culturematters #stories
Sorry, there won't be any #folklorefriday today.
Have a family thing going on.
I'll try to do something over the weekend to make up for it.
Have a family thing going on.
I'll try to do something over the weekend to make up for it.
August 21, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Sorry, there won't be any #folklorefriday today.
Have a family thing going on.
I'll try to do something over the weekend to make up for it.
Have a family thing going on.
I'll try to do something over the weekend to make up for it.
Following the urge to track ghostly trails 💀 into the deep dark woods🌃 from #FaustianFriday to #FolkyFriday From #PhantomsFriday to #FolkloreFriday 📖 It was in such dreamy fairytalelike setting of wood & field that folk #horror #fantasy grew #authors #writers #poets #art #creatives 📚 #silicasun 🍄🌳📘🧡
August 21, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Following the urge to track ghostly trails 💀 into the deep dark woods🌃 from #FaustianFriday to #FolkyFriday From #PhantomsFriday to #FolkloreFriday 📖 It was in such dreamy fairytalelike setting of wood & field that folk #horror #fantasy grew #authors #writers #poets #art #creatives 📚 #silicasun 🍄🌳📘🧡
It's #FolkloreFriday 🐟 The Salmon of Knowledge in Celtic tradition carries all the wisdom of the world in its body. Fionn was cooking it for someone else when the wisdom passed to him through a blister on his thumb.
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
discord.gg/gQfzqBRNns
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
discord.gg/gQfzqBRNns
August 21, 2026 at 3:41 PM
It's #FolkloreFriday 🐟 The Salmon of Knowledge in Celtic tradition carries all the wisdom of the world in its body. Fionn was cooking it for someone else when the wisdom passed to him through a blister on his thumb.
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
discord.gg/gQfzqBRNns
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
discord.gg/gQfzqBRNns
Across the scorched sands, a humble warrior faces an impossible decree: claim the desert’s most guarded, purebred Arabian mare or lose his true love forever. 🐎⚔️
Discover the legend now on Dunes Whisper:
🔗 duneswhisper.com
FolkloreFriday #Fiction #ArabianFolklore #DesertLegends #BookSky #Writers
Discover the legend now on Dunes Whisper:
🔗 duneswhisper.com
FolkloreFriday #Fiction #ArabianFolklore #DesertLegends #BookSky #Writers
August 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Across the scorched sands, a humble warrior faces an impossible decree: claim the desert’s most guarded, purebred Arabian mare or lose his true love forever. 🐎⚔️
Discover the legend now on Dunes Whisper:
🔗 duneswhisper.com
FolkloreFriday #Fiction #ArabianFolklore #DesertLegends #BookSky #Writers
Discover the legend now on Dunes Whisper:
🔗 duneswhisper.com
FolkloreFriday #Fiction #ArabianFolklore #DesertLegends #BookSky #Writers
For this week’s #folklorefriday we’ll be taking a short trip to Scotland to talk about the Fachan. Also known as the Dithreach or Direach Ghlinn Eitidh (which means Dwarf of Glen Etive).
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August 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
For this week’s #folklorefriday we’ll be taking a short trip to Scotland to talk about the Fachan. Also known as the Dithreach or Direach Ghlinn Eitidh (which means Dwarf of Glen Etive).
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It's #FolkloreFriday 🌿 The hazel in Welsh and Celtic tradition wasn't simply a useful tree. It overhangs the sacred pool, drops its nuts of wisdom into the water, and feeds the salmon that carries knowledge upstream. It's the source. Everything else follows from it.
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
August 14, 2026 at 3:08 PM
It's #FolkloreFriday 🌿 The hazel in Welsh and Celtic tradition wasn't simply a useful tree. It overhangs the sacred pool, drops its nuts of wisdom into the water, and feeds the salmon that carries knowledge upstream. It's the source. Everything else follows from it.
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
It’s another #folklorefriday and we’re covering another of the fearsome critters of North America, the Hodag. This particular beast was first spotted in Rhinelander, Wisconsin back in 1893.
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August 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
It’s another #folklorefriday and we’re covering another of the fearsome critters of North America, the Hodag. This particular beast was first spotted in Rhinelander, Wisconsin back in 1893.
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#folklorefriday peeps may enjoy this
Amid the rugged, wave-churned shoreline of France’s Breton coast, a surprising tidbit of pop culture has kept beachcombers returning for more than 40 years.
A Short Film Sheds Light on the Garfield Phones Washing Up on a French Beach Since the '80s
Breton coastal residents grew up collecting parts of a 1984 Garfield-themed plastic telephone on the beach—and still do.
www.thisiscolossal.com
August 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
#folklorefriday peeps may enjoy this
It's #FolkloreFriday 🌾
Gŵyl Awst marked the first harvest in the Welsh Pagan calendar — not just a gathering of grain but an acknowledgement that the year had turned, that what had been planted was now coming in, and that the land deserved thanking for it.
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
Gŵyl Awst marked the first harvest in the Welsh Pagan calendar — not just a gathering of grain but an acknowledgement that the year had turned, that what had been planted was now coming in, and that the land deserved thanking for it.
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
August 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
It's #FolkloreFriday 🌾
Gŵyl Awst marked the first harvest in the Welsh Pagan calendar — not just a gathering of grain but an acknowledgement that the year had turned, that what had been planted was now coming in, and that the land deserved thanking for it.
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
Gŵyl Awst marked the first harvest in the Welsh Pagan calendar — not just a gathering of grain but an acknowledgement that the year had turned, that what had been planted was now coming in, and that the land deserved thanking for it.
#FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore
For this #folklorefriday we’re covering another of the fearsome critters. This time it’s the Beast of Bladenboro from North Carolina. I do want to give a content warning on this one, as I will need to mention real harm that came to some dogs. Please skip this one if that’s upsetting for you.
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August 1, 2026 at 1:51 AM
For this #folklorefriday we’re covering another of the fearsome critters. This time it’s the Beast of Bladenboro from North Carolina. I do want to give a content warning on this one, as I will need to mention real harm that came to some dogs. Please skip this one if that’s upsetting for you.
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This sounds ffab, sharing for other #folklorefriday folks! 🏴
A magical circle. A hidden treasure. A bargain with darkness… and a candle that measures a man’s remaining life.
This week on Time Between Times I tell the tale of John Gethin and the Candle, and welcome the wonderful Eleanor Greenwood to the firepit
open.spotify.com/episode/4h7y...
This week on Time Between Times I tell the tale of John Gethin and the Candle, and welcome the wonderful Eleanor Greenwood to the firepit
open.spotify.com/episode/4h7y...
Time between Times Storytelling with Owen Staton. Firepit Fable with Eleanor Greenwood and the story of John Gethin and the candle
Time Between Times Storytelling with Owen Staton · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This sounds ffab, sharing for other #folklorefriday folks! 🏴
It’s #folklorefriday & we’re covering a God from Guarani mythology called Jasy Jatere (also spelled Yasy Yatere).
He appears as a very short man with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and carries a wooden staff.
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He appears as a very short man with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and carries a wooden staff.
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July 24, 2026 at 5:26 PM
It’s #folklorefriday & we’re covering a God from Guarani mythology called Jasy Jatere (also spelled Yasy Yatere).
He appears as a very short man with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and carries a wooden staff.
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He appears as a very short man with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and carries a wooden staff.
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Vampires on Stage: In April I saw Cynthia Erivo in the one-woman DRACULA on the West End and then read Stoker’s novel. This Sunday I saw THE LOST BOYS on Broadway then saw Ali Louis Bourzgui in his free concert on Monday.
#folklorefriday
#folklorefriday
July 24, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Vampires on Stage: In April I saw Cynthia Erivo in the one-woman DRACULA on the West End and then read Stoker’s novel. This Sunday I saw THE LOST BOYS on Broadway then saw Ali Louis Bourzgui in his free concert on Monday.
#folklorefriday
#folklorefriday
This "vlizotrap" is a Dutch device traditionally used to manage population size. Once a year, usually in the summer, every Dutch person completes the challenge of using this extendable stepladder to fetch camping equipment from the attic. Those who are too old or unhandy die trying. #FolkloreFriday
July 24, 2026 at 10:11 AM
This "vlizotrap" is a Dutch device traditionally used to manage population size. Once a year, usually in the summer, every Dutch person completes the challenge of using this extendable stepladder to fetch camping equipment from the attic. Those who are too old or unhandy die trying. #FolkloreFriday
We will be returning to Native American folklore for this #folklorefriday to talk about the Deer Woman. She appears in the folklore of many of the tribes from the Southeast, such as the Cherokee & Creek.
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July 17, 2026 at 7:50 PM
We will be returning to Native American folklore for this #folklorefriday to talk about the Deer Woman. She appears in the folklore of many of the tribes from the Southeast, such as the Cherokee & Creek.
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