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From Walter Scott’s LETTERS ON DEMONOLOGY & WITCHCRAFT (1830): an accused witch confesses—after torture—that she & others “charmed a cat by certain spells, having four joints of men knit to its feet, which they threw into the sea to excite a tempest” #FolkloreSunday
According to @eDIL_Dictionary in Dinneen’s dictionary, the moon was once known in Irish as ‘súil Bhalair’ (‘Balor’s eye’). Pulling out her eye, looking like Balor, plays a huge part in Crazy Cranat's story. Read it in Saint Brigid & Other Amazing Irish Women! #FolkloreSunday
Sundanese folktale of Nini Anteh depicts the titular weaver with her cat, Candramawat. When trying to escape a prince who wanted to take her, Nini Anteh and her cat rose to the night sky. Their shadows with her loom were said to appear as dark spots on the moon. #FolkloreSunday
#Celtic #FolkloreSunday: `Ancient pagan religions were matriarchal; they believed in the Goddess and Mother Earth, and venerated the ability of the female to bring forth life. The year was counted by lunar cycles, unlike today’s Gregorian calendar, of which there were 1/2
It is unlucky to look at the moon through a window. If you want to see it, go outside and look up. #moon #FolkloreSunday
#FolkloreSunday Legend has it cats were not made by God at the time of Creation. When Noah's ark was infested with rats, he prayed for a miracle and two cats came out of the mouths of the lion and lioness. As a reward they were allowed to lead the procession of all the animals.
…bus via Heathrow Central. I’ve met with @megportal members Luke his wife Marie over from Canberra! Look at the size of these footings. This one (right) has #witch marks from the 1600s. Also has resident bats and owls #FolkloreSunday /2
#FolkloreSunday Slowly, silently, now the moon Walks the night in her silver shoon. ~Walter De La Mare. 🖼️ Illustration from Reigen Magazine, Germany, 1922 (Frau Luna / Moon girl)
"Most books on witchcraft will tell you that #witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft were written by men." -Neil Gaiman 🎨Albert-Joseph Pénot redbubble.com/shop/ap/342969… #art #folkloreSunday #homedecor #folklore #quotes #LiteraturePosts #bookchatweekly
#FolkloreSunday Farnell Lucky Black Cat mascots. The first was a 1914 gift to the troops from Queen Mary, packaged with a Donald McGill Lucky Black Cat postcard and other items. The second is also from 1914. christies.com
#FolkloreSunday In the Medieval era, cats were often associated with the Devil, likely because of their unpredictable personalities and the silhouettes cast by their ears. Nonetheless, this saw them cast in the role of "Familiar Spirits," demonic companions to witches. 🖤
The Malleus Maleficarum stated that red hair was the sign of a #witch, #werewolf or #vampire. It was believed the red hair came from stealing the fires of hell. 🎨Franz von Stuck redbubble.com/people/forgott… #folkloreSunday #gothicspring #art #decor #ofdarkandmacabre #folklore
Do you look out tonight? The moon rides like a girl through a topaz town. Emily Dickinson. #Art Chasing The Moon. Andrea Kowch #FolkloreSunday
#CapeCod #FolkloreSunday During the full moon the wolves commune with the moon...it sounds like howling to the uninitiated but the moon understands every word...
Hecate is a #moon goddess of magic, crossroads, prophecy, night, herbal medicine & night. Ancient Greeks honored her with a meal to her & the restless dead called Deipnon, held once a lunar month. redbubble.com/people/forgott… #FolkloreSunday #art #witches #homedecor #mythology
South sea islanders tell of the full moon bathing in the ocean. Oysters were attracted to the light and absorbed the colors on the water, giving us black pearls. 🎨Warwick Goble redbubble.com/people/forgott… #art #folklore #fairytale #folkloreSunday #vintage #illustration #decor
Luna is the Roman embodiment of the moon goddess. Her Greek counterpart was Selene. Her symbols are the crescent moon & two yoked chariot. The poet Horace called her the 'two horned queen of the stars'. redbubble.com/shop/ap/353881… #FolkloreSunday #art #mythology #bookchatweekly
A folk tale from January's Cumbria magazine by Stephen G. Rae. May's edition is out now, with tales of Vikings in Cumbria. #folkloresunday #cumbria
A folk tale from January's Cumbria magazine by Stephen G. Rae. May's edition is out now, with tales of Vikings in Cumbria. #folkloresunday #cumbria
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