Recently discovered why people told the #bees when there was a family #death. It was to let bees know that their wax would be needed for funeral #candles. #FolkloreSunday #Folklore @StroudStory

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Thank you all for your wonderful posts today - everyone seems to have really enjoyed the theme! Next week’s #FolkloreSunday we will be exploring: FAVOURITE STORIES & LORE FROM CHILDHOOD Bring your tweets to the hashtag for a repost after 10:30 BST See you then! Maude xx

The Cat Sìth is a fairy cat associated with the Scottish highlands. Lore states that it would steal the souls from corpses awaiting burial. #FolkloreSunday

how I luvvvvv #kelpies but water horses are super dangerous #FolkloreSunday

Witches and their familiars, cats, have rituals for every full moon. April’s pink releases a simmering glow of renewal, revival and clarity. #FolkloreSunday

Tell me again the lie that enchantment is dead. Tell me the lie that our natural state is not one of strange stories. Folklore walks, folklore dances. It is our blessing to waltz with it down the street.- Lou Kemp, 1982 #FolkloreSunday

In Finland people believed that the different jobs should be made during the different phases of the moon. for an example hay making was done when the moon was full. #FolkloreSunday

#Celtic #FolkloreSunday: „The crane (or perhaps the grey heron) was thought to have associations with the moon, and was sacred to the Triple Goddess. It was thought to represent magic, shamanic travel, learning and keeping secrets, reaching deeper mysteries and 1/2

Celebrate #Walpurgisnacht & #beltane with the FOLK HORROR REVIVAL review of FORESTS DAMNED & FURROWS CURSED, an anthology of folk horror novellas! folkhorrorrevival.com/2022/08/10/for… via #Walpurgisnight #HorrorCommunity #FolkloreSunday #ghosts #Horrorfam

For #FolkloreSunday The Hex Cat of Tumbling Run, Pennsylvania, 1911.

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Vargin, Vargan - according to Belarusian folklore, a huge demonic black cat, the king of all cats. It was believed that the owners in which it settles over time lose their minds and die, and their economy declines. #FolkloreSunday

Blue moons were once used in conjunction with something deemed impossible. In modern times the expression, "Once in a blue moon," is often used to describe a rare occurrence and/or the 2nd full moon in a month. #FolkloreSunday science.howstuffworks.com/is-blue-moon-r…

'How did he know my name?' #BooksWorthReading #weird #fairies #FolkloreSunday @BuffytVSSummers

Would we let the fairies have doggies? #dogs #woof #paws #BooksWorthReading #turkey #fairies #FolkloreSunday @BuffytVSSummers

Ahead of our next episode recording about #Cornwall, does anyone have any lore, myths, legends or stories they think we should include? Don't be shy - we're always keen to learn! 🖤 #FolkloreSunday

#Celtic #FolkloreSunday: „Once, the cat was much admired for its independence, stealth and hunting prowess. In medieval times, this love of cats, particularly black cats, was considered a sign of witchcraft, and the cats were burned alive, along with the women who owned 1/2