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February 25, 2019
Spring Has Sprung: Origin Myths And Crocus Folklore
One of the best things about spring is seeing the crocus pop up in random patches. My next door neighbour enjoys a ‘runway’ of crocuses across the lawn. I’ve also seen them in weird-shaped gatherings beside the motorway. So what better way to round off the fabulous folklore of February flowers than with this seasonal […]
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February 21, 2019
Protected: Free Story – Wake Me
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February 16, 2019
Violets Are Blue: The Folklore Of February’s Birth Flower
As we’re still in the latter half of February, it seemed only right to look at the folklore of violets! This pretty little purple plant is the birth flower for February. And it’s been forever linked with the month through the common ‘Roses are red, violets are blue’ Valentine’s phrase. Also known as wild pansy, […]
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February 10, 2019
Say It With Roses: Folklore Of The Queen Of All Flowers
From Poison’s Every Rose Has A Thorn to Cadbury’s Roses, these beautiful flowers enjoy a strong link with love and romance. Well, they do now. It hasn’t always been like that. As it’s Valentine’s Day, I figured now was as good a time as any to explore the folklore and legends of roses! You can read my other flower […]
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January 19, 2019
Can You Stop Faeries Swapping Your Kids for Changelings?
Imagine you live in the 17th century. After surviving the ordeal of childbirth, you now have to find enough food for your family and keep a roof over your head. You might think that’s plenty to worry about on its own. But for some families, the extra worry of changelings was very real. alt=”In folklore, […]
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January 10, 2019
[Book Review] A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe
It’s a testament to the growing interest in folklore as both an area of academic study and a topic worth further investigation by the general public that the National Trust would commission a collection of folklore. Written by #FolkloreThursday‘s own Dee Dee Chainey, A Treasury of British Folklore: Maypoles, Mandrakes and Mistletoe collects lore from the […]
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December 1, 2018
Who Is Krampus And How Is He Linked To Christmas?
Most people will have heard of Santa Claus. But it wasn’t really until 2015 that his dark twin Krampus finally poked his horned head into the limelight. Having your own Hollywood movie will do that to your media profile. But Krampus has been well known in Alpine regions for centuries. While the Feast of St. Nicholas […]
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November 29, 2018
Avoid the Dark Depths! Dangers Lurk in Lake Folklore
Perhaps the most famous slice of lake folklore is the Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legend. So much so that when an 8-year-old girl pulled a sword from Vidostern lake, the internet dubbed her the new Queen of Sweden. The Lady of the Lake of Arthurian legend aside, lakes pop up in a range […]
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November 22, 2018
Wonderful Waterfall Folklore, Myths, Legends and Tales
Last week we looked at the folklore of rivers, but this week we’ll look at waterfall folklore. Waterfalls are a favourite subject of artists and photographers alike. Discussing painting and literature, Brian J. Hudson points out that “the popularity of waterfalls appears to have grown considerably between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries [.. in] the […]
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November 16, 2018
Free Short Story – Abandon Hope
The church bell stopped tolling two days ago. Mother thought it meant that the distemper had left us, and would plague our city no more. Father thought that the churches had become overwhelmed, and we would be left to rot in vast pits sunk into rotten ground. Father was right – even now, I can […]
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