juergen_hubert, to folklore
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

Sometimes there are signs and portents that indicate where a church should be built.

And those signs are not usually subtle.

@germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/finger-of-divine-29127362

stancarey, to random
@stancarey@mastodon.ie avatar

An old folk belief in Ireland held that there are 12 different winds and each has its own colour

Also (from a different source) pigs can see the wind

https://archive.org/details/smallersocialhis00joycuoft/page/528/mode/2up

juergen_hubert, to random
@juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe avatar

Child labor is not merely ethnically fraught - it can invite the Devil into your home!


https://www.patreon.com/posts/taking-devils-in-79692012

Amynearlyknowledgeable, to random
@Amynearlyknowledgeable@mastodon.social avatar

I'm currently writing up my new research about Nanny Morgan after finding her burial records and other key facts regarding her death. She has become an important focus of my research for some time now.

This woman was so much more than the 'wicked witch of folklore'. She was remarkable, and I want nothing more than to piece together her story. I can't wait to share the revised blog post! ✨️

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mythologymonday, to random
@mythologymonday@thefolklore.cafe avatar

Hello, everyone! Join us for 's theme: Healing. What myths feature healing? Use the tag for boosts. See you soon!

@mythology @folklore @independentpen

Photo: Tama66

bevanthomas, to random
@bevanthomas@mstdn.ca avatar

In some Welsh folklore, the fairies treat corgis as their version of horses - riding them, having them pull carts, putting them to work on the fairy farms. The greatest corgis are the ones who carry the fairy knights into battle.
🎨 Sandara

hugo, to random
@hugo@assemblag.es avatar

I could do with more ghosts and mysterious antics in my feed. what's everyone's favourite folklore accounts around here?

please feel free to boost, also hashtag suggestions very welcome.

mythologymonday,
@mythologymonday@thefolklore.cafe avatar

@hugo Thank you, @playerVShobbies 💖
We recommend (of course) and @mythology.
There is also and @folklore.

Individuals you should follow to get that extra folklore boost in your feed:

@TarkabarkaHolgy
@juergen_hubert
@curiousordinary
@wihtlore
@Amynearlyknowledgeable
@TalesofBritainandIreland
@TalesfromtheEnchantedForest
@FairytalesFood
@SimonRoyHughes

and there are many more!

mythologymonday, to random
@mythologymonday@thefolklore.cafe avatar

Thank you, myth lovers, this wraps up our emoji game 🤗
This is your host @AimeeMaroux signing off 👋
Join @independentpen next week for a new theme!

If you arrived from or : welcome to and please, share your myths with us! 💖
Tag us in your toot and we'll boost.

@mythology @folklore

franciscawrites, to bookstodon
@franciscawrites@mastodon.scot avatar

"On the hospital bed, her delicate body cradled between thin white pillows, Rosita dreamed."
-A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger

Books make the world better.
This week I'll be posting about some of my favorite books YA, their covers and their fabulous opening lines.

@bookstodon

mythologymonday, to random
@mythologymonday@thefolklore.cafe avatar

Greetings, myth lovers! Join us next on and tell us a using only emojis 😯 ☺️ 💖 and use the hashtag for boosts!
Put the full story in the reply and let's have fun guessing each other's myths, all right? 🤩
Your host @AimeeMaroux is looking forward try and guess your myths! 😚

🎨 WitchEmoji iMessage sticker pack 🐈‍⬛

@mythology @folklore @folklorethursday @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @myths @natania @vcaudley

Emmacox, to random
@Emmacox@writing.exchange avatar

Yellowmead stone circle, Dartmoor, Devon

A Bronze Age concentric stone circle consisting of four rings set around a burial cairn.

I’m afraid I don’t know of any fun #folklore associated to it.

#StandingStoneSunday #Landscape #Archaeology #Nature #History

Jackgiantkiller, to random
@Jackgiantkiller@dice.camp avatar

Hey. Do yourself a favor and sub to my YT channel for songs, poetry, voices, , actual plays like the Successor States of Rega and Terror at Bone Gulch, video blogs, my Myths and Monsters series, and soon vids of panels like our 'Evil' races discussion.

https://www.youtube.com/@OfGodsandGamemasters

curiousordinary, to random
@curiousordinary@mas.to avatar

A 16th C Japanese medical text explains how diseases were caused by tiny bugs that entered the body and were known as creepy germs or mushi. One of these was known as kosho, an odd, bearded, snake-like, sake-drinking creature whose hat protects it from medicine.

curiousordinary, to folklore
@curiousordinary@mas.to avatar

In 'The Boy Who Drew Cats' is a tale about a boy who was compelled to draw everywhere. He initially got into trouble but his hobby paid off because one day the cats he drew came to life and saved him from a giant rat goblin. This story speaks of the compulsive nature of creating, the benefits of practicing & perfecting your craft, and ultimately letting your art save you. Full tale here: https://www.curiousordinary.com/2021/07/boy-who-drew-cats.html?spref=tw&m=1
@folklore
🎨Mel Pearce

independentpen, to random
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Hello! . I'm several things.

A creative services consultant (, copywriting, ). A folklorist and historian (MA 2022). A lifelong writer and artist (fiction, drawing, songwriting). A founder of . A neurodivergent, nonbinary, probably-definitely weirdo.

I post , & on Patreon, essays on & on my website, on Research Gate, and whatever I feel like right here.

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