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#FolkloreThursday is a hashtag day for sharing folklore facts, and a website filled with articles! Founded by @deedeechainey.bsky.social & @willowwinsham.bsky.social.
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Do join us during the #FolkloreThursday hashtag day break for this FREE ONLINE event this February!
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Exciting announcement, #FolkloreThursday -ers!

Our online exhibition is now LIVE! Come along to find out more about Näcken, a sinister Swedish water creature...

Visit free online!
www.spatial.io/s/DeeDeeChai...

Check out the intro video on how to use Spatial.io:
youtu.be/oMqB_V9qq3c?...
Online gallery with featured images exploring the Näcken, a dangerous and seductive creature from Swedish water folklore!
February 12, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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Just a week left! Join me and my two amazing collaborators @deedeechainey.bsky.social and @willowwinsham.bsky.social
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Just a few tickets left for our free #FolkloreThursday water folklore event next Thursday with @helenerwin.bsky.social!

Do join us online!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/water-spir...
folklorethursday.bsky.social FolkloreThursday @folklorethursday.bsky.social · 14d
Want to find out more about how the insatiable Näcken lures people to their deaths in Swedish water folklore?

Join us live online on Thursday February 19th on Spatial.io!

Free tickets and more info:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/water-spir...

#FolkloreThursday @helenerwin.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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deedeechainey.bsky.social
Just a few tickets left for our free #FolkloreThursday water folklore event next Thursday with @helenerwin.bsky.social!

Do join us online!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/water-spir...
folklorethursday.bsky.social FolkloreThursday @folklorethursday.bsky.social · 14d
Want to find out more about how the insatiable Näcken lures people to their deaths in Swedish water folklore?

Join us live online on Thursday February 19th on Spatial.io!

Free tickets and more info:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/water-spir...

#FolkloreThursday @helenerwin.bsky.social
Nøkken submerged in a dark pond, by Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen, 1904
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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4/4 Join me on February 19th at @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social to learn more about this fascinating history and its #folklore
Register here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/water-spir...
Water Spirits and Shape-Shifters: Creatures of Lakes, Rivers and Seas
Join us online for a talk from Helen Lundström Erwin exploring Näcken, a captivating creature from Scandinavian water folklore.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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deedeechainey.bsky.social
Join @helenerwin.bsky.social and @folklorethursday.bsky.social at @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social on 19th Feb for a FREE ONLINE event about Näcken, a dangerous and seductive creature from Swedish water folklore!

Book your seat on Eventbrite now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/water-spir...
February 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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helenerwin.bsky.social
My upcoming talk and exhibition, curated by @deedeechainey.bsky.social and @folklorethursday.bsky.social at the fabulous @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social is spreading all the way to Sweden! We were just featured on #Kulturminnet

#Näcken #Folklore
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Möt folktrons väsen i en virtuell värld
Näcken spelar i skymningen. Foto: Ben Erwin Det händer ibland att kulturarvet dyker upp i sammanhang som man själv inte rör sig i till vardags. För mig blev det nyligen aktuellt när jag blev kontak…
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February 2, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Want to find out more about how the insatiable Näcken lures people to their deaths in Swedish water folklore?

Join us live online on Thursday February 19th on Spatial.io!

Free tickets and more info:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/water-spir...

#FolkloreThursday @helenerwin.bsky.social
Nøkken submerged in a dark pond, by Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen, 1904
January 29, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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I'm incredibly honored to have been invited to host an event in the UK with @deedeechainey.bsky.social and @willowwinsham.bsky.social for #FolkloreThursday.
A whole day for Näcken and his shape shifting self.
I'm excited.

#Follkore #TheLureOfWaterAndWood #Näcken #WaterSpirits
January 23, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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We are super excited to be a part of this with @helenerwin.bsky.social @willowwinsham.bsky.social and @deedeechainey.bsky.social at the @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social
Join us here on BlueSky and on Spatial, sign up on Eventbrite
January 23, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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Do join us during the #FolkloreThursday hashtag day break for this FREE ONLINE event this February!
January 23, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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And that's a wrap! The last #FolkloreThursday of 2025 was brought to you by:
@folkloretodmorden.bsky.social
@willowwinsham.bsky.social
@botanicafabula.bsky.social
@mythcrafts.bsky.social
@crystalponti.bsky.social
@shanonsinn.bsky.social
Thanks for a fabulous day, we'll see you in 2026!
Vintage postcard showing Santa flying through the air in a flying balloon with presents in a sack next to him in the balloon basket.
December 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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That's the end another epic #FolkloreThursday ✨🐿️☃️🥂

Today's theme was "Winter and Festive Folklore” This is @shanonsinn.bsky.social signing off - your last host of 2025! Wishing you a wonderful Winter Solstice and a happy holiday season ❄️🎄🌟

1880 circa English Card
A 19th Century illustration of two robins making tea. It is snowy outside and there is snow on branches and on the ground. Three robins are on a branch huddled together in the background—probably chics. One of the birds is putting a teabag into a kettle and another is putting a twig onto a fire with a fire kettle in it. The bottom has text that says, “May the New Year Bring You Many Comforts.”
December 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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#FolkloreThursday
In time for the holidays!
Get ready for cozy chaos with "Yule Mischief Makers"
a delightful new #ebook packed with cheeky sprites, snowy pranks, and heartwarming holiday magic!
🎁 Grab your copy now and let the Yule shenanigans begin!
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December 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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#FolkloreThursday
Greece's #Kallikantzaroi are mischievous underground #goblins emerging during the 12 days of Christmas.
Born from a human mother on #Christmas Day, they torment humans until Epiphany waters banish them.
December 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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#FolkloreThursday
From the heart of Vatnajökull glacier emerges Skessan í Vatnajökli, the mighty she-troll giantess of Iceland! Her skin, a white blue glacier ice, is veins of glowing lava and volcanic ash, embodying the land of fire and ice 🌋❄️.
🌌🗻 #IcelandicTrolls
December 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Merry Christmas to everyone in the brilliant Folklore family.

Thank you for filling our year with folklore fun and bringing a great community of people together to share such wonderful stories.

May you all have a fab festive period and continue to educate and enthral in 2026.
#FolkloreThursday
December 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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#FolkloreThursday 🎄
Starting December 11, one mischievous Yule Lad arrives each evening for 13 magical nights. 🌙✨
These jolly visitors sneak into homes to leave treats in children’s shoes — fluffy pancakes, creamy yogurt, meat or surprises… but beware!
Naughty kids might get a potato 🥔 instead!
art by Brian Pilkington
December 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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shanonsinn.bsky.social
According to older mid European folklore, if your lamp goes out on Christmas morning you will see spirits. And if you burn elder on Christmas Eve you will see witches #FolkloreThursday

1993 book cover by Ian McCaig
Santa Claus with a skull face is walking down a Victorian street and ringing a bell. He is carrying a sack that is falling open with ghosts and toys inside.
December 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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On the winter solstice in Japan it's traditional to take a hot bath with yuzu citrus fruits floating in the water. (There aren't usually yokai and capybaras in the tub with you, but you can hope!😂) It might be good for your health and good luck, but even if not, yuzu smell awesome #FolkloreThursday
a miniature diorama of a Japanese public bath with yuzu floating in the water and a bunch of yokai and capybaras bathing
December 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Even scarier than Christmas Callicantzaroi is their companion the violent demon Koutsodaimonas with his oversized head, lolling tongue, hump on his chest and genitals always on display. Keep him away by leaving a sieve and broom by the
door and burn incense... #FolkloreThursday 🎨Edelmann
A goblin sitting on a large chicken.
December 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Namahage go door to door at new years in the north of Japan, brandishing knives, calling "are there any crybabies here?," chastising bad children and lazy people, and eating and drinking sake offered by the families they visit. #FolkloreThursday
photo of traditional namahage in masks and straw coats from the Oga Namahage Museum https://namahage.co.jp/namahagekan/en/namahage/
December 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Caroling began as a protective rite. Songs in the cold kept unseen things at bay. The louder the carol, the safer the threshold. #FolkloreThursday

Art: Sharon Hart
December 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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In Irish families it was believed on Twelfth Night, the dead walked, and on every tile of the house a soul sat, waiting for prayers to take it out of purgatory... #FolkloreThursday
🎨Sedlacek
Lots of figures sitting on a large bare tree.
December 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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It’s #FolkloreThursday. I have a Palestinian folktale for you today. It’s the tale of The Dib-Dib-Dib. Illustration by me:
A Palestinian farmer riding a panther. Both of them look scared.
December 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM