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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · 14h

Good Day! 😺🎃🍂🍁 #FelineFriday 🐈‍⬛🎃

“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”

― L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

#Caturdayeve 🐈‍⬛ #Caturday 🐾🎃🍂

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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · 14h

#FolkyFriday🎃🍂🍁
" Windsor's regatta sunk, but gourd glory sails on! This October 14th, Shelburne County, NS, hosts 'the Giant Pumpkin Regatta,' paddling giants across the harbor, invoking Celtic water spirits for harvest bounty. Join the splashy revival! 👻
#PumpkinRegatta

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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · 15h

#FolkyFriday 🎃🕯️
"Light up your fall at PumpkInferno! 9,000+ carved pumpkins blaze a haunting trail at Upper Canada Village, ON, thru Nov 1. Folklore whispers: Jack’s spirit guards the glow! ##PumpkInferno #Ontario #Canada 🍁
www.uppercanadavillage.com/event/pumpki...

PumpkInferno at Upper Canada Village

Award-winning Pumpkinferno is returning this fall. Take a tour through this spectacular outdoor art exhibit of over 7,000 hand-carved pumpkins all lit at night.

www.uppercanadavillage.com

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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · 15h

#FolkyFriday 🎃🗡️
"Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkins Festival," roars Oct 18-19!

Epic carves on Atlantic Giants, a 200+ ft pumpkin drop, & a sea of orange light up fall.

Join the folklore-fueled frenzy—will Jack’s spirit haunt the glow?
#PittsburghPumpkins
Link: monsterpumpkins.com

Photo in Public Domain of the Pittsburgh Monster Pumpkin Festival

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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · 15h

#FolkyFriday 🎃🔥
Dive into ancient Celtic magic at Samhuinn Fire Festival! On Oct 31, Calton Hill, Edinburgh ignites with epic battles of Summer vs Winter—drumming, acrobats, fire rituals & mythical revelry to hail the dark half of the year.
#Samhuinn #FireFestival

Samhuinn fire festival in Edinburgh Scotland image in public domain.

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P J Richards @pj-richards.bsky.social · 7d

🍂💛🍂Rivendell - by Alan Lee
#FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday

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Crystal Ponti @crystalponti.bsky.social · 19h

Goose Fairs dotted the British calendar. Nottingham’s still survives, but once they filled market greens across the country, where farmers brought flocks for sale and townsfolk feasted on roast goose and ale. #FolkyFriday

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 18h

With its centuries-old tradition, the Basel Autumn Fair is a living cultural asset of the city of Basel. As the largest amusement fair in Switzerland and one of the largest inner-city fairs in Europe, it delights young and old alike.

#FolkyFriday 🧵

Aerial view of the Basler Herbstmesse, the historic Basel Autumn Fair, taking place in Münsterplatz, Switzerland. Crowds of visitors fill the cobblestone square surrounded by medieval buildings and the red sandstone Basel Minster with its colorful patterned roof tiles. In the foreground, a bright octopus-themed amusement ride spins with vivid colors of blue, yellow, and purple. Nearby stands a large red-and-yellow tented attraction and a traditional swing carousel. Autumn trees with golden leaves add warm tones to the festive scene under a cloudy sky, capturing the mix of history, culture, and celebration that defines this centuries-old Swiss fair.

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Three Ravens Podcast @threeravenspod.bsky.social · 21h

We're off to the fair for #FolkyFriday today! 🖤

Our theme this week is "Autumnals Fairs, Festivals, and Animals Brought to Market!"

From Samhain to Goose Fairs to Pack Fairs and beyond, it's a very folky season!

Tag related posts, art, songs and customs #FolkyFriday for shares until 6pm UK time!

a painting of people with the word frolic on the top

ALT: a painting of people with the word frolic on the top

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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · 1d

#FolkloreThursday 🔮✨
Discover the ancient art of scrying —crystal balls & mirrors used by cunning folk, Celtic Druids, and visionaries like Dr. John Dee. From Roman times to the Victorian renaissance, it’s a journey of foresight and mystery. 🗣️🔮 #Scrying #OccultHistory #crystallomancy #Mirrors

🎨 John William Waterhouse’s painting “The Crystal Ball,” 1902.

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P J Richards @pj-richards.bsky.social · 1d

🕯️💛🕯️'Twilight Dreams' - by Arthur Rackham
#FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday

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The Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 1d

#PhantomsFriday tomorrow, so here's Haruko Maeda's portrait of Queen Elizabeth I to grab the attention. Please use that hashtag to join the feed for all things ghostly. #Folklore, fiction, art, poetry, spooky locations - all are grist to the haunted mill.
#FolkloreThursday #BookChatWeekly #artsky

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Louvain Rees ⚰️ @hellohistoria.bsky.social · 1d

Sin-eating & Singing | A Welsh Funeral ⚰️

"The night before ye Burying all the neighbours & friends of ye Deceased come & watch his Body & to say their prayers."

hellohistoria.substack.com/p/sin-eating...

#Wales #History #FolkloreThursday

Sin-eating & Singing | A Welsh Funeral.

From Ty Corff to Sin-eating, I'll be exploring death, burial and mourning customs/ traditions relating to Wales.

hellohistoria.substack.com

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The Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 1d

One evening in the 19th C a farmhand was returning to Penrhyn Isaf, near Penrhyndeudraeth, when he saw 'a brilliant meteor' in the sky, followed by 'a hoop of fire' which landed and two little people got out of it. Then they made a circle on the ground. [1/2
#FolkloreThursday #fairies #faery

My photo of Penrhyn Isaf, near where an unusual encounter with fairies took place. It is a modest, grey stone building with a slate roof and a slender tree (possibly birch) growing in front of it.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 1d

Žemyna, the Lithuanian goddess of the Earth, embodies all living things that grow from her soil. Oaks, lindens, and spruces are sacred to her, and in their highest branches, it is said, the secret of life itself is hidden. #FolkloreThursday #trees #nature

Collage showing three sacred trees linked to the Lithuanian earth goddess Žemyna: the oak, linden, and spruce. Images include mature trees, acorns, linden blossoms, and spruce saplings, symbolising strength, renewal, and the life hidden in their highest branches.

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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · 6d

#BookWormSat🐇🧹🧙‍♀️
✨🌙 In folklore, witches riding brooms through the night are symbols of magic and mystery. Rabbits, quick and elusive, often accompany them as familiars—guardians of lunar magic and transformation.
🧙‍♀️🐇Together, they embody the wild, mystical spirit of the witching hour. 🐇🧹 #Rabbitlore

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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · 6d

#BookWormSat! 📚
🐴 In Eastern European folklore, the Silver Horse appears during October’s harvest festivals—an emblem of renewal and transformation. Guiding a young hero through changing seasons and into the spirit realm, it embodies the magic of transition.
#Horselore

(📖 Source: Karp, G., 2008)

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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · 6d

#BookwormSat 📚
Join Winnie the Pooh, the honey-loving bear, on timeless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood! A.A. Milne’s classic, Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), teaches us friendship & simplicity.

'Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.' ❤️🐻🐷 #WinnieThePooh #Bear #Animals

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BookWormSat @bookwormsat.bsky.social · 6d

‘The badger grunting on his woodland track
With shaggy hide and sharp nose scrowed with black
Roots in the bushes and the woods, and makes
A great high burrow in the ferns and brakes.’ ~ John Clare
And @racheldeering.bsky.social here for the rest of a #WorldAnimalDay #BookWormSat

🖼️ Newton Smith Fielding, 1821.
Badger in rural landscape with ruins, illlustration.

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BookWormSat @bookwormsat.bsky.social · 7d

‘I don't like the looks of it,' said the King: 'however, it may kiss my hand, if it likes.'
'I'd rather not,' the Cat remarked.’ ~ Lewis Carroll

For World Animal Day tomorrow, #BookWormSat will roar, growl, bark, oink, miaow, neigh and bleat its way through the animals of literature. Do join us.

🖼️ Tenniel
An illustration from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, featuring the Cheshire Cat's disembodied head floating above the King and Queen of Hearts, the White Rabbit, and other characters.

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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · 7d

#Caturdayeve 🐈‍⬛🧛‍♂️ #Caturday 🙀
In Transylvanian folklore, a cat jumping over a corpse could turn into a bloodthirsty vampire! 🧛‍♂️

Saturday-born folks in Bulgaria might spot these elusive vampire cats or Werecats prowling the night.

Celebrate #CaturdayEve with these mystical feline tales! 🐾

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Belzée 🏳️‍⚧️ Studio HeroQueer @sheroqueer.com · 7d

Improving on clothes painting

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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · 7d

Wow! That's Awesome!

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Crystal Ponti @crystalponti.bsky.social · 8d

In folklore, candles flickering oddly were said to mean a ghost was nearby. If the flame guttered without draft, it was a spirit answering unspoken questions. #folklorethursday

Art: Ben Young

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FolkloreThursday @folklorethursday.bsky.social · 8d

That's the end of another #FolkloreThursday 🔥🎃🌙

Today's theme was folklore of Ghosts, Monsters, and All Things Spooky! This is @shanonsinn.bsky.social signing off - your last host today! Wishing you the best Spooktober ever 🍁

1883 Bernard Gillam - Gambling with death

A detail from a colour magazine or newspaper illustration. A man in a top hat is smoking a cigar while seated at a table. A skeletal ghost-like figure in white robes is rolling dice from a cup and standing over the man while pointing to the table, which is shaped like a coffin.

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