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Arts, spiritual, folklore, occult...the weird, the wonderful, the web of life
'People are still haunted by what happened': How history's brutal witch trials still resonate now. As most were women it’s appropriate to share on #InternationalDayForTheElimimationOfViolenceAgainstWomen
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'People are still haunted by what happened': How history's brutal witch trials still resonate now
A new book How to Kill a Witch brings a dark period of history back to grisly life – and an official tartan is being released to memorialise some of those who were tortured and killed.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tablet With 39 Letters That Don’t Belong to Any Known Language apple.news/AtEgMmqYoS1S...
Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tablet With 39 Letters That Don’t Belong to Any Known Language — Popular Mechanics
Google Translate isn’t going to help here.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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November 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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#SailorSuperstitionSaturday
Eggshells were broken into tiny pieces once cracked as a means to prevent witches from sailing along with the crew.
Funnily enough, eggshells in witchcraft can be used as a banishing tool.
So sailors would use witchcraft... to dispel witches. 😂
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
During winter storms, a common proverb was “The Cailleach is trampling the blankets tonight” and referred often to as the “sharp old wife” or Daughter of the little sun, winter sun. #FolkloreSunday #Folklore
November 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Alycone,Greek Goddess,threw herself into waves when her lover washed up on shore to join him in death.Reborn as a Kingfisher(some say so was her lover).During 2 weeks in winter,she nests,hatches her young.The 2 weeks where seas remain calm during colder months #FolkloreSunday
November 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 4:50 AM
DIY Christmas Decor Ideas You'll Actually Want to Try apple.news/Ag0I14m4ZSRW...
DIY Christmas Decor Ideas You'll Actually Want to Try — Homes & Gardens
From wreaths and wrapping to tree ornaments, these DIY Christmas decor ideas are guaranteed to fill your home with festive magic
apple.news
November 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Tis the season - FROM FOX LUNGS TO FUMING POTS: 17TH-CENTURY FLU REMEDIES!
www.londonmuseum.org.uk/blog/17th-ce...
From fox lungs to fuming pots: 17th-century flu remedies
www.londonmuseum.org.uk
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Viking Age woman found buried with scallop shells on her mouth, and archaeologists are mystified #Folklore apple.news/AiHyYb2GHQkq...
Viking Age woman found buried with scallop shells on her mouth, and archaeologists are mystified — Live Science
A ninth-century grave discovered in Norway held the remains of a Viking Age woman whose mouth was covered with two large scallop shells.
apple.news
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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A short, tragic tale that tells of how #fireflies came to be and how they got their name.
#Taiwan #FolkloreThursday
Fireflies - Island Folklore: Taiwanese Tales & Traditions
A short, tragic tale that tells of how fireflies came to be and how they got their name.
islandfolklore.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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The wand of a Völva, a Viking Age seeress. It was found on Björkö, Sweden. Today it is located at the Swedish History Museum.
via Grimfrost #FolkloreThursday #Vikings
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Strange Winter Folklore from Around the World - 8 interesting ways cultures have convinced children to behave well during Winter #Folklore
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November 21, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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'Experience is not a theory.' Rachel Moore secured with her camera, the glance of a female blue whale. The eyes of the blue whale can measure up to 30 centimeters in diameter.
#WyrdWednesday
November 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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In Egyptian mythology, Goddess Seshat was the ruler of books, recorder of measurements, inventor of writing and was powerful with wisdom and knowledge.

Day 4 of @folktaleweek #books

#folktaleweek #folktaleweek2025 #folktaleweek25 #folktale #egypt #myth #mythology #kidlit #kidlitart
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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The origins of Jack Frost revealed! open.substack.com/pu...

#FolkloreThursday #winter #Jack Frost
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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The Mummy’s CURSE Exposed: King Tut, Lord Carnarvon & The Media Hoax
"Death shall come on swift wings to him that touches the tomb of the Pharaoh." ⚰️🐍 It is the most famous warning in history. When Howard Carter cracked open the seal of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, he revealed the greatest treasure the world had ever seen. But did he also unleash an ancient evil? Within months, the expedition's financier, Lord Carnarvon, was dead. The lights in Cairo mysteriously went out. A canary was eaten by a cobra. The world was convinced: The Mummy’s Curse was real. But what if the "Curse of the Pharaohs" wasn't created by an ancient priest, but by a jealous journalist? In this episode, we open the files on the 1922 excavation to separate the gold from the lies. We explore Howard Carter’s diaries and the real cause of Lord Carnarvon’s death (spoiler: it involves a razor and a mosquito, not a ghost). We reveal how a media war between the London Times and rival reporters like Arthur Weigall invented the curse to sell papers. We also dive into the strange involvement of Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who used his influence to turn a medical tragedy into a supernatural sensation, and debunk the separate folklore of the British Museum’s "Unlucky Mummy." We’re digging up the truth on: The Post Hoc Fallacy: Why bad timing isn't the same as a curse. The Media Hoax: How "Fake News" was born in the Valley of the Kings. The Science: How an infected insect bite became a global legend. Grab your flashlight and your skepticism. We’re going into the tomb. 🎧 Press PLAY to break the curse and discover the history they didn't teach you in school!
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November 20, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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🌊💞🌊Ferdinand and Miranda Playing Chess - by Lucy Madox Brown.

"'Sweet lord, you play me false.'
'No, my dearʼst love,
I would not for the world.'"
⛈️The Tempest.
#FolkyFriday #ShakespeareSunday #FolkloreSunday
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
CHILDLORE AND CHILDREN’S FOLKLORE
IN THE UK AND IN ARMENIA
(Historical and Current Perspective)
Robert McDowall
The Folklore Society, UK
Hasmik Matikyan
Shirak Center for Armenological Studies of NAS RA #Folklore shiraksciworks.sci.am/pictures/git...
November 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM