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A history, mythology and folklore podcast. Gather round the campfire and listen in! https://linktr.ee/threeravenspodcast We also run the old Twitter hashtag #FolkyFriday - new themes each week, so do join in!

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Three Ravens Podcast @threeravenspod.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you very much everyone for your #FolkyFriday posts! 🖤

We will return next week with the theme, "Folk Heroes and Legendary Monarchs" in advance of St Crispin's Day on the 25th.

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Tag related posts #FolkyFriday for sharing then, from 10am-6pm UK time!

a man with a beard is wearing a crown and saying you bow to no one .

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Three Ravens Podcast @threeravenspod.bsky.social · 2h

For our Local Legends interview this week, the first of Haunting Season 2025, we've spoken to the celebrated author of 'The Ghost: A Cultural History' Susan Owens! 🖤👻🖤

Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts!

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Three Ravens Podcast @threeravenspod.bsky.social · 18h

a man with a beard is wearing a crown and saying you bow to no one .

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Crystal Ponti @crystalponti.bsky.social · 19h

Old market songs carried the rhythm of hooves and haggling. Ballads like “Strawberry Fair” and “The Sheep-Shearing Feast” kept the spirit of autumn gatherings alive long after the carts were gone. #FolkyFriday

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The Godyssey Podcast @godysseypodcast.com · 21h

Common across British and Irish folklore are cows of plenty, many attached to local fairs. Sometimes called faery cows, they offer vast amounts of milk until some local ne'er-do-well takes advantage of their generosity: then the cow vanishes, leaving them dry. #FolkyFriday

A highland cow on Sky in grayscale, its shaggy wool and shadows prevent its eyes from being seen; its horns are relatively small.

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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · 21h

#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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The Godyssey Podcast @godysseypodcast.com · 21h

Loy Krathong is the Thai lantern festival, taking place at the end of their lunar calendar and often in November. Lanterns are lit in biodegradable (often bread or flowers) boats and sent to see, meant to represent the Buddhist concept of letting go. #FolkyFriday

A woman in pink-purple-red Thai garb with a crown of flowers in her hair sending out boats of flowers to the water while wooden candles float around her in a relatively shallow area; the wooden candles do not appear to move, and are likely just for illumination. Hanging modern lights can be seen in the trees behind her.

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Crystal Ponti @crystalponti.bsky.social · 21h

Autumn markets once rang with the bleats of sheep, the bellow of cattle, and the hum of barter. Fair day was more than commerce. It was also reunion, gossip, courtship, and the year’s last great dance. #FolkyFriday

Art: Sebastian Vrancx

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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · 21h

#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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neanderthal paganism @milbel.bsky.social · 21h

Was Samhain the "Celtic New Year" ??

Compare this Japanese idea: "We thought in terms of evening to morning, not morning to evening....The boundary being set by the sinking sun."

#FolkyFriday #pagansky

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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social · 21h

#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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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 22h

The Mid-Autumn, or Moon Festival, is a harvest festival held late September to early October using the Chinese lunar calendar. The festival celebrates Chang'e, the moon goddess, with moon cakes and lanterns of all sizes.
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3857...
#FolkyFriday #art #illustration #mythology

Maxfield Parrish - The Lantern Bearers by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

The Lantern Bearers - Maxfield Parrish Please look in my shop for more work by Parrish and his contemporaries.

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

Hello, lovely friends! Did you hear our Bonus Episode from yesterday, all about Voodoo? 🖤

Papa Legba certainly seems excited about it...

Hope you're enjoying our Haunting Season generally, and speak to you tomorrow on Local Legends, for which we have interviewed Susan Owens!

#PhantomsFriday

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 1d

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night,

#FolkyFriday 🧵

People dressed in traditional attire release glowing lanterns onto a tranquil lake under the full moon during the Mooncake Festival. This Mid-Autumn celebration, rooted in Chinese culture, honors family unity, gratitude for the harvest, and the beauty of the bright moon that symbolizes togetherness and renewal.

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curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · 1d

An autumn #yokai tale for #FolkyFriday. 🍂🍁

curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · Sep 10

In #JapaneseFolklore there is a tale about a powerful kijo (demon woman) called Momiji. The name Momiji is connected to maple leaves and the story takes place during autumn, when the leaves begin to fall. The tale begins with the samurai Koremochi who was given the task of...
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A group of people gather under maple trees.

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Crystal Ponti @crystalponti.bsky.social · 23h

In Irish tradition, Puck Fair crowned a wild goat king. The captured animal presided over days of revelry before being released to the hills. A festival both pagan and pastoral, half sacred, half satire. #FolkyFriday

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Rupert Ferguson @druidtombraider.bsky.social · 1d

@threeravenspod.bsky.social The Fiestas del Pilar celebrated each October in Zaragoza, Aragon, in honour of the Virgen del Pilar include candlelight parades and the offering of fruits. pics: Turol Jones & Kosturika #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday

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Annie Brassey @anniebrassey.bsky.social · 1d

""Court Baron" At Bexhill.
Quaint Survival Of Norman Times.
...often coupled with a "Court Leet"...at which the people...met to choose their jurymen...These occasions, like the old English fairs, were made the opportunity for much merry-making and jollity."
#Bexhill Observer 5.12.1914. #FolkyFriday

Newspaper cutting from the Bexhill Observer 5.12.1914 reporting on a Court Baron at Bexhill.

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curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · 1d

#FolkyFriday #yokai

curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · Nov 1

In #JapaneseFolklore there are #yokai known as bake icho no sei which are said to be the spirits of ginkgo trees. They appear near the trees wearing tattered robes and hitting a mallet. They have bright yellow skin the same colour as ginkgo leaves in autumn. Other than scaring...
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Yokai illustration by Matthew Meyer depicting a yellow humanoid creature before a bright yellow ginkgo tree.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 1d

The Ould Lammas Fair is a traditional and historic fair held annually in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the last Monday and Tuesday of August. It is one of Ireland's oldest fairs, originating from the harvest festival and the ancient festival of Lughnasadh.

#FolkyFriday 🧵

The bustling Ould Lammas Fair in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, fills a sunlit street lined with colorful buildings, including a pink one near the top of the hill. Crowds of people walk among market stalls, vehicles, and a parade of horses with black-and-white coats. In the background, the spire of a stone church rises above the town’s rooftops, while overhead wires stretch across the blue sky. The lively scene captures the atmosphere of this historic fair, known for its horse trading, local produce, and festive community spirit.

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Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social · 23h

Dożynki is a Slavic #harvest festival celebrated on the #Autumn equinox in pre-Christian times, now at the end of harvest. A wreath was made of the last grain harvested & given to an honored guest.
🎨Arthur Rackham redbubble.com/shop/ap/3431... #FolkyFriday #art #vintage #illustration #folklore

Windfall - Autumn Harvest - Arthur Rackham by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble

Windfall - Autumn Harvest - Arthur Rackham There is quite a lot going on in this beautiful illustration.

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P J Richards @pj-richards.bsky.social · 23h

🌿🐍🌿The sap from Goose Grass (cleavers) mixed with wine, was an old English remedy for adder bites.
#FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 1d

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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Crystal Ponti @crystalponti.bsky.social · 1d

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

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

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Elmtree @elmtreem.bsky.social · 1d

The Turnip Princess actually features a young prince, a bear and an old woman

Fascinating set of tales - weird, raw and utterly wonderful

#folkyfriday #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales

Elmtree @elmtreem.bsky.social · 1d

Came across this last night 💙📚

It is very awesome. The introduction alone is so interesting especially where it concerns tales involving young men and boys in similar predicaments to young women and girls in these types of stories, and how that’s kind of unusual - and why that might be the case…

Front cover to The Turnip Princess and other newly discovered Fairy Tales. Depicts young boy prince with a bear

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