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Author, Nifty Buckles (pen name: Valerie Hopkins) invites you into a magical world of folklore where Dragons & Gnomes reign!

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#BookWormSat 📚
Dan Brown's Angels & Demons (2000) – the ultimate clash of science vs. faith!
Robert Langdon races through Rome decoding Illuminati symbols to stop an antimatter bomb at the Vatican.
Perfect #angels 👼 vs. #demons 😈 thriller!
December 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#BookwormSat 📚 👼
The Little Prince, a philosophical novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, tells of a young prince exploring planets and meeting adults embodying vanity, greed, and routine. Seen as an angelic, innocent figure.
Published in 1943, it’s a timeless tale of innocence & insight.
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
#BookwormSat 📚
The Archangel Michael defeating Satan, 1635 by Guido Reni, is a Baroque masterpiece showing angelic might, with Michael as a graceful Roman soldier pinning a contorted, dark Satan beneath his foot, symbolizing triumph over evil famously housed in Rome's Santa Maria della Concezione.
December 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
#BookwormSat
Detail from André Orsel’s 1832 painting "Good and Evil" — Lucifer tempting a woman, symbolizing the battle between good and evil. 🎨👹

🎨Good and Evil: The #Devil Tempting a Young Woman), created in 1832 by the French artist André Jacques Victor Orsel.
December 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
#BookwormSat 📚
"The Devil and Tom Walker" is a short story by Washington Irving published in 1824 as part of his collection Tales of a Traveller. It's a retelling of the Faust legend, set in colonial Massachusetts around 1727, it features a man named Tom Walker who makes a deal with the devil.
December 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
#BookwormSat
On St. Michaelmas (29 Sept), the #DEVIL was cast from Heaven, landing furious in the brambles—and spitting on the berries. 😈
Pick after Old Michaelmas (11 Oct), and risk bad luck or worse. Beware the devil’s curse! 🚫🤒
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🌿 #FolkyFriday explores the magical #WishingChairs of Ireland and England! From Bundoran’s legendary seat where wishes are said to come true, to the basalt columns of Giant’s Causeway, these ancient stones are believed to grant wishes if approached with respect. Make a silent wish, tap twice.🍀
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#FolkloreThursday
In Russia & Slavic lands, Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) 🎅❄️ and his enchanting granddaughter Snegurochka (the Snow Maiden) 🎀☃️ bring #gifts on New Year’s Eve, slipping them silently under the sparkling yolka tree 🌲✨ while children sleep. #Slavicfolklore ❄️
December 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#FolkloreThursday 🎄
On January 5th, Epiphany Eve in Italy! 🇮🇹✨ The kind old witch, #Befana, soars across rooftops on her trusty broomstick, 🧹🏠 bringing joy and surprises. Good children wake up to stockings filled with sweets, toys & gifts, while naughty ones might find coal or a garlic bulb. 🧄
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
#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!
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December 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
On #BookologyThursday, explore the Christmas pudding’s lucky sixpence! Dating back to 14th-century Twelfth Night cakes with hidden peas or beans, the tradition evolved into embedding a silver sixpence.
Finding the coin meant good fortune!
December 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
#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
#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
#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!
December 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#BookologyThursday 📚🌿🚪
The Christmas wreath—our beloved door welcome—originated in ancient Rome and Greece as symbols of victory 🏆 and eternal life .
Pagan northern Europeans used evergreens to defy winter’s darkness. 🌲❄️
Christians crafted them into circles of their creator's endless love. ❤️
December 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Tis the Season...📖🐈🎄
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December 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
#BookWormSat 📚
The Black Death (1347-1351). It was an apocalyptic event that y reshaped medieval Europe. It wiped out an estimated 30% to 60% of Europe's population in just a few years. The cause was the bacterium Yersinia pestis, spread by fleas on rats via ancient trade routes. #TheBlackDeath
December 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
#BookWormSat 📚
The Library of Alexandria: Seneca the Younger writes De Tranquillitate Animi 9.5, c. 65 CE “40,000 books were burned at Alexandria.”
Ancient sources (Plutarch, Dio, Suetonius) confirm the blaze reached dockside warehouses holding Library scrolls, causing major destruction.
December 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#FolkyFriday🎄👹 #Krampusnacht, celebrated on December 5th in Bavaria, features the fearsome #Krampus — a horned, fanged creature with rattling chains who punishes naughty kids. But alongside him, Saint Nicholas brings GIFTS to the well-behaved! ❄️🖤🎁 #Gifts
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🐱✨ #FolkyFriday
Did you know? Norse tales say Thor gifted Freya two majestic blue #cats —Bygul and Trjegul—who pulled her chariot! While these names weren’t in the original Norse sources, they were introduced by modern authors like Diana L. Paxson 🌌🛡️ #Caturday 🐈🐈‍⬛
#NorseMythology #Freya
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#FairyTaleTuesday 🎄❄️
#YuleladsBath 🛁❄️
Iceland’s Yule Lads, once fearsome trolls, now enjoy a geothermal dip in Mývatn! 🌋 This tradition shows their shift from monsters to playful gift-givers. 🎁✨ Join the purification on Sat, Dec 6, 2025, at 4 PM.
December 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#FairyTaleTuesday 🎄🐈‍⬛
Ever wonder why cats are mischievously drawn to Christmas trees?
Maybe it's the call of the Yule Cat, a mischievous spirit from Scandinavian folklore, enticing them. Whatever the reason, cats are purr-fectly captivated by the twinkling lights and festive vibes! #YuleTreeandCats
December 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
#MythologyMonday 🎶
In Welsh legend, Gwion Bach’s sacred vision quest gives #Birth to #Taliesin, the renowned bard. 🎶🧙‍♂️
Fleeing Cerridwen’s fury, he shifts shape—hare, fish, bird—turning inward to seek the divine Awen’s wisdom. 🐇🌊🦅
Through deep thought, he transforms, the cosmos into existence. 🌌🎤
December 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#FolkloreSunday 🎄👻
In Victorian England, it was tradition to gather by the fire on Christmas Eve & tell ghost stories Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is the most famous survivor of this custom
Telling “winter tales” until midnight was believed to keep evil spirits at bay while the Saviour was born.
November 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
#FolkloreSunday 🌅🥚
The 12 Night Eggnog — When the Sun Thickens
In Norway, Denmark, & north Germany, the richest drink was made from eggs.
Prepared in late Nov. it was sealed and hidden. Over 12 nights, it thickened. On Yule a spoon stood straight proof the sun had begun to rise again! #eggnog
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM