#Wildflowers An urn on a headstone indicates that the deceased lived to a reasonable age. The grave is so old that only the bluebells visit now. Each year they make a triumphant return, a reminder of rebirth in an otherwise solemn setting. #FolkloreSunday
Stag; Archaeological Museum Kehlheim; photo credit 1. Neu-Kelte
#FolkloreSunday #Celtic: `Cernunnos wears a stag’s antlers and has a stag as his companion. He represents the endless cycle of nature, symbolised by the constant shedding and regrowth of the antlers.
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Osiris is depicted on a lapis lazuli pillar in the center, flanked by his son Horus on the left and his wife Isis on the right. Image is a statuette from Egypt’s Twenty-Second Dynasty.
In Egyptian mythology, the god Set murders his brother Osiris to take the throne, and then scatters his body all over Egypt. Osiris's wife Isis gathers Osiris' pieces, and then temporarily resurrects him so that they can produce a son. Afterwards, Osiris becomes king of the dead.
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The Irish reanimate their warriors in the Cauldron of Rebirth to battle the British. An illustration by Margaret Jones for Gwyn Thomas' "Tales from the Mabinogion."
In Welsh folklore, the Cauldron of Rebirth could resurrect the dead, but that person would return to life unable to speak. However, if a live person was placed in the Cauldron, that person and the cauldron would be destroyed. It was used in a war between Britain and Ireland.
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Sargon Meets Ishtar, from a book on the birth of the world's most powerful nations. Sargon, a young man, picks reeds and lotuses from a fountain, as the goddess Ishtar, single boob out in her otherwise toga, descends with her army of doves down some stairs to bless Sargon, telling him he will create a great nation in her name.
Each year, misguided social media users reshare posts declaring that Easter is actually a corruption of Ishtar, ancient Mesopotamian fertility goddess. To call this wrong is being generous: the word Easter is Germanic, meaning East, and has no connection to Ishtar #FolkloreSunday
A Roman mosaic showing a rabbit or hare checking out some flowers
Pagan Roman and early Christian lore regarding the hare suggested it was hermaphroditic and thus able to reproduce without loss of virginity: this is one of the many reasons hares and rabbits are associated with spring and fertility. #FolkloreSunday
A depiction of Sham Emmessim, showing a park in Egypt, likely Cairo, full of families and kids playing with things like balls and kites.
Whether Muslim or Christian, all Egyptians celebrate Sham Ennessim, which is the Monday after Easter. A festival of picnicking in green spaces, it celebrates the renewal of the year and has agricultural connections, going back to the ancient Egyptian deity Shemu. #FolkloreSunday
Sunrise on Easter Sunday; photo credit 1. Neu-Kelte
#FolkloreSunday #Celtic: `On Easter Day the sun was supposed to dance as it arose in honour of the Resurrection of Christ. Young people were advised to "rise early to see the sun dancing." Traces of this belief have come under my own notice in several parts of South Wales.
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Sunrise on Easter Sunday; photo credit 1. Neu-Kelte
#FolkloreSunday #Celtic: `On Easter Day the sun was supposed to dance as it arose in honour of the Resurrection of Christ. Young people were advised to "rise early to see the sun dancing." Traces of this belief have come under my own notice in several parts of […]
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#FolkloreSunday #Celtic: `The phrase `pace-egging' is also known as egg rolling. It has historically taken place across Scotland, meaning that regardless if you are from the Scottish Borders or Shetland, you may have taken part in this fun tradition at least once.
'Pace-egg day' traditionally
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#FolkloreSunday #Celtic: `The phrase `pace-egging' is also known as egg rolling. It has historically taken place across Scotland, meaning that regardless if you are from the Scottish Borders or Shetland, you may have taken part in this fun tradition at least […]
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MOSSY ANGELS Today, in this 1869 graveyard, in front of these mossy carvings, I am convinced that there is such a thing as rebirth, that the living spring from the dead, and that the souls of the dead are in existence. #FolkloreSunday
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Shortly after his birth, the infant son of Rhiannon and Pwyll, Lord of Dyfed, is stolen away by some unseen creature of the night.
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In many Native American cultures bears represent rebirth because of their hibernation. Finnish, Siberian and Korean cultures have all claimed the bear as their spiritual forefather. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3612... #FolkloreSunday #art #homedecor #illustration #mythology #folklore #Easter
Stag, Archaeological Museum Kehlheim; photo credit 1. Neu-Kelte
#FolkloreSunday #Celtic: `The renewal of the earth, and with it its fertility and abundance, is particularly symbolised by the stag, owing to the annual renewal of its antlers.`
Source: Die #Kelten by Helmut Birkhan
Stag, Archaeological Museum Kehlheim; photo credit 1. Neu-Kelte
#FolkloreSunday #Celtic: `The renewal of the earth, and with it its fertility and abundance, is particularly symbolised by the stag, owing to the annual renewal of its antlers.`
Source: Die #Kelten by Helmut Birkhan
The luna moth, named for the Roman moon goddess, symbolizes transformation, resurrection and psychic abilities. Plus it's gorgeous.💙
🎨Charles Edward Halle redbubble.com/shop/ap/3538... #art #wallart #folklore #homedecor #mythology #interiordesign #FolkloreSunday #Easter #fineart
In old Egypt, hedgehogs were seen as sacred because their hibernation was seen as a resurrection or reincarnation.
🎨Beatrix Potter redbubble.com/shop/ap/3547... #FolkloreSunday #art #vintage #Easter #illustration #homedecor #folklore #mythology #springequinox #illustrationart
The color green represents nature, life & fertility. In ancient Egypt green represented the god Osiris, god of resurrection & fertility. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3465... #illustration #art #homedecor #vintage #Easter #mythology #folklore #FolkloreSunday #springequinox #mythology
Old Irish #folklore says that a child born on #GoodFriday and baptized on #Easter could cure tapeworm by putting a worm in the baby's hand during baptism and letting it die. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3473... #FolkloreSunday #art #vintage #illustration #mythology #fairytale #FolkyFriday
Sunrise on Easter Sunday, photo credit 1. Neu-Kelte
Sunrise on Easter Sunday; photo credit 1. Neu-Kelte
#FolkloreSunday #Celtic: `It was believed that anyone who went up to the top of a high hill on Easter morning to watch the sunrise would see the sun bow two or three times, as if in adoration to the risen Saviour.
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Sunrise on Easter Sunday, photo credit 1. Neu-Kelte
Sunrise on Easter Sunday; photo credit 1. Neu-Kelte
#FolkloreSunday #Celtic: `It was believed that anyone who went up to the top of a high hill on Easter morning to watch the sunrise would see the sun bow two or three times, as if in adoration to the risen Saviour. The superstition that the sun bowed or danced […]
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Fairy balls - these clay objects were created to distract piskies who come down the chimney to cause mischief.Instead, the piskie ball would entrance them, and they would dance around it until dawn,at which point they would disappear. steemit.com/history/@its... #FolkloreSunday
1981 Version: Just a Poet
They whispered about Veronica in hallways—a girl with words that cut like glass. Poetry contests. Late-night readings. No one knew her real name. Then she was gone. How did a poet become a legend? #urbanlegend #folklore #folkloresunday
Hen, chicks and bunny post-box topper in Warwick
Hen, chicks and hoopoe post box topper in Tredington
Easter post box toppers at Warwick (L) and Tredington (R).
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(📷 by me. NB the Tredington pic was taken during yesterday's high winds)
4/ More suggested hashtags to join on a Sunday
#SwampSunday
#SundaySeashore
#SilentSunday
#Stunday
#FolkloreSunday
#SenryūSunday (or #SenryuSunday)
#SelfPortraitSunday
#SmallPoemSunday
#ShakespeareSunday
4 of 8 #SundayHashtags
Sunday
#AncientSiteSunday
#CeilingsonSunday
#FolkloreSunday
#SaxonSunday
#SevenOnSunday
#ShakespeareSunday
#ShieldSunday
#SignsOnSunday or #SundaySigns
#SilentSunday
#skysunday
#SpoliaSunday
#StainedGlassSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
A five-image collage of spring flowers: pale primroses among green leaves; a drift of blue scilla; nodding purple snake’s head fritillaries with chequered petals; white fritillaries hanging like little lanterns; bright pink magnolia blooms; and a close view of a single bluebell against a soft green background.
“May the beauty of spring fill your days with happiness, and may the blessings of Easter bring you peace.” — Irish blessing
Primrose, scilla, fritillary, magnolia and bluebell, blooming in celebration of the season—flowers to wish you a very happy Easter Sunday. #FolkloreSunday
Pace Eggs are an Easter tradition in northern England. Hard-boiled eggs often boiled onion skins; but also beetroot, coffee grains and spinach. Pace Eggs are displayed in windows until Easter Sunday, then rolled down a nearby hill. #FolkloreSunday #EasterSunday
Pace Eggs are an Easter tradition in northern England. Hard-boiled eggs often boiled onion skins; but also beetroot, coffee grains and spinach. Pace Eggs are displayed in windows until Easter Sunday, then rolled down a nearby hill.
#FolkloreSunday #EasterSunday
