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
Leonardo da Vinci was whispered to keep a mirror beside his sketchbooks not for drawing but for summoning visions. Some claimed his backwards writing was a code, others said it was a charm to keep his muses from fleeing. #FolkyFriday #FridayFeeling
5/ More suggested hashtags to join on a Friday
#FlowersOnFriday
#FlowerboxFriday
#FoxgloveFriday
#FungiFriday
#FollowFriday or #FF
#FolkyFriday
#PhantomsFriday
#PhobiaFriday
#FaustianFriday
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🕊️✝️🕊️On #GoodFriday Blacksmiths would often refuse to shoe horses or undertake any work involving hammer and nails, out of respect for the Crucifixion.
#FolkyFriday #Easter #FolkloreSunday
A peculiar custom, once forgotten, Dolly dunking is a Cornish tradition where young girls would take their dolls to blessed in holy wells on Good Friday. This custom has been documented since the 1800's. #folkyfriday #cornwall #folklore #goodfriday
Friday
#FallFriday
#FashionFriday
#FaustianFriday
#FeatheredFriday
#FerrousFriday
#FictionFriday
#FindsFriday
#FingerpostFriday
#FishFriday
#FlowersOnFriday
#FolkyFriday
#FollowFriday or #FF
#FontsOnFriday
#FootpathFriday
#FootwearFriday
#ForestFriday
#FossilFriday
When You Come Back Down;
by Nickle Creek
open.spotify.com/track/1xVBmH...
#Bluegrass
#FLYDAY
#TRIPPING
#GoingAway
#FolkyFriday
#NewGrass
Don't Think Twice....
#MorningMUSIC
#FolkyFriday
open.spotify.com/track/2WOjLF...
A painting on paper of a man's face with hair, beard, moustache and eyebrows formed from leaves.
To celebrate the arrival of spring, I have put some new paintings inspired by the Green Man on my Etsy shop. Check them out here: www.etsy.com/shop/Sunsand...
#Art #Spring #GreenMan #Folklore #FolkyFriday
5/ More suggested hashtags to join on a Friday
#FlowersOnFriday
#FlowerboxFriday
#FoxgloveFriday
#FungiFriday
#FollowFriday or #FF
#FolkyFriday
#PhantomsFriday
#PhobiaFriday
#FaustianFriday
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Friday
#FallFriday
#FashionFriday
#FaustianFriday
#FeatheredFriday
#FerrousFriday
#FictionFriday
#FindsFriday
#FingerpostFriday
#FishFriday
#FlowersOnFriday
#FolkyFriday
#FollowFriday or #FF
#FontsOnFriday
#FootpathFriday
#FootwearFriday
#ForestFriday
#FossilFriday
🌿🪦🌿An old Welsh superstition warned against uprooting Periwinkle flowers growing on a grave - the desecrater risked being haunted by the spirit of the buried person, or plagued by terrifying dreams every night.
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday
Reposting for #folkyfriday
#folklore
Friday
#FallFriday
#FashionFriday
#FaustianFriday
#FeatheredFriday
#FerrousFriday
#FictionFriday
#FindsFriday
#FingerpostFriday
#FishFriday
#FlowersOnFriday
#FolkyFriday
#FollowFriday or #FF
#FontsOnFriday
#FootpathFriday
#FootwearFriday
#ForestFriday
#FossilFriday
5/ More suggested hashtags to join on a Friday
#FlowersOnFriday
#FlowerboxFriday
#FoxgloveFriday
#FungiFriday
#FollowFriday or #FF
#FolkyFriday
#PhantomsFriday
#PhobiaFriday
#FaustianFriday
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🌺🏹🌺Maid Marion - Queen of the May💚
#LegendaryWednesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday
🍀⛅️🍀Though Fridays and the number 13 have historically been considered ominous, there's no record before the 19th century of #Friday13th being especially unlucky - it seems to be a relatively modern conjunction without a backstory, so don't worry!
#FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday
A young woman in peasant clothes knits as her cow grazes nearby.
The titular Little Red Cow not only helps the heroine of this tale escape, provides her beautiful gowns, and cooks the Sunday lunch, but she’s also an enchanted princess! #AnotherCinderella #folkyfriday #FolkloreThursday #donkeyskin #folkloreandfairytales #notdisneyprincess 🎨Jean-Francois Millet
A watercolour painting of a man with beard and hair of green leaves.
During my recent stay in Brittany, I started a new series of paintings inspired by the Green Man. #FolkyFriday
5/ More suggested hashtags to join on a Friday
#FlowersOnFriday
#FlowerboxFriday
#FoxgloveFriday
#FungiFriday
#FollowFriday or #FF
#FolkyFriday
#PhantomsFriday
#PhobiaFriday
#FaustianFriday
5 of 8 #FridayHashtags
Friday
#FallFriday
#FashionFriday
#FaustianFriday
#FeatheredFriday
#FerrousFriday
#FictionFriday
#FindsFriday
#FingerpostFriday
#FishFriday
#FlowersOnFriday
#FolkyFriday
#FollowFriday or #FF
#FontsOnFriday
#FootpathFriday
#FootwearFriday
#ForestFriday
#FossilFriday
In Italy, Friday the 17th is unlucky, likely because 17 is XVII in Roman numerals. Rearranged, it spells vixi, a Latin word meaning "I have lived," which implies death is imminent. Also, in the Bible, the Great Flood happened on the 17th day of the 2nd month. [8/8] #FolkyFriday
Philip II of Macedon—18th King of Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great—was believed to have offended the 12 gods of Olympus by erecting a statue of himself next to statues of them, bringing the total to 13. He was assassinated immediately after, by one of his bodyguards. [7/8] #FolkyFriday
Another reason Greeks consider Tuesday the 13th unlucky is because Constantinople, capital city of the Byzantine Empire, fell to the Fourth Crusade on Tuesday the 13th in 1204, and again to the Ottoman Empire on a Tuesday in 1453. The sum of 1+4+5+3 equals 13. [6/8] #FolkyFriday
The number 12 was significant in the Ancient Greek religion, as there were 12 major gods of Olympus. There were also 12 Labors of Hercules, 12 zodiac signs, 12 months, 12 hours of day, and 12 hours of night. The number 13 was an affront to divine perfection. [5/8] #FolkyFriday
Superstition surrounding Tuesday the 13th, and Tuesday in general, is spread throughout Spanish-speaking countries. There's a Spanish saying that translates to "On Tuesday, don't get married, don't get on board (a ship or plane), and don't leave the house." [4/8] #FolkyFriday
Tuesday the 13th is unlucky in Spain and Greece, because Tuesday is dominated by the Greek god of war, Ares. His Roman name, Mars, is the basis for Martes, the Spanish word for Tuesday. The Greek word is Triti, meaning third, and bad luck comes in threes. [3/8] #FolkyFriday
Tuesday the 13th is unlucky in some countries, partly due to the Biblical tale of Babylonians constructing the Tower of Babel to reach Heaven. On Tuesday the 13th, God cursed them to speak different languages so they couldn't communicate to finish it. [2/8] #FolkyFriday
Friday the 13th is considered unlucky due to the Biblical tale of Jesus being betrayed by a trusted apostle. He ate dinner with his 12 apostles, so 13 people sat at the table. He was arrested that night, then crucified the next day, on Friday the 13th. [1/8] #FolkyFriday
