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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 181 min read
Bat
Flying Fox (1875) ‘Airy mouse, airy mouse fly over my head, And you shall have a crust of bread; And when I brew and when I bake, You...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 181 min read
Owl
Engraving (1790) The mystical owl, bringer of dreams, seer of truth, and messenger from the underworld imbues the night with her moon...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 181 min read
Snowflakes
Victorian Print (1890) Big flakes little snow. Little flakes big snow. ~Old Weather Lore Snowflakes are the subject of many legends,...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 181 min read
The Moon
Engraving by Jan Luyken (1687) The mystical moon has enchanted humankind for centuries. October is the first full moon of the winter...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 181 min read
The Wild Hunt
Etching by Blanche F. MacArthur 18th Century The Wild Hunt is the name for the spectral chase alleged to take place over the northern...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 181 min read
The 13 Yule Lads
Painting by Nis Bergslien (1853-1928) The 13 Yule Lads (Jólasveinar) are trolls from Icelandic folklore who spend the Christmas season...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 181 min read
Tommyknockers
Illustration from William Bottrell's 1873 Book on Cornish Folklore The Knocker, Tommyknocker or Knacker is a gnomish creature found in...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 181 min read
The White Stag
Painting by Robert Burns (1898) In Celtic mythology, a white stag represents purity and is considered a mythical messenger, often...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 181 min read
Eels
Illustration by Emile Walters (1912) To cure a man of drunkenness put a live eel in his drink. ~ Old Saying In autumn, eels leave the...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 181 min read
Oranges
Illustration by Georg Oelinger (1487-1557) Oranges are believed to be a lucky fruit. In the 19th century, it became a tradition to place...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 181 min read
January
Illustration by David Kandel (1550) The month of January gets its name from Latin Januarius after the Roman god Janus, guardian god of...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 181 min read
Mummers
14th Century Illustration In Medieval times, the European nobility would go ‘mumming’ dressed up in elaborate costumes with masks such as...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 161 min read
Candles
Painting by Gerrit Dou (1613-1675) The colonial tradition of placing lit candles in the windows at Christmas comes from an old custom in...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 161 min read
Lavender
Botanical Engraving by Diedrich von Schlechtendal (1871) The word lavender is from the Latin word ‘lavare,’ meaning ‘to wash.’ In the...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 161 min read
Rusalki
Painting by Witold Pruszkowski (1877) With their siren song and silky hair, the lovely pale-skinned rusalki haunt the waterways to lure...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 161 min read
Frogs
A Frog He Would A Wooing Go, Children's Book Illustration, Corbis The louder the frog, the more the rain. ~Old Saying Many folklore...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 161 min read
Tír na nÓg
Illustration from The High Deeds of Finn by Stephen Reid (1910) Known as the Land of Eternal Youth, time stands still on this Irish...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 151 min read
Fox
Illustration from A Hundred Fables of Aesop by Percy James Billinghurst (1903) The trickster fox appears in stories that span the globe,...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 151 min read
Bear
Illustration by Charles Dessaliues D'Orbgny (1806-1876) From ancient times, bears have inspired folklore as symbols of strength, healing,...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 151 min read
Dahlia
Illustration by Basilius Besler (18th Century) In the Victorian Era, dahlias were used to convey secret messages. They could symbolize a...
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