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#FolkloreThursday is a hashtag day for sharing folklore facts, and a website filled with articles! Founded by @deedeechainey.bsky.social & @willowwinsham.bsky.social.

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Crystal Ponti@crystalponti.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Irish Dullahan is far more terrifying than many modern Headless Horseman tales. Carrying his severed head beneath one arm, he rides across the countryside at night. When he stops and calls a name, legend says that person's death soon follows. #FolkloreThursday Art: Catherine Herold

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Stevie Kilner@1steviekilner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A little video I took at Cold Christmas today. I never saw anything remotely ghostly on my brief visit. But Cold Christmas certainly warrants its reputation. Just the name and history, coupled with a remote location helps lend a certain atmosphere to it. I enjoyed it though. #FolkloreThursday

Stevie Kilner@1steviekilner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Cold Christmas, a hamlet in east Herts whose name derives from a severe c18th winter during which several children perished & were buried in the churchyard of St Mary's. Visitors report eerie sounds, multiple sightings of apparitions & a dark-robed figure in the surrounding woods. #FolkloreThursday

Walking the public bridleway on the approach to St Mary's and All Saints Church off Cold Christmas Lane. The top of the tower is visible as you approach.The old church of St Mary's and All Saints at Cold Christmas was largely demolished in 1853, with the exception of its 15th-century west tower. It is now fenced off and unsafe to enter.Over the years ghost hunters have heard children moaning and crying in the church or even claimed to have seen the apparitions standing there right in front of them. A notable story from 1978 is regularly discussed by ghost hunters. A woman was apparently walking through the grounds of the church enjoying the sites and history. As she strolled around, she was alerted to a whole army of ghosts that marched straight through the door of the tower. I never saw anything remotely ghostly on my brief visit. But Cold Christmas by it's very name and remote location most certainly has an atmosphere to it.
Shanon Sinn@shanonsinn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If a young man sees a red envelope on the ground in Taiwan he shouldn't pick it up. It could be dowry to marry someone’s deceased daughter! The subsequent ceremony prevents an unmarried woman from haunting her relatives and gives her status in the afterlife 💀 #FolkloreThursday 1952 Richard Roussos

A priest is marrying a man to a skeletal ghost bride in a graveyard. He is wearing a tuxedo, and she is in a wedding dress. Other skeleton ghosts are standing around watching the wedding take place.
Amanda Edmiston, Botanica Fabula@botanicafabula.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The book tour begins in Provan hall, Glasgows oldest house~said to be home to many haunts~on Saturday 20th June www.eventbrite.com/e/herbal-mag... There will be herbal teas and a chance to explore along with stories from the book and signings #folklorethursday friends may enjoy💚💫🌿📚

Herbal Magic: Amanda Edmiston on 'Collected Curiosities'

Join author, storyteller and herbal Practitioner Amanda Edmiston for a talk and signing to her new book 'Collected Curiosities'

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Crystal Ponti@crystalponti.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Appalachian belief in hearing your name called from the woods remains one of the most unsettling folk traditions. If you hear your name at night and cannot identify who called it, do not answer. Some voices are not meant to be acknowledged. #FolkloreThursday Art: KatarinaDannykArt

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Olivia@oliviaarmstrong.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In Irish folklore, blackbirds held the souls of those in purgatory until judgement day. When the birds' voices were shrill, it was those souls, burning and parched, calling for rain. Rain always came... 🎨Böcklin #FolkloreThursday One of my favourite pieces of folklore!

A hairy-legged satyr lies beneath a bush whistling, on the branch above, a blackbird echoes his whistling.