#FolkloreSunday In Celtic mythology deer are connected to the fairy realm or Otherworld. They are messengers associated with spirits, or gods who may shape shift into the form of deer. Some tales say they are “fairy cattle" herded and milked by an otherworldly woman.

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“Come, little leaves," said the Wind one day, "Come to the meadows with me and play. Put on your dresses of red and gold; For Summer is past, and the days grow cold.” ― George Cooper

RT @ElsaMc1878: #ShakespeareSunday The moon shines bright. In such a night as this, The Merchant of Venice, Act V Scene 1. 🎨Debbie Criswell…

RT @ElsaMc1878: #ShakespeareSunday How now, you secret, black and midnight hags! Macbeth, Act IV Scene 1. #FolkloreSunday #Halloween https…

RT @ElsaMc1878: #FolkloreSunday Tis the night—the night Of the grave's delight, And the warlocks are at their play. – Arthur Cleveland Coxe…

#FolkloreSunday A widespread Bavarian folk belief holds that, on the night of 31 October to 1 November, the dead rise from their graves and attend a mass in the churches, which is celebrated by a dead priest. As a living person, one should not disturb such a mass, otherwise one will incur the wrath of the dead. (🖼️ Midjourney)

RT @ElsaMc1878: #FolkloreSunday You could feel the presence of something old on All Hallow's Eve; boundaries about to breach, the skin of r…

"Hey-how for Hallow-e'en, When all the witches are to be seen, Some in black and some in green, Hey-how for Hallow e'en." Michael Aislabie Denham, "The Denham Tracts", vol. 2, p. 82. #FolkloreSunday @SundayFolklore @frome_maude

“You may never know what scarlet & crimson really are until you see them in their perfection on an #October hillside, under the unfathomable blue of an #autumn sky. All the glow & radiance and joy at earth's heart seem to have broken loose” THE GOLDEN ROAD 🎨 Brigitte Granton

‘It's Halloween’ (1977) written by American author Jack Prelutsky and illustrated by Marylin Hafner really captures the magic of Halloween! #FolkloreSunday #illustration #vintagechildrensbook #Halloween

“An Autumn gale is stripping off the leaves and sweeping them along in the slanting squall of rain” Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer: EL Grant Watson (What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)

Morning.. #Tintin #Herge

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Harry Rountree - The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen (1934)

This Viking warlord had a magic standard with a raven embroidered onto it. It brought victory but the standard bearer would die. #WordsOnWednesday historyextra.com/period/viki…

RT @ElsaMc1878: #WordsOnWednesday Huginn & Muninn fly every day over the vast earth. I fear for Huginn that he won’t return, though I fea…

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#FairytaleTuesday The Alchemist and the Dragon by Petar Meseldžija.

The Sea Witch, in the #ballet of the Little Mermaid. #FairyTaleTuesday