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Thanks to everyone for a fab day and we'll see you all next month!
🎨Circe and her Swine, Briton Rivière
#FolkloreThursday is 11 years old on 18th June!
Celebrate with us by sharing your favourite folklore to the hashtag between 9am-4.30pm and 6.30-7.30pm BST and join us for the final @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social 5.30-6.30pm BST.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-cultur...
(Image:James Petts)
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If a cat jumped over a corpse in its coffin, it was said the soul of the dead belonged to the devil or that they would return as one of the walking undead... #FolkloreThursday
Tanuki are pranksters, hard partiers, and lovers of drink, and are often depicted with a sake flask in one hand. They may purchase it with leaves they've transformed to look like money, which then turn back to worthless foliage when they've left the shop. #folklorethursday
There have been countless stories of sea serpents in the waters around Vancouver Island, since time immemorial. In the last century, nonIndigenous communities have given some of them names. Victoria’s Cadborosaurus or "Caddy" being the best known 🐉
E.D. Moyer and Thos H Guptil
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@folklorethursday.bsky.social The bear (Medved) is perhaps the most revered animal in Slavic tradition. It was associated with Veles, the powerful god of the underworld, lowlands, and cattle. Picture: Celebrate Pagan Holidays #FolkloreThursday #SlavicMyth
In Jamaican folklore, if a lizard jumps on a woman, it means she’s either pregnant or will become pregnant soon. Also, if one dreams of lizards, it means enemies, especially hidden ones.
I can attest to the latter.
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Spatial recently announced it is closing its creator platform. This means that @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social will also close.
Join us us to mark the end of an era, and reflect on building better cultural futures:
Thurs 18 June 5:30-6:30pm BST
FREE TICKETS: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-cultur...
Olivia
There's a shrine in Asakusa, Tokyo to the shapeshifting trickster tanuki - but it’s not because they're a good spiritual role model! 😂 It was built to stop them making mischief in nearby Sensoji Temple and they're said to protect against fire & theft and make business prosper. #FolkloreThursday
