RT @IcySedgwick@twitter.com

People in the Middle Ages ate a mince pie on each of the 12 Days of Christmas, which was believed to bring good luck and happiness for the next twelve months. So you can get started tomorrow! #ChristmasFolklore (Image by Jonathan Farber)

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/IcySedgwick/status/1606627047262011398

‘In Serbia, women shower men with nuts’: readers’ top Christmas traditions from their travels
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/dec/22/readers-tips-favourite-festive-traditions-europe-christmas-new-year?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#ChristmasFolklore

‘In Serbia, women shower men with nuts’: readers’ top Christmas traditions from their travels
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2022/dec/22/readers-tips-favourite-festive-traditions-europe-christmas-new-year?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#ChristmasFolklore

From easily angered gnomes to child-eating giants, European folklore reveals a darker side to Christmas https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/dec/22/from-easily-angered-gnomes-to-child-eating-giants-european-folklore-reveals-a-darker-side-to-christmas?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#ChristmasFolklore

From easily angered gnomes to child-eating giants, European folklore reveals a darker side to Christmas https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/dec/22/from-easily-angered-gnomes-to-child-eating-giants-european-folklore-reveals-a-darker-side-to-christmas?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#ChristmasFolklore

A small collection of early Christmas music I recorded this a few years back but it fits the season. On Bandcamp pay what you wish.
#bandcamp #christmasfolklore #lazarus #christmassongs #Songsofbloodandbone #folk #folklore
https://songsofbloodandbone.bandcamp.com/track/winter-songs-light-in-the-time-of-darkness

Help yourself to a dose of festive cheer with my article about Shropshire's Christmas Folklore! There's some absolutely lovely stuff featured- I hope you enjoy it!

https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-very-shropshire-christmas.html

#Folklore #Christmas #Folktales #Shropshire #christmasfolklore #FolkloreNerd #folkloreFriday

Help yourself to a dose of festive cheer with my article about Shropshire's Christmas Folklore! There's some absolutely lovely stuff featured- I hope you enjoy it!

https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-very-shropshire-christmas.html

#Folklore #Christmas #Folktales #Shropshire #christmasfolklore #FolkloreNerd #folkloreFriday

I first learned about jólaköttur from an Icelandic musician that went by nögl at the time. This Yule cat eats children who do not receive new clothes. As most stories go, the stories about this cat have grown and shifted over time. What are some #folklore stories you were told growing up and how have they changed? Digital Art: YuleCat) #jólaköttur #yulecat #scandiart #christmasfolklore #folktale #folkart #scandiart #northdelta #northdeltaart #detArt