The legend of the Mermaid of Zennor https://www.hypnogoria.com/folklore_zennor.html #FolkloreThurday #cornwall #folklore

The #IsleOfWight tells the story of Ginger Tom — a cat that is said slide in and out of people’s letter boxes through the night. If you meet him, and offer him a special type of gingerbread (named after him) he will grant you his ear and give you advice.

But here’s the rub, if he does not like the treat he will not tell you, but his advice will be bad. It is only he enjoys the ginger that he will give you good advice.

If however, he visits and you have nothing to offer, then Ginger Tom will leave, never to visit you again.

A fresh batch of Ginger Toms was baked just this morning: they are thick and soft and made with real ginger.

#Folklore #FolkloreThurday #Storytelling #FolkloreOfTheWeek #FoodLore #NationalStorytellingWeek

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I’ve been working on the staging for my latest production — we are going to tell the story of the three sisters.

Main characters: The Three Sisters (the #maiden, the #mother, the #crone), #Horsa, Woden and Gerðar — #Goddess of the #Wyrd

Who likes the idea of shadow #puppets masked performers and a wooden horse?

#folklore #theatre #FolkloreThurday #StoryTelling #AngloSaxon #Jutish

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Who or what haunts this northern castle? Find out in my look.at the legend of the Cauld Lad of Hylton - https://www.hypnogoria.com/folklore_cauld.html

#folklore #FolkloreThurday #northeastuk #ghosts #faerie

If you're into narrative games with a retro feel and a winter folklore mood you might like to try a few I created over the past few years in Bitsy & 3D Bitsy

https://itch.io/c/2979186/winter-folktales

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“Old Christmas Customs” by Th. S. Haukenæs, 1885.

“Jul or Jol, which is said to really mean “noise” or “clamour,” was solemnly celebrated by our pagan ancestors on the 12th of [December], which was regarded as midwinter’s day, which is why the midtvinterblot or midwinter sacrifice was also held on that occasion.”

Thus begins an account of a number of Norwegian winter traditions that you may like to read about on this second #FolkloreThurday of December. Learn about the Åsgårdsreie, Lussi’s wake, the Norwegian tradition of the Yule swains, and how to protect your farm from all of these abominations.

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https://norwegianfolktales.blogspot.com/2020/12/old-christmas-customs.html