#Celtic #FaustianFriday #superstitiology: `Girls placed snails on pewter dishes on #Beltane Eve, watching until midnight after washing face and hands in dew from a wheatfield, in the hopes that the creatures would write their husband-to-be’s name on the dish.`
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RT @joemccjoe
Whether you celebrate Beltane, Hexennacht, or Walpurgisnacht, may all of your Festive rituals be blessed this Night.
[The Dance of Witches, Isaak Levitan, 188…
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#Celtic #FaustianFriday #superstitiology: „#Beltane dew was believed to have the power to increase sexual attractiveness. Maidens would roll in the grass or dip their fingers in the dew and salve their faces, hoping thus to become fairer.“
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RT @cartomancerans1
#folklorethursday Scottish maidens would climb a hill to wash their face in the early morning dew on Mayday to ensure their beauty for the rest of the year. This is sa…
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#Celtic #FaustianFriday #superstitiology: `One the evening before 1 May, an ancient tradition is to light fires on your land in order to drive away evil, known by many as ‘burn the buitch’ (#Manx for witch).
Fire has always been an important part of Oie Voaldyn (the evening
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RT @CultureVannin
If you came to last night's talk for @rushenheritage, and you were interested in the tradition of burning off evil from your land at #Oi…
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#Celtic #FaustianFriday #superstitiology: „One of the most important things to do at this time of year is to protect your household with a crosh cuirn - a small cross made out of sticks and wool - which should go up on your doors before the first of May. This will protect you
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RT @CultureVannin
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#Celtic #FaustianFriday #superstitiology: „Divination on #Beltane or Beltane Eve was common among the #Manx islanders: Light blazing from a house meant a wedding was in the offing, while dim light meant a funeral.“
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RT @ManxMikePhotos
'Crosh cuirn' A small cross made out of sticks and wool traditionally hung on doors of #Manx homes to protect against evil spirits. #Cregneash #isleofman @manxheritage @visitisleofman @CultureV…
https://twitter.com/ManxMikePhotos/status/1088499297883222018

#Celtic #FaustianFriday #superstitiology: `As might be expected of a festival that begins an agricultural cycle, weather divination was important at #Beltane, with frost being deemed ominous of bad times ahead, while rain was a sign of good fortune and a strong harvest.`
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RT @DASG_Glaschu
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