Bees symbolize wealth attained through hard work. They belong to Hera, the Mother Goddess of the #Moon & are therefore linked to the sign of Cancer, also known for its love of hard work. Honey is the ambrosia of the Goddess and symbolizes richness and abundance. #FolkloreThursday
The ouroboros, a snake swallowing its tail. There are no true beginnings and no true ends #folklorethursday
If a bee comes into your house, it is a sign of good luck or of a stranger coming to visit. #FolkloreThursday
The saying “Mad as a Hatter” comes from the 18th and 19th century when hatters used mercury nitrate as part of the process of turning animal fur into felt. The substance caused hallucinations, emotional instability and the desire to have tea with wild animals.
"Swedish potter families used to suffer from wholesale lead poisoning, man, woman and child."
At the beginning of life folklore can help predict what we are to become. In Greek folklore if a bee touches the lips of a child, that child will grow into a wonderful poet. #FolkloreThursday
We've been working with BBC Radio Scotland's Pennie Latin and Dan Holland on a new programme about the Scottish wildcat - Listen live on @BBCRadioScot at 13.30 today or listen again online later on or download the Brainwaves Podcast - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09ldpz7 … #WildcatWednesday
CreativeHistories @CreativeHists
Mday's child is fair of face
Tday's child is full of grace
Wedsday's child is full of woe
Thday's child has far to go
Fday's child is loving & giving
Satday's child works hard for a living
But a child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe, good and gay #FolkloreThursday
Old Weird Britain @oldweirdbritain Jan 9
King Bladud, father of King Lear, discovered the curative powers of the Hot Spring at #Bath when his leprous pigs were cured after wallowing in it. The iron-rich water flows at a constant 46 degrees. #HolyWell #Somerset
Hannah Spencer @hspencer339
Novelist, short story writer, historian, sheep milker. Lover of the paranormal, folklore and weird-lit. Author of The Wolf of Allendale (Jan 2017).
England
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Joined September 2014
Old Weird Britain @oldweirdbritain Jan 9
King Bladud, father of King Lear, discovered the curative powers of the Hot Spring at #Bath when his leprous pigs were cured after wallowing in it. The iron-rich water flows at a constant 46 degrees. #HolyWell #Somerset
Hannah Spencer @hspencer339
Novelist, short story writer, historian, sheep milker. Lover of the paranormal, folklore and weird-lit. Author of The Wolf of Allendale (Jan 2017).
England
hannah-spencer-author.weebly.com
Joined September 2014
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