Antheia, Goddess. Today's green activists, wielding reusable shopping bags and championing zero-waste lifestyles, are modern-day acolytes of Antheia—rooted deeply in banding together to protect our living landscape. #Folklore paleothea.com/gods-and-god...

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The Quiet Moon is the traditional Celtic name for the January full moon, symbolizing a time for introspection, rest, and conservation of energy during the deepest part of winter. Other cultures refer to it as the Wolf Moon or Cold Moon. The full moon, 3.1.26, is a super moon. #FullMoon #Folklore

Deep in the Appalachian wilderness, the Hidebehind is a predator you will never see. It is perfectly adapted to concealment, slimming its body to hide behind even the narrowest tree trunk, waiting for a hiker to turn their back. #Folklore #Appalachia

Kalikantzaroi: Greece’s Goblins Said to Appear From Christmas Until January 6 share.google/wee6QboYAiw9... #Folklore

Annona,the personification of produce grown in the year: Her name,was the name of wheat allotment given to people of Rome by government to stave off famine.It could be any food grown or made over year,fruit or wine as well as grain #folklore www.thaliatook.com/OGOD/annona....

Scholar of Magic Ranulf Higden and the Wands of Chester Cathedral #Folklore thelocalmythstorian.com/scholar-of-m...

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Archaeologists Dug Up a Lakebed—and Found a 5,000-Year-Old Dog In a ritual burial, the dog’s remains were placed in a bag made of animal skins and weighed down with rocks to sink to the bottom of the lake. apple.news/ASHUAQ5h9RYu...

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2nd Jan Goddess #folklore #mythology www.britannica.com/topic/Aphrod...

Old Saxon belief 2nd Jan was one of unluckiest days of year.Anglo-Saxon name for Jan was Æftera Geolamonath, meaning "After Yule month".It was also called Wulfmonath or "wolf month" as hungry wolves ventured closer to humans in search of food. #folklore pasttense.co.uk/2017/12/31/t...

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Meals for strength,Estonia.#NewYearDay is about abundance.Tradition says people should eat 7, 9 or 12 meals throughout day! numbers lucky in Estonian folklore.Each meal is to add strength,good fortune for coming year, symbolising prosperity, vitality and plenty. #Folklore

#NewYear Brazil,custom of jumping over 7 waves, one for each day of week.Brazilians pay honour to Yemoja, goddess of sea,in hopes of getting in her good books for year ahead.Also commonplace to bring offerings such as jewellery,flowers, to leave at shoreline. #Folklore

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Happy new year! It’s a hell of a 1! leadership,creation,innovation, manifestation,courage,to build a new identity,demanding action and self-reliance.GO GO GO! launch,move,redefine your life,2026 presents the green light! Take the fire Horse reins…🔥

The #NewYearEve Kiss Tradition, Explained #Folklore www.vogue.com/article/new-...

Turkey,pomegranate is a powerful symbol of luck,prosperity and abundance.As #NewYear arrives,many families smash them on doorstep of their home,believing bursting seeds will usher in good fortune for months ahead,more seeds that scatter,greater the blessings #Folklore

As #NewYear approaches,people in Czech Republic traditionally cut an apple in two,to predict how year ahead might look.Should core be surrounded by shape of a star,you are in for good and lucky year ahead.If core is in shape of a cross, you could be in for a treacherous #Folklore

On #NewYearEve, families in the Philippines make sure to serve 12 spherical fruits, which are believed to represent prosperity because they're round. As for the number,each fruit represents one month of year. #Folklore

For the last #WyrdWednesday of this year an evergreen charm/curse against an infection (interpret as you wish) higora.bandcamp.com/track/agains...

The village of Allendale, Northumberland sees out the old year and welcomes the new by singing songs and carrying 45 lit tar whisky barrels through the town before lighting a huge bonfire. #wyrdWednesday @wyrdWednesday

An Irish tradition on #NewYearsEve that says you should open the back door to let the old year out & when midnight strikes, open the front door to let the new year in! Happy New Year ♡ #legendarywednesday #wyrdwednesday #irishfolklore #Ireland #traditions #customs #beliefs Photo: Co. Cork

#wyrdwednesday For optimists New Year's Eve was a time to keep the hearth fire burning day & night to ensure the sun's return & brighter days. For pessimists, the image is of a mysterious burning torch that fell from the heavens in 1009 as a precursor to misfortune.

#NYE tradition that sees millions eat 12 grapes at midnight The tradition stretches back more than 100 years and sees people all over the world consume the fruit. #Folklore au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/nye-traditio...

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Good morning, Wyrdlings, and a Happy New Year! We're taking 2025 out with a bang today and so, for the last #WyrdWednesday this year, it's @cwreeve.bsky.social here - SHOW ME YOUR WYRD! 👻

Tradition traced back to Russia,families write their wishes for #NewYear on scraps of paper,which they then set on fire and put in their glass of drink. It is then customary to drink ashes as the clock strikes its 12th chime.This custom is also commonplace in Armenia #Folklore

#NYE midnight in Denmark,it is tradition to stand on chair and jump down to floor.By spending last moments of year with your feet off the ground,Danes believe you can jump into New Year fresh,leaving any negativity and bad vibes in year just elapsed #Folklore

Cubans on #NYE throw bucket of dirty water out of house at midnight as an act of washing away bad luck,misfortunes and negative energies accumulated over past year.To start the year afresh,filled with positive energy and hope for better fortunes ahead #Folklore

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Hanging onions in Greece.Onions,revered since ancient Greece for ability to sprout even when neglected,represent rebirth,fertility and regeneration.Hanging onion on door on #NYDay is believed to promote personal growth and prosperity for household in coming year #Folklore

In Scotland, if a woman's loved one is out to sea she will not unbraid her hair lest it bring on strong storms at sea. 🎨Edmund Dulac www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3460... #MythologyMonday #art #folklore #homedecor #interiordesign #superstition #mythology #illustration

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `Beinn na Caillich on the #IsleOfSkye is one of the #Cailleach haunts, as are other mountains prominent in the landscape, and from which fierce storms of sleet and rain descend, wreaking havoc and destruction upon the lands below.` Source: en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Several mythologies have fates, like the Nornir, who alter or control destiny through the power of story. Have you ever experienced something that felt destined? #MythologyMonday #Nornir #Fates #PowerOfStory #spinyarnsweaveworlds

#MythologyMonday #Celtic: `During the reign of Beira, Queen of Winter, the spirit of Spring, they thought, was always trying to visit Scotland, and they imagined that Beira raised the storms of January and February to prolong her reign by keeping the grass from growing.` Source: Donald A. 1/2

Alchemia, goddess of Alchemists, also called Anima Mundi (World Soul), Natura, and Mercuria. This relief is on the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. #MythologyMonday #MagickMonday #Alchemy

In Celtic and Druidic tradition, the wren was a bird of wisdom and divination. Its name in Gaelic (dreoilín) and Welsh (dryw) is often linked to the words for "druid" or "tree-knower," and its complex songs were once thought to be prophetic messages for priests. #MyBest2025 #OriginalArt #Folklore

10 Best New Year's Eve-Themed Films To Watch As You Ring In 2026 #NYE www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/ne...

Still seen in some Welsh areas,the collection of calennig (New Year’s gift) where children rise early and carry from door to door, as bearers of good luck, a decorated apple, pierced with three sticks and adorned with a sprig of box and hazelnuts. #Folklore museum.wales/articles/118...

Bankside’s annual Twelfth Night revels will return on Sunday 4th January, as the Lions Part troupe of actors perform a mummers play for free. #folklore www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/mum...

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Here's what the weather will be like in 2026 - according to #folklore #FolkloreSunday www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The strange Lake District folklore linked to Christmas #Folklore #Folkloresunday www.nwemail.co.uk/news/2569909...

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How battlefield became 'England's most haunted' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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