In medieval England, farmers wouldn't eat blackberries after Michaelmas Day, which marked the beginning of autumn. According to legend, the Devil fell from Heaven on this day and landed on a blackberry bush, which he cursed, spat, stomped, and possibly urinated on. #FairyTaleTuesday

In 1922, Swiss painter Ernst Kreidolf wrote and illustrated Alpenblumenmärchen (Alpine Flowers Tales), a storybook about two acorn children who are swept away to far-off lands by autumn winds. Their adventures involve flower fairies and other fantastical creatures. #FairyTaleTuesday

2/2 I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night’s decay
Ushers in a drearier day.
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1/2 Fall, Leaves, Fall -Emily Brontë
Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
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In the Wyandot legend "Why the Leaves Have Many Colors," a belligerent bear chases a deer into the sky lands. The deer fights back, goring the bear with his antlers. The blood drips down to earth and lands on the trees, which is why leaves change color in autumn. #FairyTaleTuesday

Catch a falling autumn leaf for good luck. Each leaf caught is a month of luck.
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Flowers blooming a second time in #Autumn or holding their blooms into late Fall indicate a cold winter coming:
“Flowers bloomin’ in late Autumn,
A sure sign of a bad winter comin’.”
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You should always leave a little bit of the harvest in the fields as tribute. The poor were allowed to glean food from this excess. Leave apples on the ground for the fairy folk.
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1/2 The Anemoi was the collective name for the wind gods, who were each assigned a direction. Zephyrus the west wind brought spring breezes. Boreas the north wind brings cold winter air. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3344... #FairytaleTuesday #art #folklore #homedesign #decor #interiordesigner

Samhain marked a seasonal turning point in the Gaelic calendar, associated with the beginning of winter. Later folklore connected the season with supernatural encounters. Autumn has long been a time when the ordinary world seems to grow a little less certain. #FairyTaleTuesday

The autumn equinox gives us that rare moment when day and night are nearly equal. Afterward, darkness steadily gains ground. No wonder autumn folklore so often feels like a threshold between the bright half of the year and something older and stranger. #FairyTaleTuesday

In Greek myth, autumn begins with a mother's grief. When Persephone returns to the Underworld, Demeter mourns and the earth becomes barren. Her daughter's return brings growth again. The changing seasons become a story of separation and reunion. #FairyTaleTuesday

The #HarvestMoon will bring increased activity from #werewolves. Compelled to leave their hunting grounds in the woods, they will make their way to open fields at this time to prowl & howl at the moon. They may be found crossing roads & gardens! #FairytaleTuesday

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The Itsy Bitsy Spider may be tiny, but its entire story is basically an endless cycle of catastrophe and determination. Climb. Get washed away. Wait for the sun. Climb again. Perhaps one of our earliest childhood songs is secretly about refusing to stay defeated. #FairyTaleTuesday

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Johnny Appleseed sounds like a tall-tale character, but John Chapman was real. He planted nurseries across parts of the American frontier in the early 1800s. History did the rest, transforming an eccentric nurseryman into one of America's favorite folk heroes. #FairyTaleTuesday