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The first person buried there was supposedly required to remain behind spiritually and guard the cemetery against the Devil.

To prevent a human soul from being condemned to this endless duty, a black dog could be buried first.

#Victorian #history #Halloween #folklore

Unlike many of Britain's other phantom black dogs, the church grim wasn't necessarily something evil.

Its purpose was to protect sacred ground and the people buried there, particularly from anyone who intended to profane the churchyard.

#Victorian #history #Halloween #supernatural #folklore

Overcoming a night hag requires both quick reflexes and brute strength.

#Germany #folktale #folklore
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Grappled_Walrider

Folktober Day 3 - Māori #folklore #inktober

Tandis que les Consultations de Mabon se terminent, les 🎃 Consultations de Samhain 🎃 seront bientôt là!

Envie de savoir ce que vous apporte ce sabbat? Prévoyez la vôtre dès à présent!

#tarot #Wicca #sabbat #Samhain #Halloween #folklore #légendes #mythes

lesarcanesdemorrigann.com/autour-des-s...

🎨 New Post: The Gaucho Spirit: A Legend Embodied in Argentine Folklore
#culture #folklore #legends #AIArt #Gijinka

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https://mythallia.achlabo.com/en/the-gaucho-spirit-a-legend-embodied-in-argentine-folklore/

I have heard people say that Bluesky has no reach. That authors cannot market books here with any measurable impact. That Bluesky is a social media deadzone.

Those people are 100% wrong.

Thank you Bluesky. I'm a little teary.

#Booksky #Catsky #yokai #Japan #folklore #Catsofbluesky

The haunted Ostrich Inn in Colnbrook, Berkshire. One landlord encouraged wealthy guests to sleep in a room in which the bed was bolted to a trapdoor. The landlord would release it, murdering the guest by plunging them into a vat of boiling ale below. #gothic #folklore #history #crime #Halloween

The #pokeberries are having a boom year; #mushrooms are all over; #woollybear caterpillars are all black, and #persimmon seeds have 🥄 shapes when cut open.
These are all #folklore indicators of a harsh #winter! We'll see what happens - what do you think?

Only a few witches' gatherings are presided over by the Devil's own grandmother!

#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Grandmother

The Ahuak tribe embarked on a great journey guided by their god, The Golden Kiskadee to reach the Caribbean and their new home, Iere, the Land of the Hummingbirds.

But, where peace persists, evil will seek to bring chaos and darkness...

Today, we learn more about the Ahuak people.

#folklore

Here is a photo collage from The Wallace Collection in London from our Enchanted England trip!

#carterhaughschool #dailyenchantment #enchantedengland #folklore

Please join us for some more phantom fun and frolics on #SpookySunday, the feed for all things ghostly. Any posts on ghosts will be welcome: #folklore, fiction, poetry, art, popular culture, info on haunted locations - etc etc. I look forward to your manifestations.
#31DaysOfHalloween #ghost #ghosts

Myths and legends in lovely countryside walks www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/... #folklore #legends #myth #UK #countrywalk