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Children's Folklore: Games, Rhymes and Telling Fortunes
Children's folklore refers to the study of lore passed between children. It differs from folklore about children since it's driven by the games, rhym…
4 years, 9 months ago
Pregnancy & Birth Folklore: All About Predictions and Protection
A lot of birth folklore is about protecting the baby and mother. Some of it tries to predict or influence the future life of the baby.
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4 years, 9 months ago
Lammas Lore: Harvests, Fairs, and Home Protection
Lammas is celebrated on 1 August to celebrate the first harvests. But how ancient is the festival, and how do people celebrate it now?
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4 years, 9 months ago
Marianne Stokes: Folk Life and Fairy Tales in Victorian Art
Marianne Stokes was a late Victorian artist who was important to the movement to revive tempera painting.
She also illustrated fairy tales, as well …
4 years, 10 months ago
King Arthur and Folklore in the Art of Edward Burne-Jones
Artist Edward Burne-Jones was obsessed with King Arthur until the day he died. Find out which other fairy tales and myths he featured in his work in …
4 years, 10 months ago
Evelyn De Morgan: Myths from a Female Perspective
Victorian artist Evelyn De Morgan presented a new perspective of many mythological women in her work. Find out which figures she re-represented in he…
4 years, 10 months ago
Blending Folklore and Art in the work of John William Waterhouse
Victorian artist John William Waterhouse used many myths and legends to inspire his work. Greek goddess Circe, the Lady of Shalott, Pandora, and Odys…
4 years, 10 months ago
Telling Magpie Rhymes: Predicting the Future with Magpies
One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy... We've all heard some variation on this counting rhyme involving magpies. It's actual…
4 years, 10 months ago
British Big Cats: Ice Age Survivors or Escaped Illicit Pets?
British big cats are not true cryptids since some sightings are of genuine big cats. But what of the others? Are they mere urban legend or actually r…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Folklore of Time: Clocks, Calendars, and Church Bells
From clocks to calendars, the folklore of time deals with omens and portents of doom. Find out more about these temporal superstitions here.
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4 years, 11 months ago