Today's random #WTF #FolktaleMoment from the Hungarian Folktale Catalog headlines:
"Competitive Defecation."
Today's random #WTF #FolktaleMoment from the Hungarian Folktale Catalog headlines:
"Competitive Defecation."
I love doing gigs where the kids tell me what kinds of stories they'd like to hear and I just go with it Today we had requests for:
Dogs
Heroes but funny
Japanese
Mice
Hungarian dragons
Foxes and funny
I could match all of them from folklore Had an amazing time too!
According to legend, a herdsman stumbled on a cave in Britain in which King Arthur's warriors had been sleeping for centuries. One of the warriors opened his eyes, and asked if Arthur had returned yet. The terrified herdsman said no, so the warrior went back to sleep.
I never feel like I'm good at these sort of things, but here we go. #Introduction
Hello! I'm a 40-something security engineer, with an interest in folklore, technology, and how the two may work together over time.
I'm into slow fashion, human rights, crafting, cats and music. My latest obsession is snails.
A few more of my interests:
#knitting #crochet #python #SlowFashion #folklore #snail #cats #sewing #candles #CozyGames #Privacy #Nature #CyberSecurity
Emperor Barbarossa sleeps in Untersberg Mountain near the German-Austrian border.
#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/weird-locations-26002270
On Good Friday, a sacred doe with a calf appears in Kleines Clausthal valley.
Hunters should leave them well enough alone.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #ghost #ghoststory @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/haunted-places-50178933
The shield bug (カメムシ 'kamemushi') sliding door was inspired by an old belief that an outbreak of shield bugs heralds a long, hard winter ahead (カメムシが大発生するとその冬は寒く大雪になる).
DEVOURING A BIT OF LUCK:
So why did Zenkō choose octopus in particular for his sick mother?
In Japan octopus is commonly eaten at New Year (お節料理), when one is sick, to fortify the body during the languorous summer months, and even as a prayer for hardy crops!
Introvertiert und persönlich ist das neue Album von Dan Mangan : #DanMangan #singersongwriter #folk #Folklore #Folktronika : http://www.popmonitor.de/dan-mangan-natural-light/
The editing is done. Now I'm coding the ePub. Forthcoming this summer: Legends from Arctic Norway, by Regine Normann.
#norwegianlegends #folklore #folklorethursday @norwegianfolktales @folklore #fairytales @folklorethursday #bookstodon
Herders know magical curses they use to deal with... problematic people.
#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #magic
https://www.patreon.com/posts/magical-curses-114790889
https://www.europesays.com/2083756/ I Spent a Night in a Tiny House in New Zealand; It Was Magical #BusinessInsider #fairy #FiveStarHotel #Folklore #hobbit #land #magical #NewZealand #night #place #TinyHome #TinyHouse #TravelReporter #UnspoiledNature #wizard