As late as 2004, in the Romanian village of Marotinu de Sus, a farmer suspected of vampiric activity was exhumed. His heart was removed, taken to a crossroads and burnt. Ashes from the heart were made into a tea and given to one of the vampire's 'victims'. The person responsible was arrested, but defiantly stated: "All the villagers said this has been going on since the olden times. It's better to take the heart out than let the corpse kill children. The elders are wise and know things." #folklore #gothic #history #mythology #vampires #vampire #paranormal #weird
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Hi I’m Napalousa,
I love to cook for my family, garden, listen to music, doodle, play guitar. I write all kinds of stuff, including ‘A Gentleman in Hell’ a novel about the life of Doc Holliday. I love reading weird and wonderful stories and enjoy dipping into history and folklore especially stuff with ghosties, and monsters.
I love nature, trees, animals of all kinds, especially horses, dogs and cats.
I also like making crafty stuff and make candles, do visible mending and I’m a beginner knitter (fingers crossed but not literally).
#writing #cooking #trees #gardening #music #crafts #folklore #books #drawing
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It doesn't always have to be a _black_ dog haunting the countryside. Try a yellow dog for a change!
#Germany #folktale #folklore #dog
https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Yellow_Dog
en. : interests :
#music
#traditionnalmusic
#ethnomusicology
#experimentalmusic
#soundscape
#freeimprovisation
#modularsynth
#fieldrecording
#occitan
#photo
#nature
#toponyms
#folklore
#storytelling
fr. : intérêts :
#musique
#musiquetraditionnelle
#ethnomusicologie
#musiqueexpérimentale
#paysagesonore
#improvisationlibre
#synthétiseurmodulaire
#occitan
#photo
#nature
#environnement
#toponymie
#contes
etc.
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Folklore read live!
What did the devil do to German lands?
Find out in tonight's tales LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/Y2n6uQ4aJg0
#FairyTaleTuesday #WritingCommunity #storyteller #FairyTale #AmReading #reading #indieWriter #fairy #folklore #folk #tales #stories #GrimmBrothers #dnd #dnd5e #pathfinder #pf2e #ttrpg #fantasy #lotr #german #folklore #legend #mountains
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I'm an Enby ND #Nerd who enjoys the darker side of life: #Horror books and movies, #Plushie pals (especially bats, owls, goats, etc), #ScienceFiction (especially #Dystopian), #Folklore, #Urbex, #Darkwave #Music, #AncientHistory, the #Occult, etc. I established this account to focus on stuff I enjoy, as opposed to my political account. Hoping to find some like-minds here, without scaring them off with all my Doom & Gloom posts.
#Introduction #intro #intropost #NoPolitics
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Jist mah wee list o hings Ah like, but.
#music #metal #beatles #janisjoplin #nirvana #pinkfloyd #pantera #aic
#history #scottishHistory #folklore #mythology
#writing #prose #haiku #Scots #English
#photography #landscapes #filming #video
#reading #IainBanks #IrvineWelsh #JoanneHarris #AnneRice #JRRTolkien #andrzejSapkowski
#politics #independence #yes #Green #ClimateEmergency
Nae doubt that'll get langer!
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A method for dealing with vampires found in Serbia and Albania is to remove the corpse's left sock and fill it with dirt from the grave. The dirt should be taken from the under where the head rests. The sock should then be cast beyond the village boundary in the hope that - as the vampire chases after this garment - they will stumble into water and drown. #folklore #mythology #death #vampire #vampires #paranormal #gothic #weird #history
Legend states that St Fridolin asked two wealthy brothers to help endow a nunnery. One, Urso, eagerly donated some land, but died soon afterwards, leading his sibling, Landolf, to take legal action to get the land back. St Fridolin's solution was to go to Urso's tomb and waken him. Hand in hand, the saint and the corpse walked six miles to the local court, where Urso convinced his startled brother to drop his legal claims. The land for his nunnery secured, Fridolin walked Urso back to his tomb and returned him to eternal rest. This medieval legend, from Southern Germany, is one of the many 'walking corpse' stories that precede the vampire panic of the early 1700s. #gothic #history #weird #folklore #mythology #medieval #vampire #vampires #paranormal
After taking a break last month (and most of this month) I have finally published a new article about nushi, the spirits of ponds, lakes and rivers in Japanese folklore. I've included several folktales, some yokai, and plenty of Japanese art. I hope you enjoy it.
https://open.substack.com/pub/curiousordinary/p/water-spirits
#JapaneseFolklore #yokai #folklore #mythology @folklore
A bench end carved with a mermaid in the church of the coastal village of Zennor, Cornwall. A legend claims that a mysterious woman would sometimes attend church services, singing in a captivating, otherworldly voice. There seemed something of a spark between her and a handsome young chorister, and their voices would intertwine beautifully. After one service, the two walked to a nearby cove, disappeared beneath the waves, and were never seen again. The villagers realised the woman was a mermaid and had the bench she sat on carved with her image as a warning to men to beware of these dangerous creatures. Images of mermaids were quite common in medieval churches. Usually portrayed clutching mirrors and combs, they admonished worshippers about the temptations of vanity. At Zennor, the legend may have been invented to explain the carving after its meaning had been forgotten. #folklore #mythology #churches #medieval #gothic #history #architecture #weird #Cornwall
Greetings, Myth Lovers! Join us tomorrow for the theme insects, bugs, and crawlies. Which myths have insects, arachnids, a millipede or similar? Are they helpful or are they pests? Tell us a myth with creepy or not so creepy crawlies and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. See you tomorrow! 🐛
If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you soon!
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@TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary.bsky.social @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @ljwrites @pj-richards.bsky.social @AnnaJunePage @nataljastgermain.bsky.social @JessMahler @beefolklore.bsky.social @FolkloreFun @psychescinema.bsky.social @PatFurstenberg
El desfile nocturno de los 100 demonios era una frase del folclore japonés que se ilustró a menudo. Utagawa Kuniyoshi aprovechó el doble sentido del japonés Kaidan hyakki yagyô (開談百気夜行), pues podía entenderse como 100 eyaculaciones nocturnas, enmarcándolo en el género shunga, combinando a personas y yokais con genitales. #japon #japan #folklore
"In local tradition, a 'naagin' is a mythical woman believed to have the power to transform into a snake."
#weird #weirdnews #India #folklore
https://newswebjournal.com/2026/02/14/young-woman-in-india-fakes-snake-transformation-to-escape-arranged-marriage/
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In a #Norwegian folk tale, a troll-hag, with disconnected head, made repeated attempts to entice chubby little Butterball into her sack with various gifts. But he always got the better of her and escaped with the gift. The illustration is by Theodor Kittelsen.#WyrdWednesday #folklore #folktale
New instance, new #Introduction !
My name is Jürgen, and I translate old German folk tales into English - not just tales from the Brothers Grimm, but from the hundreds of other 19th century German folklorists out there.
To date, I have translated more than 800 tales. You can learn more about my project here (and you can get a free ebook version of my first book if you subscribe to my newsletter there):
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So I thought I would do an updated intro as there seems to be a lot of new people :)
I love gaming. I play on #Xbox #PS5 #Switch and also love #retrogaming and handheld emulation devices. Love collecting games.
I love #baking and really enjoy #cakedecorating as a hobby and a way to relax.
I am a avid reader and love #books. I read a lot of #psychology, #folklore, #mythology, and #horror.
I work in the #MentalHealth field and have an interest in #forensicpsychology and #clinicalpsychology
Festive Food Folklore - Day 24
Special Christmas Eve breads are common across Europe, often containing symbolic items like coins for fortune. They’re often blessed ceremonially & distributed to family. Many breads have dough decorations that depict a good harvest such as vegetables or a large sheaf of wheat. My favourite is the Yule Boar which was sometimes actually a loaf of bread shaped like a boar, incorporating the last grains of the harvest rather than a meat dish.
Shiny new things alert! It’s the podcast’s 3rd anniversary episode, so in order to honour the all powerful story rule of 3, I am bringing you not one but three episodes! My first has everything you might want in a story: bees, a blue eyed hare, a wise old woman, a witch & All Hallows Eve plus some interesting things you may not know about bees, honey, death & the Underworld: https://bit.ly/3Zd68rQ
Hello!
I'm Csenge, professional storyteller and author from Hungary. I post about #folktales, mythology, storytelling, RPGs, and general nerdy stuff.
Things I usually post:
#FolktaleMoment: snippets of tales I am researching
#StorySpotting: blog posts about folktales spotted in popular media
#StorytellingPSA: comments of the life of a professional storyteller
#GirlInTheChair: research help for all your folklore needs :)
#ToddlerDnD: Adventures in nerdy parenting
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Hello, Everyone! Join us Monday for the theme: SHRINES. Which myths feature a shrine or other holy site? Write out your story and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you soon!
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@TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary.bsky.social @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @ljwrites @pj-richards.bsky.social @AnnaJunePage @nataljastgermain.bsky.social @JessMahler @beefolklore.bsky.social @FolkloreFun @psychescinema.bsky.social @PatFurstenberg
New #art post (subscribers only): Bestiary Cranes. https://www.patreon.com/posts/bestiary-cranes-138517766
Black ink, colored pencil and oil pastel on dot paper. I love the bestiary. I love it to pieces.
Not a subscriber? Join for any dollar amount to see the full image.
Don't want to do that? You can still follow! I post free public and member content too.
@visualarts @Curator #pencil #oilPastel #pastel #sketch #sketchbook #artist #artistsOnMastodon #commissionsOpen #mythology #folklore #bestiary
Last spring, I gave three community talks about folklore!
Part one: what did Joseph Campbell get wrong?
A lot, which is why he's not very popular among folklorists—you know, those who are specifically trained to interpret the very stories that Campbell built a name on. In this talk I take apart the hero's journey, reveal its secret history, and offer a better way to love and learn about mythology.
Free public post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-did-joseph-128491668
#folklore #mythology #history #josephCampbell #stories
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#introduction again!
I'm pretty bland. Been a stay at home parent. Do food delivery gig work. Worked back of the house in bakeries. Studied computer science, psychology, and music. Degree in music. Did nothing with it. Enjoyed getting it.
Been online since about 1995. Fascinated by how people interact and live. So #sociology #history #politics #folklore #culture #economics etc...
Also I have a nearly 30 year history of wading into random conversations online with "yes, but...."
Sorry 😊
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