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#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday: `#Beltane was probably also a slaughter festival, and one of the great Celtic feasts. The fire cult practised everywhere was associated with lustration rites, as the cattle were driven between burning fires to avert the danger of 1/2
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday: `#Beltane was probably also a slaughter festival, and one of the great Celtic feasts. The fire cult practised everywhere was associated with lustration rites, as the cattle were driven between burning fires to avert the danger of 1/2 https://t.co/Xh6vvzuOLw
Too late for #WyrdWednesday? Until a decades ago, both in #Galicia and neighboring areas, living "maios" were common, roaming streets and roads on May Day. ⬇️ Living "maio" in Portomarín in the 50s of the last century.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying. ~ Robert Herrick (1591 – 1674) #WyrdWednesday
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying. ~ Robert Herrick (1591 – 1674) #WyrdWednesday
When someone cleans out your closet without your permission. Yup, weird. #WyrdWednesday #Regency style.
Spanish May celebrations are most varied, involving more than traditional song and dance—such as maypole climbs, bonfires, or religious pilgrimages. In some towns, young men were to gather and serenade the girls they were courting. 🎨Fco. de Goya. #WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWedne1
#WyrdWednesday Our ancestors believed that Beltane was a time when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead was at its thinnest, allowing spirits to cross over and mingle with mortals.
the works crew don't relish the return of summer - it can get damn hot down there in the sewers below town ...and sometimes receding water levels reveal sights better not seen #WyrdWednesday #BledbrookeTales
#WyrdWednesday The first mention of #Beltane comes in 9th century records from Cormac, King of Munster. The festival is held in celebration of the pagan fire god Bel and his wife Belisima, a.k.a. The White Lady, welcoming in summer and purifying people and their cattle. #MayDay
Dancing around & jumping over bonfires are Beltane customs meant to welcome the sun, cleanse the community of the winter months spent indoors, & purify them of harmful influences. Couples also leapt fires together to pledge themselves to each other. #WyrdWednesday
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday: `At #Beltane there were great bonfires everywhere, the most important being in Uisnech, where an oenach ("reunion") was held, which was one of the most important festivals in #Ireland. There were banquets with potlatch activities, races on 1/2
#WyrdWednesday I just realised that in the Metroid videogames, there is potentially a throwback to Apollo killing the monstrous serpent, Python. Samus, the protagonist of Metroid, is blonde, like Apollo, and she kills Ridley the Space Dragon multiple times, like Python.
One of many once-common Beltane traditions was building two bonfires & driving herds of cows between them to bring good luck. Flowers would also be tied to the cows' horns & tails to protect them from supernatural milk thieves, like fairies & witches. #WyrdWednesday
The festival of Beltane—a celebration of fire & renewal—was originally in honor of Belenus, a widely worshipped fire/light deity associated with pastoralism, fertility, & abundance. His worship extended from the Italian peninsula to the British Isles. #WyrdWednesday
In Old Ireland, a well that had a White-Thorn or Ash tree shadowing it was held in particular reverence. After drinking from the water, it was customary for the traveller to show respect by tying a colored strip of cloth to the branches. #WyrdWednesday 🎨 by Alois Hans Schram
Some superstitions suggest that if you listen closely to the crackling sounds of a fire, you might hear whispers or murmurs from the spirit world. These whispers were believed to contain messages from witches or other supernatural beings 🔥 #WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday
'May Queen' Pencil and watercolour study for 'In Fairyland' by Richard Doyle, 1869. #WyrdWednesday
Putting this up as it's #WyrdWednesday and this came off pretty uh, different... #Regency I think it's from a Mansfield Park movie?
Edinburgh Beltane Fire Festival 2012 #WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday
#WyrdWednesday @WyrdWednesday; In Celtic myth, white stags were associated with the otherworld. They would make their appearance when it was possible to enter the otherworld. For instance, Pwyll trespasses into the lands of Arawn by chasing a white stag.
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