And the #WomensEpics blog series has officially started!

First up: the Buryat epic of Agu-Nogon-Abakha.

It is about a girl whose brother is killed by a monster, so she puts on his clothes, and goes on a quest to find a way to bring him back to life.

It turns out there are three princesses with magic powers who can save him... she just have to get them to marry her first.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-is-for-agu-nogon-abakha-womens-epics.html

The McPherson Playhouse theatre in Victoria, BC has supposedly received visits from the "Grey Lady" over the last 75 years. This female ghost wears a long, blue-grey dress and wanders the theatre's balcony; sometimes she floats above the actors. No one knows her true identity.

When showmanship and the black arts meet, the results can be rather gruesome.

#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #magic
https://www.patreon.com/posts/war-of-96524258

This entertainer might not have been able to earn much - but he certainly knew how to make an exit from the stage

#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #magic
https://www.patreon.com/posts/illusions-for-96087594

Entertainers can be extremely petty if you call out their tricks.

#MythologyMonday #Germany #folktale #folklore #magic
https://www.patreon.com/posts/illusions-for-96087594

Marteniza
Red and white colours
fly in the spring breeze

#DailyHaikuPrompt - stork
#Haiku #Poems #Writing #Folklore #Bulgaria

On 1 March, Bulgarians celebrate the beginning of spring with the tradition of #Marteniza. On this day, friends and family members exchange red and white threads or small dolls known as martenizas. These are worn until the first #Stork or blossoming tree is seen, then they are tied to a #Tree. The red and white colours symbolise health and happiness.

Greek theatre began as religious rituals for Dionysus; a masked figure adopted a persona to deliver a dramatic monologue. As the art form developed, other actors were added to the performances, and even secular topics were introduced. Masks remained important.

Today is the 5 year anniversary of NearlyKnowledgeable! I am grateful for all the support I've received on this journey! Being able to share Shropshire's story means so much to me. I'm feeling rather emotional thinking about how far I've come!

https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-sin-eater.html

The tour is marching toward the end, but it looks like it was fun
#Soledad #livemusic
#Argentina #folklore

So, the Swedish folktale Andersen based Princess & the Pea on has the exact opposite message. It's a "Puss in Boots" tale about a girl who pretends to be a princess dainty enough to feel the pea in her bed. To prove she's worthy of the prince's hand.

I see a lot of people criticize this tale for the girl "being a liar." Which kinda surprises me.

If royalty really wants to decide a woman's worth by being dainty enough to be bruised by a pea... joke's on them.

Every year I come across a bunch of people saying blogging is "dead" or "not viable anymore." And yet, every year we have 100+ bloggers sign up for the #AtoZChallenge, creating wonderful long-form content that is fun to read and follow.

There are topics that you just can't do justice to in a 10-second video format. And I am happy that my blog can be a static resource for #folklore and #mythology, while others write about other topics they are passionate about.

In the Komi people's beliefs, a cat is associated with one's home and wife. This is why there is a taboo surrounding the mention of a cat during a hunt: breaking this taboo may result in returning empty-handed from the woods. #caturday #dontgointothewoods #folklore Image: Mary Stubberfield

You know how it is, when you do something a little traditional and a little experimental, and you love it but wonder if anybody will get it? Well, that's how I felt about this EP, and I am over the absolute moon to know that folks get it. I feel seen.

It's here if you want to give it a spin:

->https://csmaccath.bandcamp.com/album/the-folklore-fiction-ballads

The Devil can be driven away with sufficiently pimped-out crucifixes.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/devil-goes-39519272

Kobolds can be good, if somewhat temperamental, domestic servants.

#Germany #folktale #folklore #kobold @germany @folklore
https://www.patreon.com/posts/concerning-part-30538661

Conservative folklore peeps in Hungary: "Folktales carry our Traditional Values and the Ancient Wisdom of Our Ancestors. They follow a strict set of Traditional Rules"

Literal Hungarian folktales I found in archives:

- Princess Rosalia Lemonfarts

- The Diamond Prince in a Rubber Suit

- The Magic Flying Penis

- Rapunzel, but it's a bloke who makes a rope from his body hair

- Saint Peter got drunk and puked the first

- The Princess who became a Prince

Florence Marian McNeill (1885–1973) was born #OTD, 26 March. A notable figure in Scotland’s 20th-century literary renaissance, she wrote on suffrage, politics, food, heritage, & folklore – including the recipe and food-heritage book THE SCOTS KITCHEN, and THE SILVER BOUGH, a 4-volume study of Scottish festivals & folk-belief

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https://www.scottishwomenwritersontheweb.net/writers-a-to-z/florence-marian-mcneill