Prairie Bones
🌻 Designer and Illustrator🌻
Dark folklore from the woods
Co-host for #WyrdWednesday
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- Reposted by Prairie BonesGuess who Ireland’s “Black Gentry” is. And if they leave their rookery is a sure sign of bad luck coming... but what if the rooks return? Well, we’ll find out in our 3rd #winterfolklore tale. Read it below. 🎨 Carton Moore Park
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- Reposted by Prairie BonesSome say the animals talk at midnight on Christmas Eve and what the animals say is seldom good. But, of course, we hear what they have to say in our 25th #yulefolklore story, because it’s a proper #wyrdwednesday tale and… talking goats! Read it below! 🎨 Edgar Hunt
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- Reposted by Prairie BonesWe light the candle crown of St Lucy in our 14th #Yulefolklore tale today, of course, but learn that there is always a dark counterpart, even when we keep the other at bay. Find out how that goes in the link below. 🎨 John Bauer
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- Reposted by Prairie BonesMany cultures feared the winter dead would wander, but they also welcomed them home. Lighted candles, open doors, and shared food kept the living and the dead in gentle company. #FolkloreSunday Art: Jeffrey Sparks
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- Reposted by Prairie BonesThe end of the year is a liminal time and the believe of witches abroad doing mischief is almost universal across Northern Europe in December. We meet one in our 9th #yulefolklore tale in the Bavarian Alps – and, of course, she’s up to no good! Read it following the link below. 🎨 Maéna Paillet
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- A little late but Gruss vom Krampus 🖤💀
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- Reposted by Prairie BonesThey “appear at Christmas-Time not by themselves, but in attendance on the real gift-giver...: while these dole out their favours, those come on with rod and sack, threatening to thrash disobedient children, to throw them into the water, to puff their eyes out.” (Grimm) 🎨 André Ducci
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- The Aurora Borealis is associated with death among some Indigenous tribes. The Skolt Sámi believed that the dead bled from their open wounds in the afterlife, creating the ribbons that danced across the sky. #WyrdWednesday
- Reposted by Prairie BonesMagic, tall tales and #Yulefolklore A story a day – told over the holidays, until 6 January. So, come, gather around the fireplace and listen to dark seasonal tales of trolls, witches & other things that go bump in the Winter! Find the link for today’s first tale in the comments 🎨Hannah Ward
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- I am SO EXCITED to announce that we are FULLY FUNDED!!🖤✨ Massive thank you to everyone who has pledged, shared, and supported this project! @signemaene.com and I are so excited to bring these stories to life! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sig...
- We are very close to being fully funded for this project!! There is one week left for The Witch's Child Kickstarter! Please consider pledging or sharing this link with all of your witchy friends. Thank you so much!🕷️🐍🐺 www.kickstarter.com/projects/sig...
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- Such a cool collab! Both podcasts are fantastic!
- We are so excited to share that we were invited on Gone Medieval Podcast for their Halloween episode! We really hope you enjoy listening! access.acast.com/rss/11c1773b... #halloween #podcast #history #medieval #folklore #folktales #samhain #spooky #ghosts
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- Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain 🎃🐈⬛ The veil is thin tonight. Be safe! 🖤 #PhantomsFriday
- If you would like to see more art like this, my friend and I are crowdfunding an illustrated book about witches in folklore! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sig...
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- While hiking the Dolomites, be wary of tiny, mysterious footprints. Wanderers may encounter the Mazaròl. He knows all of the secrets of butter and cheese making, but at the cost of a mortal's memories of their former life. #FairytaleTuesday #folklore Image: Anita Stizzoli
- Oomancy, or egg divination, was (and still is) sometimes performed on people believed to have received the Evil Eye. The egg is passed over the person's body to absorb negative energy and then cracked to see if the energy has left the body. #BookologyThursday Art by Anton Pieck
- Early Medieval bestiaries have perpetuated the myth that cranes on sentry duty for their flock will hold a rock. If they fell asleep and dropped it, they would be startled awake. During this period of time, cranes were a symbol of vigilance and loyalty. #MythologyMonday
- Alice (1988) is a surrealist dark fantasy film by Czech film director Jan Švankmajer. It follows Alice as she wanders around a Wonderland full of bones, puppets, and taxidermy animals. #WyrdWednesday
- Hares in folklore are sometimes considered unlucky, as they are often associated with witches. It is especially unlucky to kill a hare before dawn. A witch could take revenge on the hunter for destroying their animal body. #BookologyThursday
- Soucouyants are described as female vampires in Caribbean folklore, shedding their skin by night and traveling as a ball of flame to hunt. If a person finds their skin before dawn and rubs salt and pepper on it, the Soucouyant is destroyed. #WyrdWednesday Art: Horrorpedia
- Mo'o of Hawaiian legend are aquatic dragons that often appear as beautiful women, geckos, and giant lizards. In one tale, volcano goddess Pele sends her younger sister, Hi'iaka, on an errand to slay three mo'o and rescue her mortal sweetheart. #BookologyThursday Art by ArkaEdri
- The gargoyles of Notre Dame Cathedral are also called "grotesques" or chimeras. They are built to resemble monstrous human-animal hybrids. Some function as water drainage, while others are purely ornamental and contribute to the imposing atmosphere of the church. #WyrdWednesday
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- The Witch-Cat Trial of 1719 William Montgomery, a mason by trade, had his house overrun by many cats. One night, he found five cats by the fireside, and a servant told him that they were "speaking amongst themselves." #BookologyThursday
- Reposted by Prairie Bones🍀🐇🍀To see a hare when setting out on a journey was believed to be a bad omen - but the danger could be countered by turning back and starting the journey again. #FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday
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