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💫Thank you for the #LegendaryWednesday snowy posts! They were cozy & bright! Thanks for bearing with me as I navigate this page by myself. I wish you all a beautiful week! See you next #Wednesday! #Legend #poetry #folklore #fairytale #mythology #art #quote #film💫
💫Thank you for the #LegendaryWednesday snowy posts! They were cozy & bright! Thanks for bearing with me as I navigate this page by myself. I wish you all a beautiful week! See you next #Wednesday! #Legend #poetry #folklore #fairytale #mythology #art #quote #film💫
a woman in a red sweater and hat is looking out a window with the words snow day written on it
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December 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
💫Thank you for the #LegendaryWednesday snowy posts! They were cozy & bright! Thanks for bearing with me as I navigate this page by myself. I wish you all a beautiful week! See you next #Wednesday! #Legend #poetry #folklore #fairytale #mythology #art #quote #film💫
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In Appalachia, elders warned children never to follow quiet snowfall into deep woods. Soft storms were said to hide sinkholes, spirits, and sudden drifts that swallowed sound and memory whole. #legendarywednesday
Art: mandsartteam
Art: mandsartteam
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
In Appalachia, elders warned children never to follow quiet snowfall into deep woods. Soft storms were said to hide sinkholes, spirits, and sudden drifts that swallowed sound and memory whole. #legendarywednesday
Art: mandsartteam
Art: mandsartteam
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Waterstones had a nice hardbook of "A child's Christmas in Wales" and I wanted to buy it for my dad (who died nearly 11 years ago)...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Waterstones had a nice hardbook of "A child's Christmas in Wales" and I wanted to buy it for my dad (who died nearly 11 years ago)...
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"It snowed last year too: I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea ..."
Dylan Thomas' magical snowy memories from A Child's Christmas in Wales
🎨Peter Bailey
"It snowed last year too: I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea ..."
Dylan Thomas' magical snowy memories from A Child's Christmas in Wales
🎨Peter Bailey
December 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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"It snowed last year too: I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea ..."
Dylan Thomas' magical snowy memories from A Child's Christmas in Wales
🎨Peter Bailey
"It snowed last year too: I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea ..."
Dylan Thomas' magical snowy memories from A Child's Christmas in Wales
🎨Peter Bailey
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King Winter travels to Sweden with the North Wind. An ancient covenant decrees that he shall not spread snow prior to the eleventh lunar cycle of the year. But in his impatience to lock the land in ice, he can arrive early - and blames his mistiming on his clock being frozen
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December 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
King Winter travels to Sweden with the North Wind. An ancient covenant decrees that he shall not spread snow prior to the eleventh lunar cycle of the year. But in his impatience to lock the land in ice, he can arrive early - and blames his mistiming on his clock being frozen
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#wyrdwednesday #legendarywednesday: `It was said that snowflakes could be shape-shifted witches in which they could hide when they traveled to their secret meetings on the winds.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #celtic #mythology and #folklore`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #celtic #mythology and #folklore`
December 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
#wyrdwednesday #legendarywednesday: `It was said that snowflakes could be shape-shifted witches in which they could hide when they traveled to their secret meetings on the winds.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #celtic #mythology and #folklore`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #celtic #mythology and #folklore`
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The Norse believed avalanches were the footsteps of frost giants moving beneath the mountains. When the snow thundered without storm, it meant something ancient had shifted in its sleep. #LegendaryWednesday
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Norse believed avalanches were the footsteps of frost giants moving beneath the mountains. When the snow thundered without storm, it meant something ancient had shifted in its sleep. #LegendaryWednesday
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December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `A young knight of Camelot, Lorois, encountered a hundred thin women dressed in black and riding scrawny horses, who were accompanied by thunder and snow as they rode, followed at a distance by a hundred men of similar appearance.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `A young knight of Camelot, Lorois, encountered a hundred thin women dressed in black and riding scrawny horses, who were accompanied by thunder and snow as they rode, followed at a distance by a hundred men of similar appearance.
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#wyrdwednesday #legendarywednesday #celtic: `A young knight of Camelot, Lorois, encountered a hundred thin women dressed in black and riding scrawny horses, who were accompanied by thunder and snow as they rode, followed at a distance by a hundred men of […]
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December 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
#wyrdwednesday #legendarywednesday #celtic: `A young knight of Camelot, Lorois, encountered a hundred thin women dressed in black and riding scrawny horses, who were accompanied by thunder and snow as they rode, followed at a distance by a hundred men of […]
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Every culture that lives with snow learns this truth: blizzards don’t just bury landscapes. They rewrite the world overnight and decide who will read the new map at sunrise. #LegendaryWednesday
Art: Hudson Valley Painter
Art: Hudson Valley Painter
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Every culture that lives with snow learns this truth: blizzards don’t just bury landscapes. They rewrite the world overnight and decide who will read the new map at sunrise. #LegendaryWednesday
Art: Hudson Valley Painter
Art: Hudson Valley Painter
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The Inuit ijiraq is a shape-shifting trickster identifiable by its gleaming red eyes. Surrounded by mirages, they can lure the unwary into the Arctic wilderness… and can blur the memory of any encounter!
#Arctic #folklore #LegendaryWednesday
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#Arctic #folklore #LegendaryWednesday
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Mind-Bending Shapeshifters and a Giggling Demon: 7 Mythical Creatures of the Ice and Snow
Read about the maniacal Mahaha, the mind altering powers of ijiraq, the elusive yeti, the vampire-like yuki-onna and the infectious wendigo...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Inuit ijiraq is a shape-shifting trickster identifiable by its gleaming red eyes. Surrounded by mirages, they can lure the unwary into the Arctic wilderness… and can blur the memory of any encounter!
#Arctic #folklore #LegendaryWednesday
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#Arctic #folklore #LegendaryWednesday
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#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `The snow had ceased and the stars were shining now; the wind had dropped, and only occasionally sounded in weird murmurings through the giant oak-trees on one side of the rath.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `The snow had ceased and the stars were shining now; the wind had dropped, and only occasionally sounded in weird murmurings through the giant oak-trees on one side of the rath.
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#wyrdwednesday #legendarywednesday #celtic: `The snow had ceased and the stars were shining now; the wind had dropped, and only occasionally sounded in weird murmurings through the giant oak-trees on one side of the rath. For a few minutes #fionn stood gazing […]
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December 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#wyrdwednesday #legendarywednesday #celtic: `The snow had ceased and the stars were shining now; the wind had dropped, and only occasionally sounded in weird murmurings through the giant oak-trees on one side of the rath. For a few minutes #fionn stood gazing […]
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3/3 She has a vision of her beloved dead grandmother & finishes the matches trying to stay with her. The little match girl freezes to death & is found the next day with a smile on her face.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
3/3 She has a vision of her beloved dead grandmother & finishes the matches trying to stay with her. The little match girl freezes to death & is found the next day with a smile on her face.
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2/3 She has a series of wonderful visions as she lights each match. She envisions food, heat, a #Christmas tree and family.
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The Little Match Girl - Arthur Rackham Christmas by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble
Christmas illustration for "The Little Match Girl" by Arthur Rackham.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
2/3 She has a series of wonderful visions as she lights each match. She envisions food, heat, a #Christmas tree and family.
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1/3 A poor girl is selling matches on NYE. If she goes home, she will be beaten for not selling the matches. She lights them one at a time to try to keep warm. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1731... #WyrdWednesday #illustration #art #winter #Christmas #gifts #fairytale #LegendaryWednesday
The Little Match Girl - Harry Clark Fairytale Christmas by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble
The Little Match Girl - Harry Clark
"In the brightness, the old grandmother stood"
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December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
1/3 A poor girl is selling matches on NYE. If she goes home, she will be beaten for not selling the matches. She lights them one at a time to try to keep warm. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1731... #WyrdWednesday #illustration #art #winter #Christmas #gifts #fairytale #LegendaryWednesday
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#wyrdwednesday #legendarywednesday #celtic: `The fairy Sin faked an army of blue men, men with goat heads and similar monsters that made Muircertach mac Erc go mad. After raging through illusions of rain and snow, he came home and fell into a dream in which he […]
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December 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#wyrdwednesday #legendarywednesday #celtic: `The fairy Sin faked an army of blue men, men with goat heads and similar monsters that made Muircertach mac Erc go mad. After raging through illusions of rain and snow, he came home and fell into a dream in which he […]
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The fire was another of Sin’s illusions, a final revenge for his destruction of her family when he conquered Tara.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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December 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The fire was another of Sin’s illusions, a final revenge for his destruction of her family when he conquered Tara.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`
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After raging through illusions of rain and snow, he came home and fell into a dream in which he saw demons who wanted to punish him. Imagining the palace on fire, he leapt into a vat of wine, where he drowned.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
After raging through illusions of rain and snow, he came home and fell into a dream in which he saw demons who wanted to punish him. Imagining the palace on fire, he leapt into a vat of wine, where he drowned.
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#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `The fairy Sin faked an army of blue men, men with goat heads and similar monsters that made Muircertach mac Erc go mad.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday #Celtic: `The fairy Sin faked an army of blue men, men with goat heads and similar monsters that made Muircertach mac Erc go mad.
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3/3 Her mother gives her the ability to feel love, but as soon as she falls in love with Lel, her heart warms & she melts away.
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Lel and Snegurochka - Boris Zvorykin by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble
Lel and Snegurochka - Boris Zvorykin
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December 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
3/3 Her mother gives her the ability to feel love, but as soon as she falls in love with Lel, her heart warms & she melts away.
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2/3 The land Snegurochka lives in is ruled by Tsar Berendei. A maiden called Kupava accuses Snegurochka of stealing her lover, but the Tsar finds her innocent.
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Snegurochka before Tsar Berendei - Boris Zvorykin by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble
Snegurochka before Tsar Berendei - Boris Zvorykin
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December 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
2/3 The land Snegurochka lives in is ruled by Tsar Berendei. A maiden called Kupava accuses Snegurochka of stealing her lover, but the Tsar finds her innocent.
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1/3 In another #fairytale, the snow maiden Snegurochka is the daughter of Spring the Beauty & Ded Morez. She likes a mortal boy named Lel but is unable to feel love.
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Snegurochka in the forest - Boris Zvorykin by forgottenbeauty | Redbubble
Snegurochka in the forest - Boris Zvorykin
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December 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
1/3 In another #fairytale, the snow maiden Snegurochka is the daughter of Spring the Beauty & Ded Morez. She likes a mortal boy named Lel but is unable to feel love.
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Old mountaineers say a true blizzard erases all sound except your own breath. When that happens, you’re no longer in the world of men. You’re inside the lungs of the mountain itself. #LegendaryWednesday
Art: Alyana Danner
Art: Alyana Danner
December 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Old mountaineers say a true blizzard erases all sound except your own breath. When that happens, you’re no longer in the world of men. You’re inside the lungs of the mountain itself. #LegendaryWednesday
Art: Alyana Danner
Art: Alyana Danner