Jussi
@finnfolklorist.bsky.social
I am interested in myths, legends and folklore. I don't' like nazis, tankies or Russia.
I am mostly active on here on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
I am mostly active on here on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
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Let us hear the infamous story about the necessity of a “land swap” again..
These Ukrainians will be demoralized, tortured and men will be forced to fight on Russia’s behalf. Don’t be naive or romantic about it.
EU, the people you leave with Putin, will be forced to kill your citizens. Wake up.
These Ukrainians will be demoralized, tortured and men will be forced to fight on Russia’s behalf. Don’t be naive or romantic about it.
EU, the people you leave with Putin, will be forced to kill your citizens. Wake up.
November 30, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Let us hear the infamous story about the necessity of a “land swap” again..
These Ukrainians will be demoralized, tortured and men will be forced to fight on Russia’s behalf. Don’t be naive or romantic about it.
EU, the people you leave with Putin, will be forced to kill your citizens. Wake up.
These Ukrainians will be demoralized, tortured and men will be forced to fight on Russia’s behalf. Don’t be naive or romantic about it.
EU, the people you leave with Putin, will be forced to kill your citizens. Wake up.
King’s hit novel IT is a fantastic depiction of trauma and fear in childhood, brought to life through a demonic entity known simply as IT. IT primarily appears as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, and the novel takes place over two time periods:
#BookWormSat 🧵
#BookWormSat 🧵
November 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
King’s hit novel IT is a fantastic depiction of trauma and fear in childhood, brought to life through a demonic entity known simply as IT. IT primarily appears as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, and the novel takes place over two time periods:
#BookWormSat 🧵
#BookWormSat 🧵
Timo K. Mukka: "Maa on syntinen laulu"(Eng. The Earth is a Sinful Song)
Timo K. Mukka’s exquisite debut novel is like a ballad – startling and beautiful in its coarseness. The story follows Martta, a young woman, and a small village in Lapland
#BookWormSat 🧵
Timo K. Mukka’s exquisite debut novel is like a ballad – startling and beautiful in its coarseness. The story follows Martta, a young woman, and a small village in Lapland
#BookWormSat 🧵
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Timo K. Mukka: "Maa on syntinen laulu"(Eng. The Earth is a Sinful Song)
Timo K. Mukka’s exquisite debut novel is like a ballad – startling and beautiful in its coarseness. The story follows Martta, a young woman, and a small village in Lapland
#BookWormSat 🧵
Timo K. Mukka’s exquisite debut novel is like a ballad – startling and beautiful in its coarseness. The story follows Martta, a young woman, and a small village in Lapland
#BookWormSat 🧵
Sittuyin (Burmese: စစ်တုရင်), also known as Burmese chess, is a strategy board game created in Myanmar. It is a direct offspring of the Indian game of chaturanga, which arrived in Myanmar in the 8th century thus it is part of the same family of games such as chess and shogi.
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#FolkyFriday 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Sittuyin (Burmese: စစ်တုရင်), also known as Burmese chess, is a strategy board game created in Myanmar. It is a direct offspring of the Indian game of chaturanga, which arrived in Myanmar in the 8th century thus it is part of the same family of games such as chess and shogi.
#FolkyFriday 🧵
#FolkyFriday 🧵
Hnefatafl (sometimes now referred to as Viking chess) was a popular game in medieval Scandinavia and was mentioned in several of the Norse sagas. Some of these saga references have contributed to controversy over the possible use of dice in playing hnefatafl.
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#FolkyFriday 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Hnefatafl (sometimes now referred to as Viking chess) was a popular game in medieval Scandinavia and was mentioned in several of the Norse sagas. Some of these saga references have contributed to controversy over the possible use of dice in playing hnefatafl.
#FolkyFriday 🧵
#FolkyFriday 🧵
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Creating the US SA was always and obviously the idea.
"what began as a way to increase the pace of deportations has come to look like a national police force, answerable to the president, that is at least as focused on bullying the residents of Democrat-run cities as it is on deporting undocumented migrants" www.economist.com/interactive/...
See how Donald Trump is creating his own police force
Immigration agents are operating in cities with few legal constraints
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November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Creating the US SA was always and obviously the idea.
Ogun Oru is a traditional explanation for nocturnal disturbances among the Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria; ogun oru ("nocturnal warfare") involves an acute night-time disturbance that is culturally attributed to demonic infiltration of the body and psyche during dreaming.
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#FolkyFriday 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Ogun Oru is a traditional explanation for nocturnal disturbances among the Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria; ogun oru ("nocturnal warfare") involves an acute night-time disturbance that is culturally attributed to demonic infiltration of the body and psyche during dreaming.
#FolkyFriday 🧵
#FolkyFriday 🧵
In Albanian folk beliefs, Mokthi is believed to be a male spirit with a golden fez hat who appears to women who are usually tired or suffering and stops them from moving. It is believed that if they can take his golden hat,
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#FolkyFriday 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
In Albanian folk beliefs, Mokthi is believed to be a male spirit with a golden fez hat who appears to women who are usually tired or suffering and stops them from moving. It is believed that if they can take his golden hat,
#FolkyFriday 🧵
#FolkyFriday 🧵
At the beginning of Eino Hosia's (1905–1941) novel Tuliholvin Alla (Under the Fire Vault) (1940),we enter through a gate into the world of the front line,which is not a nightmare,but “a terrestrial reality for which there is no comparison”.The book is based on Hosia's own experiences
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November 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
At the beginning of Eino Hosia's (1905–1941) novel Tuliholvin Alla (Under the Fire Vault) (1940),we enter through a gate into the world of the front line,which is not a nightmare,but “a terrestrial reality for which there is no comparison”.The book is based on Hosia's own experiences
#BookWormSat 🧵
#BookWormSat 🧵
All Quiet on the Western Front (German: Im Westen nichts Neues, lit. 'Nothing New from the West') is a semi-autobiographical novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental trauma during the war
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#BookWormSat 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
All Quiet on the Western Front (German: Im Westen nichts Neues, lit. 'Nothing New from the West') is a semi-autobiographical novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental trauma during the war
#BookWormSat 🧵
#BookWormSat 🧵
The Unknown Soldier (Finnish: Tuntematon sotilas, Swedish: Okänd soldat) or Unknown Soldiers is a war novel by Finnish author Väinö Linna, considered his magnum opus. Published in 1954, The Unknown Soldier chronicles the 1941–1944 Continuation War
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November 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The Unknown Soldier (Finnish: Tuntematon sotilas, Swedish: Okänd soldat) or Unknown Soldiers is a war novel by Finnish author Väinö Linna, considered his magnum opus. Published in 1954, The Unknown Soldier chronicles the 1941–1944 Continuation War
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#BookWormSat 🧵
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Feeling a bit under the weather today, but at the same time also so happy that we are nearly funded!
If you like witches, consider stepping into the darkness and helping us give a voice to Flanders' forgotten witches. 🖤🌙🖤
kck.st/492NqKt
If you like witches, consider stepping into the darkness and helping us give a voice to Flanders' forgotten witches. 🖤🌙🖤
kck.st/492NqKt
The Witch's Child and other Dark Tales from Old Flanders
An illustrated short story collection inspired by witch folklore from Flanders
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November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Feeling a bit under the weather today, but at the same time also so happy that we are nearly funded!
If you like witches, consider stepping into the darkness and helping us give a voice to Flanders' forgotten witches. 🖤🌙🖤
kck.st/492NqKt
If you like witches, consider stepping into the darkness and helping us give a voice to Flanders' forgotten witches. 🖤🌙🖤
kck.st/492NqKt
During times of war,a Roman general could perform a devotio,a ritualistic self-sacrifice by vowing his own life and the enemy's legions to the gods to secure victory.The general would throw himself into the enemy ranks,and his sacrifice was believed to ensure the Roman army's triumph.
#FolkyFriday
#FolkyFriday
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
During times of war,a Roman general could perform a devotio,a ritualistic self-sacrifice by vowing his own life and the enemy's legions to the gods to secure victory.The general would throw himself into the enemy ranks,and his sacrifice was believed to ensure the Roman army's triumph.
#FolkyFriday
#FolkyFriday
The Bridge of Arta (Greek: Γεφύρι της Άρτας) is a stone bridge that crosses the Arachthos river (Άραχθος) in the west of the city of Arta (Άρτα) in northwestern Greece. It has been rebuilt many times over the centuries,
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#FolkyFriday 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The Bridge of Arta (Greek: Γεφύρι της Άρτας) is a stone bridge that crosses the Arachthos river (Άραχθος) in the west of the city of Arta (Άρτα) in northwestern Greece. It has been rebuilt many times over the centuries,
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#FolkyFriday 🧵
Hitobashira (Japanese: 人柱; "human pillar"), also known in Chinese as da sheng zhuang (simplified Chinese: 打生桩; traditional Chinese: 打生樁; pinyin: dǎshēngzhuāng; Jyutping: daa2saang1zong1), is a cultural practice of human sacrifice of premature burial before the
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#FolkyFriday 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Hitobashira (Japanese: 人柱; "human pillar"), also known in Chinese as da sheng zhuang (simplified Chinese: 打生桩; traditional Chinese: 打生樁; pinyin: dǎshēngzhuāng; Jyutping: daa2saang1zong1), is a cultural practice of human sacrifice of premature burial before the
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#FolkyFriday 🧵
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In Chinese #mythology, the humble chicken carries divine prestige as the “bird of five virtues,” symbolizing courage, loyalty, kindness, faith, and trust.
Legends tell of a vast peach tree rising from the East Sea, its roots stretching 3,000 miles. At its summit perches 1/3
Legends tell of a vast peach tree rising from the East Sea, its roots stretching 3,000 miles. At its summit perches 1/3
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
In Chinese #mythology, the humble chicken carries divine prestige as the “bird of five virtues,” symbolizing courage, loyalty, kindness, faith, and trust.
Legends tell of a vast peach tree rising from the East Sea, its roots stretching 3,000 miles. At its summit perches 1/3
Legends tell of a vast peach tree rising from the East Sea, its roots stretching 3,000 miles. At its summit perches 1/3
The Book Thief is a historical fiction novel by the Australian author Markus Zusak, set in Nazi Germany during World War II.
The novel follows the adventures of a young girl, Liesel Meminger. Narrated by Death, the novel presents the lives and viewpoints
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The novel follows the adventures of a young girl, Liesel Meminger. Narrated by Death, the novel presents the lives and viewpoints
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November 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Book Thief is a historical fiction novel by the Australian author Markus Zusak, set in Nazi Germany during World War II.
The novel follows the adventures of a young girl, Liesel Meminger. Narrated by Death, the novel presents the lives and viewpoints
#BookWormSat 🧵
The novel follows the adventures of a young girl, Liesel Meminger. Narrated by Death, the novel presents the lives and viewpoints
#BookWormSat 🧵
Sudenmorsian/The Wolf’s Bride, by Finnish-Estonian writer Aino Kallas, retells an ancient folk tale.
The story of Aalo, wife of Priidik the forester, who was changed by Satan into a werewolf, and fled from her lawful husband into the wilds, and there did
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The story of Aalo, wife of Priidik the forester, who was changed by Satan into a werewolf, and fled from her lawful husband into the wilds, and there did
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October 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Sudenmorsian/The Wolf’s Bride, by Finnish-Estonian writer Aino Kallas, retells an ancient folk tale.
The story of Aalo, wife of Priidik the forester, who was changed by Satan into a werewolf, and fled from her lawful husband into the wilds, and there did
#BookWormSat 🧵
The story of Aalo, wife of Priidik the forester, who was changed by Satan into a werewolf, and fled from her lawful husband into the wilds, and there did
#BookWormSat 🧵
Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth, a noblewoman, is with child again. None of her previous pregnancies have borne fruit, and her husband, Richard, is anxious for an heir. Then Fleetwood discovers a hidden doctor’s letter that carries a dire prediction: she will not survive another birth.
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October 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth, a noblewoman, is with child again. None of her previous pregnancies have borne fruit, and her husband, Richard, is anxious for an heir. Then Fleetwood discovers a hidden doctor’s letter that carries a dire prediction: she will not survive another birth.
#BookWormSat 🧵
#BookWormSat 🧵
Let the Right One In (Swedish: Låt den rätte komma in) is a 2004 vampire novel by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist. The story centers on the relationship between a 12-year-old boy, Oskar, and a centuries-old vampire child, Eli. It takes place in Blackeberg,
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October 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Let the Right One In (Swedish: Låt den rätte komma in) is a 2004 vampire novel by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindqvist. The story centers on the relationship between a 12-year-old boy, Oskar, and a centuries-old vampire child, Eli. It takes place in Blackeberg,
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#BookWormSat 🧵
October 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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In Finnish lore, Väinämöinen, the wise bard of the Kalevala, built worlds with song. He is a magician, poet, and patriarch - proof that wisdom, not war, can make a hero. #FolkyFriday
Art: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Art: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
October 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
In Finnish lore, Väinämöinen, the wise bard of the Kalevala, built worlds with song. He is a magician, poet, and patriarch - proof that wisdom, not war, can make a hero. #FolkyFriday
Art: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Art: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Sundiata Keita (Mandinka, Malinke: [sʊndʒæta keɪta]; c. 1217 – c. 1255,] N'Ko spelling: ߛߏ߲߬ߖߘߊ߬ ߞߋߕߊ߬; also known as Manding Diara, Lion of Mali, Sogolon Djata, son of Sogolon, Nare Maghan and Sogo Sogo Simbon Salaba) was a prince and founder of the Mali Empire.
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#FolkyFriday 🧵
October 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Sundiata Keita (Mandinka, Malinke: [sʊndʒæta keɪta]; c. 1217 – c. 1255,] N'Ko spelling: ߛߏ߲߬ߖߘߊ߬ ߞߋߕߊ߬; also known as Manding Diara, Lion of Mali, Sogolon Djata, son of Sogolon, Nare Maghan and Sogo Sogo Simbon Salaba) was a prince and founder of the Mali Empire.
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#FolkyFriday 🧵
Queen Vida is a legendary heroine from the folk tradition of the Slovene minority in Friuli (Slavia Friulana). Her story is closely associated with the Grotta di San Giovanni d’Antro (Slovene: Landarska jama) near San Pietro al Natisone (Slovene: Špeter Slovenov)
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October 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Queen Vida is a legendary heroine from the folk tradition of the Slovene minority in Friuli (Slavia Friulana). Her story is closely associated with the Grotta di San Giovanni d’Antro (Slovene: Landarska jama) near San Pietro al Natisone (Slovene: Špeter Slovenov)
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#FolkyFriday 🧵
The Queen of Sheba,[a] also known as Bilqis[b] in Arabic and as Makeda[c] in Geʽez, is a figure first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. In the original story, she brings a caravan of valuable gifts for Solomon, the fourth King of Israel and Judah.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The Queen of Sheba,[a] also known as Bilqis[b] in Arabic and as Makeda[c] in Geʽez, is a figure first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. In the original story, she brings a caravan of valuable gifts for Solomon, the fourth King of Israel and Judah.
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#FolkyFriday 🧵