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Author, Nifty Buckles (pen name: Valerie Hopkins) invites you into a magical world of folklore where Dragons & Gnomes reign!

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🌿 #FolkyFriday explores the magical #WishingChairs of Ireland and England! From Bundoran’s legendary seat where wishes are said to come true, to the basalt columns of Giant’s Causeway, these ancient stones are believed to grant wishes if approached with respect. Make a silent wish, tap twice.🍀
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Buddies, what a cracking #FolkyFriday! Thank you so much! 🖤

We won't be back next week as we have another commitment BUT on Friday 19th our theme will be "Legendary Endings and Midwinter Lore" ahead of the Winter Solstice.

Tag related posts #FolkyFriday for shares then, on 19/11, 10am-6pm UK time!
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December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
#FolkloreThursday
In Russia & Slavic lands, Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) 🎅❄️ and his enchanting granddaughter Snegurochka (the Snow Maiden) 🎀☃️ bring #gifts on New Year’s Eve, slipping them silently under the sparkling yolka tree 🌲✨ while children sleep. #Slavicfolklore ❄️
December 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#FolkloreThursday 🎄
On January 5th, Epiphany Eve in Italy! 🇮🇹✨ The kind old witch, #Befana, soars across rooftops on her trusty broomstick, 🧹🏠 bringing joy and surprises. Good children wake up to stockings filled with sweets, toys & gifts, while naughty ones might find coal or a garlic bulb. 🧄
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
#FolkloreThursday
In time for the holidays!
Get ready for cozy chaos with "Yule Mischief Makers"
a delightful new #ebook packed with cheeky sprites, snowy pranks, and heartwarming holiday magic!
🎁 Grab your copy now and let the Yule shenanigans begin!
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December 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
On #BookologyThursday, explore the Christmas pudding’s lucky sixpence! Dating back to 14th-century Twelfth Night cakes with hidden peas or beans, the tradition evolved into embedding a silver sixpence.
Finding the coin meant good fortune!
December 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
#FolkloreThursday
Greece's #Kallikantzaroi are mischievous underground #goblins emerging during the 12 days of Christmas.
Born from a human mother on #Christmas Day, they torment humans until Epiphany waters banish them.
December 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
#FolkloreThursday
From the heart of Vatnajökull glacier emerges Skessan í Vatnajökli, the mighty she-troll giantess of Iceland! Her skin, a white blue glacier ice, is veins of glowing lava and volcanic ash, embodying the land of fire and ice 🌋❄️.
🌌🗻 #IcelandicTrolls
December 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#FolkloreThursday 🎄
Starting December 11, one mischievous Yule Lad arrives each evening for 13 magical nights. 🌙✨
These jolly visitors sneak into homes to leave treats in children’s shoes — fluffy pancakes, creamy yogurt, meat or surprises… but beware!
Naughty kids might get a potato 🥔 instead!
December 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Join us this Thursday (11th December) for the final #FolkloreThursday of the year! Our hosts will share your winter and festive themed folklore at the following times (GMT):
9am-1pm
3.30-4.30pm
6.30-7.30pm
Don't forget to include the hashtag! 🎄☃️🎁❄️
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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❄️Mari Lwyd🐴

The Mari Lwyd is a tradition celebrated in South Wales over Christmas.The name means "Grey Mare". The tradition may have Pagan origins though was first recorded in 1800. The Mari Lwyd is a decorated horse's skull attached to a pole and draped in a white sheet 1/2. #FolkloreThursday
December 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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It was believed that Ty’n-y-seler, a Standing Stone (Menhir) near Margam, Port Talbot, S Wales " goes each Christmas morning before cockcrow to drink in the sea ...." as reported in Thomas Grey's book, "The Buried City of Kenfig’" (1909) 1/2 #FolkloreThursday
December 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
#BookologyThursday 📚🌿🚪
The Christmas wreath—our beloved door welcome—originated in ancient Rome and Greece as symbols of victory 🏆 and eternal life .
Pagan northern Europeans used evergreens to defy winter’s darkness. 🌲❄️
Christians crafted them into circles of their creator's endless love. ❤️
December 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Caroling began as a protective rite. Songs in the cold kept unseen things at bay. The louder the carol, the safer the threshold. #FolkloreThursday

Art: Sharon Hart
December 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Perchta from Germanic folklore visits houses during the 12 Days of Christmas. She leaves silver coins for those who have been good, and slits the bellies of those who have not, stuffing them with straw. #FolkloreThursday
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Tis the Season...📖🐈🎄
My New Ebook is out now!
Yule Mischief Makers – cheeky sprites, snowy pranks & holiday magic!
Perfect for ALL AGES!
Just $6.99 CAD
Grab it now! #YuleMischiefMakers

Buy it here: payhip.com/NiftyBuckles...
or on my website niftybucklesfolklore.fun/yule-mischie...
December 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
#BookWormSat 📚
The Black Death (1347-1351). It was an apocalyptic event that y reshaped medieval Europe. It wiped out an estimated 30% to 60% of Europe's population in just a few years. The cause was the bacterium Yersinia pestis, spread by fleas on rats via ancient trade routes. #TheBlackDeath
December 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
#BookWormSat 📚
The Library of Alexandria: Seneca the Younger writes De Tranquillitate Animi 9.5, c. 65 CE “40,000 books were burned at Alexandria.”
Ancient sources (Plutarch, Dio, Suetonius) confirm the blaze reached dockside warehouses holding Library scrolls, causing major destruction.
December 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#FolkyFriday🎄👹 #Krampusnacht, celebrated on December 5th in Bavaria, features the fearsome #Krampus — a horned, fanged creature with rattling chains who punishes naughty kids. But alongside him, Saint Nicholas brings GIFTS to the well-behaved! ❄️🖤🎁 #Gifts
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🐱✨ #FolkyFriday
Did you know? Norse tales say Thor gifted Freya two majestic blue #cats —Bygul and Trjegul—who pulled her chariot! While these names weren’t in the original Norse sources, they were introduced by modern authors like Diana L. Paxson 🌌🛡️ #Caturday 🐈🐈‍⬛
#NorseMythology #Freya
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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It's #FolkyFriday! 🖤

Our theme today is "Father Christmas and Famous Gifts in Folklore!"

From Thor's hammer Mjölnir to Pandora's Box, bread, milk and salt for Hobs and household spirits to the Eye of Horus, let's give it away!

Tag related posts #FolkyFriday for shares from 10am-6pm UK time!
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December 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
#FairyTaleTuesday 🎄❄️
#YuleladsBath 🛁❄️
Iceland’s Yule Lads, once fearsome trolls, now enjoy a geothermal dip in Mývatn! 🌋 This tradition shows their shift from monsters to playful gift-givers. 🎁✨ Join the purification on Sat, Dec 6, 2025, at 4 PM.
December 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#FairyTaleTuesday 🎄🐈‍⬛
Ever wonder why cats are mischievously drawn to Christmas trees?
Maybe it's the call of the Yule Cat, a mischievous spirit from Scandinavian folklore, enticing them. Whatever the reason, cats are purr-fectly captivated by the twinkling lights and festive vibes! #YuleTreeandCats
December 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
#MythologyMonday 🎶
In Welsh legend, Gwion Bach’s sacred vision quest gives #Birth to #Taliesin, the renowned bard. 🎶🧙‍♂️
Fleeing Cerridwen’s fury, he shifts shape—hare, fish, bird—turning inward to seek the divine Awen’s wisdom. 🐇🌊🦅
Through deep thought, he transforms, the cosmos into existence. 🌌🎤
December 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#FolkloreSunday 🎄👻
In Victorian England, it was tradition to gather by the fire on Christmas Eve & tell ghost stories Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is the most famous survivor of this custom
Telling “winter tales” until midnight was believed to keep evil spirits at bay while the Saviour was born.
November 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM