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"Tea Ceremony", a 1954 ōban tate-e by Kasamatsu Shirō (笠松 紫浪; 1898 - 1991), a 20th century Japanese engraver and printmaker from Tokyo, active from the Taishō era to the Shōwa era, who was a prominent figure in both the shin-hanga (new prints) and sōsaku-hanga movements.
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Died today 222AD Elagabalus, Roman Emperor, murdered by the Praetorian Guard at 18. In his early youth he served as a priest of the god Elagabalus in the hometown of his mother's family, Emesa.
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#BookWormSat #GothicSpring Scottish lore refers to the Grimalkin as a faery cat that dwells in the Highlands. Nostradamus the French seer had a cat named Grimalkin. Later Grimalkin became linked to the devil & witchcraft. Grimalkin was used in the Shakespeare play Macbeth.
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It's believed that bad spirits can gather in the flowers of broad beans and so accidents are more likely to occur when the broad beans are in flower. #dailyfolklore
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Al-Miraj is a mythical rabbit with a unicorn horn, said to live on a mysterious island in the Indian Ocean called Jazirah al-Tennyn (Sea-Serpent Island). The island natives gave him to Alexander the Great as a reward for slaying a dragon. #FolkloreSunday
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'When Marcus Aurelius was twelve years old he adopted the dress and hardiness of a philosopher; devoting all his time to his studies, wearing a rough Greek cloak, and sleeping on the ground. At his mother's urging, he eventually agreed to sleep on a couch with some animal skins.'
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Orobas is a prince of Hell with great knowledge of the past and present. He is honest for a demon, never lying to a sorcerer or letting other demons lie. Instead he encourages people to be spiritually slothful. -De Plancy, "Dictionnaire Infernal" #bookwormsat #ofdarkandmacabre
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Social workers in England are quitting in record numbers Numbers fall for first time since 2017 despite increased need due to cost of living crisis theguardian.com/society/2023…
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Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, "Sudaba's Second Accusation Against Siyavush is Judged", Folio 164v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1525–30 #abulqasimfirdausi #islamicart metmuseum.org/art/collection…
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Utagawa Hiroshige, Zenjibo, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)", 1838 #utagawahiroshige #asianart artic.edu/artworks/34522/
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The #Romans called February februarius after the #Latin februum meaning purification. In Old English #February was known as Solmonath or mud month and kale-monath named after cabbage. In Polish it is known as the #month of ice or hard frost #FairyTaleTuesday
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In Greek myth, the snake-woman Echidna gave birth to Cerberus, the Hydra, Chimera, Ladon, Sphinx, Nemean Lion, and two-headed dog Orthrus. In some versions, the father of all these was Typhon, but in others, Orthrus fathered the Chimera, Sphinx, and Nemean Lion. #FairyTaleTuesday
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The Dolmen de Briande I (aka Pierre du Marais) is one of three dolmens originally on this site in Arçay (Vienne). It has a 10x1.8m chamber covered by a single capstone now broken in two. Possible evidence for a portal suggests it may be a dolmen angevin. #TombTuesday.
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The Phoenix Bird, reborn through fire. When her time comes she builds a shrine out of haromatic, magic plants. As the fire consums her, she flaps her wings to intensity its power. Only to come alive from her ashes.. 1/2 #mythologymonday 🎨medieval manuscript
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