Gender and meaning changes over time: pink was once a boy's color and tied to red, for passion and energy. Blue belonged to girls, as it was calming; during the last century the colors flipped. White was the color of babies and color came in at age six. #MythologyMonday
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The nameless Völva of Völuspá is Norse myth's most famous ghost, summoned by Odin to give prophecy. She speaks of Ragnarok and all that leads to it, dooming Odin and the gods. Many suggest she is Angrboda, jotun mate of Loki and mother of monsters #PhantomsFriday
🖼: GAVade
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Blooming in summer, folklore's Elder Mother represents the power of elder trees in bloom. Protector of her trees, if English and Scandinavian loggers were going to take from an elder tree, they would need to ask her permission first. #FolkloreSunday
🖼️: A. Rackham
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Aka Manto is the Red Mantle, a spirit that haunts school restrooms. When alone, a student will find their stall has no paper, and hear someone ask if they want red or blue toilet paper. Red leads to a bloody massacre; blue sucks the blood out. #PhantomsFriday
🖼: M. Meyer
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Higan is a seven-day Japanese Buddhist festival, a celebration of the equinoxes. The fall version is called shūbun, when farmers assess their harvest and families have ceremonies at ancestral graves. The red spider lilly, a symbol of death, marks the holiday. #WyrdWednesday
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