In honour of the funeral of heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne, we have this article about a concert trial at Jephson Gardens Pavilion in 1970. One of the performers was heavy metal pioneers @blacksabbath! 🤘 📸 WCRO & Leamington Spa Courier, 1st May 1970 #ExploreYourArchive

"Crying the Neck" Harvest Ritual: When the last corn was cut, the reaper would traditionally shout three times "I 'ave 'un" and the other farmworkers would reply, "What 'ave 'ee?", with the reaper responding, "The neck" before everyone cheered. #Lammas #Folklore #FolkyFriday

Elsa the Dragon is back in place again Art in the Park, and this time, she has a sunhat as the theme is holidays. We added a little seaside 'tableau' this year. I made the sun and the others made the beach huts and bunting!

At Lammas, the borders of Faery expand. They enfold. They entangle. To walk the edge of the field is to risk accidentally crossing into those silvered lands with two moons and unfamiliar stars. No wonder it is regarded as a date of disappearance. – #CLNolan #Lammas

Hi all, this week’s theme, in honour of #Lughnasadh & #Lammas, is: FIRST HARVEST - HOPING FOR ABUNDANCE & PLENTY Bring your posts to the hashtag #FolkloreSunday for a repost after 10:30 am BST. See you then, Maude xx #Image: Lucy Grossmith

THE HARVEST MOON will bring increased activity from #werewolves. Compelled to leave their hunting grounds in the woods, they will make their way to open fields at this time to prowl & howl at the moon. They may be found crossing roads & gardens! #FolkloreSunday

Playful cats (and mice) postbox topper, Tredington #folkart

#Legendarywednesday The School of Night, a rumoured secret society in late 16th-century London, was said to include prominent figures like Christopher Marlowe and Walter Raleigh and was suspected of discussing topics like alchemy and atheism, which were highly dangerous at the

In many early medieval calendars, 7 August - halfway between midsummer and the autumnal equinox - marks the beginning of a new season. It's the first day of autumn, when the earth is rich with the abundance of the harvest. Some Anglo-Saxon harvest poetry: aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2016/08/on-hrf…

The Salopian Journal reported that after the execution of two murderers on 6th August 1828, the bodies were cut down, and the hands of said corpses were passed over various individuals as a cure. These people were suffering various ailments. #Folklore #Shropshire

'Paranormal Warwickshire' by SC Skillman. Another of my go-to books for local #ghosts Good for more modern sightings as well as historical ones. Also contains a fair amount of detail about the various locations, so can double up as a useful tour guide. #books #paranormal

Crab apple is 'scribe-tree' in my native Ayrshire dialect. Our original apple, and sacred to the Druids: its flowers have five petals, a revered number; cut the apple in half to find a pentagram. #FolkloreSunday #Druids

In #Lincolnshire, the second Sunday in August was the Deeping Feast: a local yellow plum was ready then, and nicknamed "The Feast". The Deepingers also enjoyed duck & green peas at the feast - most Lincolnshire feasts had local delicacy stuffed chine instead. #FolkloreSunday

During World War II, Britain’s Air Force developed a new, highly effective radar technology to target German bombers. Since this tech was top secret, the Brits spread a false story, claiming that their pilots' superior vision was due to eating carrots! #FolkloreSunday