In #JapaneseFolklore baku are chimera #yokai known as dream-eaters. If you wake from a bad dream it is possible to call on the baku to eat the nightmare. It also acts as a protective spirit and wards off evil spirits, allowing good luck to find you. But beware...
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In Catalan mythology the Pesanta is an enormous dog (or sometimes a cat) that goes into people's houses in the night and puts itself on their chests making it difficult for them to breathe and causing them the most horrible nightmares.
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In German fables, there are many malevolent spirits said to invade peaceful sleep. But you can avoid them with these simple techniques: Plug up the keyhole, get in bed backwards, put steel in the bed, or place a pair of shoes with the toes facing the door.
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#FolkyFriday In Basque mythology,Inguma is a malevolent spirit that comes into people's homes once they are asleep.He often enters in the form of fog that squeezes through cracked windows or door locks. He presses on the sleeper’s throat buber.net/Basque/2024/01… Art-Raúl Fernández
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In parts of Japan it is said that if you are unable to sleep at night it is because you are awake in someone else's dream ....
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Wake up and smell a whole new #FolkyFriday ! Our theme today is “Dreams and Nightmares.” Post your stories, art and customs and tag them #FolkyFriday for retweets from 10am-10pm GMT. Let’s journey together into the unconscious and map the shadow realms of sleep! #Folklore
An adaptation of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. It's a beautiful film that resembles a ballet
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Send noci svatojánské, 1959
dir. Jiri Trnka
Baku (獏 or 貘) is a mythical creature in Japanese folklore capable of devouring nightmares. It is also the Japanese name for a tapir.
Summoning Baku-san to devour bad dreams is not without risk, as it is believed a hungry Baku might devour dreams and hopes too.
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Dreaming about Bluebells? That’s a good sign. It’s believed that dreaming about Bluebell flowers means someone out there is looking out for you. Their appearance in dreams represent positive human relationships, signifying humility and gratitude.
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“For broken dreams, the cure is, dream again and deeper.” C.S. Lewis
Image: Moonboat by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, 1920s
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The Batibat is a vengeful demon found in Ilocano folklore. In Tagalog folklore, the creature is called Bangungot. The batibat takes the form of an ancient, grotesquely obese, tree-dwelling female spirit. 🧵
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In Norwegian folklore, Mara is a creature that induces nightmares by riding on people's chests at night. It was believed that daughters who were born as a result of infidelity would become a Mara. Pentagrams in the bedroom were thought to keep Mara at bay.
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According to the Cornish tale of ‘The Little Cake-Bird,’ Piskeys were known to sneak into the bedrooms of children via the keyhole and then pass over the child's nose in order to control their dreams. #FolkyFriday #FaerieFriday
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🌖🐇🌘Witches were said to shapeshift into hares, and in that form were often hunted but would always escape - however, if shot with a silver bullet they could be injured, and the wound would show up on the body of the Witch.
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In Irish mythology, Caer Ibormeith was the daughter of Prince Ethal Anbuail of Sid Uamuin in Connacht. In Óengus’s dream, which lasted over a year, Caer Ibormeith stood beside his bed though when he reached out for her, she would disappear.
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