Easter Folklore: Spring Festivals and Forecasts

Hare & Eggs in a Nest https://pixabay.com/en/easter-eggs-egg-nest-easter-nest-3257098/

With the renewal of the natural world in spring comes the celebration of Easter, when many ancient traditions are still kept alive today.

‘Folklore’? What do you Mean? And Why?

Laying a wreath at the grave of William John Thoms © Paul Cowdell

You’re obviously already interested enough to know what folklore is, right? Yet the more we look at folklore, the less confident we can be about straightforward certainties.

Flower Folklore: The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart

Holly Ringland

In the Victorian tradition, every Australian native flower has a meaning and, as she settles into her new life, Alice uses this language of flowers to say the things that are too hard to speak.

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