Dreaming Bread and Skyrie Stanes: Scottish Folk Magic and Community Traditions

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‘Dreaming Bread and Skyrie Stanes: A Celebration of Scottish Folk Magic and Community Traditions’ is a day-long symposium organised by researcher Scott Richardson-Read, storyteller Amanda Edmiston, and musician Debbie Armour, which will celebrate Scottish folk magic and traditions.

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Images of the goddesses of the sea. By Mexicano101, CC BY-SA 3.0, Https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32255165

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Llyn Cwm Llwch by Sharon Loxton, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13426008

Welsh lake legends from the Brecon Beacons: A strange and dangerous old woman, an invisible island and an otherworldly guardian.

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