As explained in the thread below, I'm taking a break from here for the time being. After trying the various other platforms I've settled on 🟦sky. Now that it has hashtags it seems (in my opinion) to be functionally the best alternative should that become necessary. 🙂

I'm not using this platform at the moment but just wanted to say that I've started a newsletter where I'll be writing a bit more about Japanese folklore and culture. Just the intro post for now but it's a start. Otherwise I'm on 🟦sky. https://t.co/lTaIaAxBsP

🎨Art in the tweets above are sections from the ukiyo-e print 'Pagoda and Crows at Sunset' by Takahashi Hiroaki (ca. 1930s), full print is below. #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt

Some folklore hashtags just to help this thread avoid being completely invisible. #mythologymonday #fairytaletuesday #wyrdwednesday #legendarywednesday #folklorethursday #folkyfriday #folkloresunday #japanesefolklore #yokai Thanks everyone, I'll miss this community 💙 ...

...alternatives. If you're interested, my website ( https://t.co/lwLFh7VWYs) is basically an archive of everything I've ever shared here and I'm still in the process of adding the rest as I get time. I feel really sad about this. I had hoped it would get better not even worse. ...

...me, so I'll be trying them all out more. Also any tips for where else I can find folklore communities would be appreciated. And does anywhere else have daily/weekly folklore hashtags etc? Not expecting to replicate what we have/had here but hoping for at least some possible...

...follows me and those who've reached out while I've been struggling. I'm on other platforms, links in my profile for anyone keen to connect elsewhere. Please let me know where you are too. I'm still not sure what I want to share moving forward, or which platform is best for...

🧵I took a break from here due to family illness and came back to find things even worse re misinformation & propaganda. Ethically I can't continue to share content that benefits the one behind it all. Very sadly I'll be stepping away for now. Thank you so much to everyone who...

In Japanese mythology Ebisu is the god of fishermen, good luck and small children. Born without bones, he was cast into the sea as a child. Miraculously he managed to survive, grow bones and return as a god, later becoming one of the seven lucky gods of Japan. #FolkloreThursday

Chia-Chi Yu, illustrator from Taiwan happiness

'My Neighbour Totoro' is an award-winning animated film by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli made in 1988. Miyazaki had originally planned to call the film 'The Ghost Beside Me.' It captures beautifully the magic nostalgia of childhood. More images in thread.👇 #WyrdWednesday 1/4

"She is the Great Queen and if any Goddess is currently calling me, it is her. If there is a Goddess on whose shoulders you could cry those tears of grief and loss, it is Rhiannon. There is a linguistic link between the ocean, and the soul. Rhiannon’s Birds sing out to sea. They

Crane The red-crowned crane, with its pure feathers and elegant form, holds a special place in Chinese culture. Symbolizing longevity and purity, it's often depicted in paintings with pines for good health. In Taoism, the "immortal crane" carries immortals, 1/2

In ancient Chinese legends sheep are magically linked to rain. In an ancient tale called Transcendent Marriage of Dongting Lake洞庭靈姻傳, a flock of sheep under a tree are actually rainmakers-when they eat grass, they are making rain. #folktale #story 🖼️by Ma Jin馬晉

it's Rokurokubi day! check out the hashtag for lots of cool art #ろくろ首の日

Because I love both cats and #PreRaphaelite art, I thought I'd share this selection of illustrations from 'Pre-Raphaelites Cats' by Susan Herbert alongside the original artworks that inspired them. The first one is 'The Daydream' by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1880. #Caturday 1/10

...back. It also wears loose clothing. Mumashika was first portrayed in the Hyakki Yagyo Emaki or 100 Demons' Night Parade picture scroll around 1832, but has been replicated many times since. Despite this, little is known about this yokai other than it's association with... 2/3

In #JapaneseFolklore there is a strange #yokai known as mumashika which means 'horse deer' but can also be read as baka, meaning fool or idiot. This creature is depicted with the body of a deer and a horse's head with a single protruding eye and a horn at the... #FolkyFriday 1/3

In Welsh mythology Rhiannon is an otherworldly goddess associated with horses. She rides a white mare & is accompanied by three magical birds known as 'Adar Rhiannon.' It is believed their song can awaken the dead & lull the living to sleep for 7 years. She is... #FolkyFriday 1/2

I love birds and just watching them makes me feel happy and hopeful. I also love seeing them in Japanese woodblock prints. #WyrdWednesday #JapaneseArt 🎨1. Shoson Ohara 2. Utagawa Hiroshige 3. Shoson Ohara 4. Katsushika Hokusai