by Sara C. Snider | Apr 22, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
∴ Sunflower Fertility, Wishes, Health, Wisdom Women wishing to conceive should apparently eat sunflower seeds. A necklace made out of the seeds will protect against smallpox. If you cut a sunflower at sunset while making a wish, then the wish is supposed to come true...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 21, 2017 | Hazel and Holly
Previous: Before the Fall Holly gripped the skirts of her dress so tightly that her hands had turned numb. Her whole body tensed; she wanted to run. But she couldn’t—not with that dragon with its creepy, blinking scales and fetid breath blocking the way...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 21, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
∴ Rosemary Protection, Love, Lust, Mental Powers, Exorcism, Purification, Healing, Sleep, Youth Placed under the pillow, rosemary promotes good sleep and keeps away nightmares. Placed under the bed it protects the sleeper from harm. Hang rosemary at the door to...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 20, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
∴ Quince Protection, Love, Happiness Quince was used in worship to various deities, particularly Venus (Aphrodite for the Greek), who is often depicted with a quince in her right hand. As such, quinces are associated with love and happiness. Bridal couples in...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 19, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
Fertility, Love, Sleep, Money, Luck, Invisibility Poppies are associated with sleep and death, in a relationship that dates back to ancient Greece. The flower is the symbol of Hypnos, the god of sleep, and grows in his Underworld cave along the river Lethe...
by Sara C. Snider | Apr 18, 2017 | A to Z Challenge, Fairytales and Folklore
Protection, Healing, Money, Prophetic Dreams, Lust Onions were worshiped in ancient Egypt. The multiple layers symbolized eternity, and were used in funeral rites. Paintings of onions appear on the inner walls of the pyramids and within tombs. They have also been...
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