My: "Folklore of Scotland" Come on a magical journey in faerie tales and folk horror, introducing almost 200 characters from Scottish folklore more: folkloreofscotland.com 📚 ships to UK via the website. Worldwide via Amazon, Apple Books, etc #folklore #book #Scotland

Wearing a disguise at 'Halloween' is not only part of an older tradition, but in northern Scotland these 'guisers' appeared throughout the winter months, including at Christmas. #FairyTaleTuesday #Scotland 📷 South Uist, 1920; National Museums of Scotland

#NationalBlackCatDay in Scots lore, 'cait sìth' is a faerie cat, a faerie that takes the shape of a black cat with a distinctive white spot on it's chest there's also: 'lucha sìth', the faerie mouse; 'cu sìth', the faerie dog more: "Folklore of Scotland" folkloreofscotland.com/

In Scottish language, wolf is uolfes, voff, and wolfis Wolf is often portrayed as more gullible than the cunning fox; and in one Scottish folk tale, fox’s trickery results in wolf losing his tail. art: Lily Seika Jones

We can't have a #HowlAtTheMoonDay without mentioning the infamous "Hexham Heads" news story, and subsequent werewolf activity. Real life folk-horror, courtesy of the BBC

It's #HowlAtTheMoonDay but in Cumbrian lore we don't have werewolves, we have were-sheep. Belle Sheephead is her name, and you can find out more in my: "Folklore of the Lake District" more: folklorepress.co.uk/

Beware visiting stone circles during Halloween; 'The Savages' are a race of goblins most common in the three days around Samhain read more in my: "Folklore of Scotland" folkloreofscotland.com/ art: Brian Froud

At Samhain past, present, and future are one, and beings of The Otherworld walk amongst the living. It is a time of faerie folk, demons and spirits of the ancestors. Saturday is Halloween and the oncoming Winter is the 'season of the ghosts' art: Alan Lee #FolkloreSunday

From Sunday 25th the full moon is the Hunters Moon (if it doesn't get blown away by Storm Boleo!) It signaled the time to go hunting in preparation for the winter ahead I prefer the Cree name Migrating Moon in reference to the time when birds begin to fly south to warmer climes

"stars is shining, moon is breet, Boggart won't cum out to-neet!" Boggart, my favourite character from northern folklore, a mischievous and malevolent hobgoblin and read more in my "Folklore of the Lake District" folklorepress.co.uk/ art: Stephen G. Rae

#Caturday Púca is a goblin-like being from Irish lore, that brings both good and bad fortune. It's a shapeshifter, able to take the form of a goat, hare, or cat more in my: "Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin" folklorepress.co.uk art: Stephen G. Rae

In the Highlands, chief amongst the Forest Spirits is the Uruisg, a half human/ goat being similar to the Faun that Ofelia meets more in my "Folklore of Scotland" folkloreofscotland.com/ 🖼 poster for "Pan's Labyrinth", Guillermo del Toro's 2006 masterpiece, by Ise Ananphada

#FridayReads my: "Folklore of Scotland" Come on a magical journey in faerie tales and folk horror more: folkloreofscotland.com 📚 ships to UK via the website, and worldwide via Amazon, Apple Books, etc

Unicorns in Scotland? The "Beast of the Lowering Horn" on the Isle of Skye to be more precise and read more in my "Folklore of Scotland" folkloreofscotland.com art: Stephen G. Rae

In Scottish language, 'bawd' and 'baud' is hare Hare is a symbol of femininity and rebirth, and a messenger, moving by moonlight between this world and The Otherworld art: Adam Oehlers