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I'm sure it's already been said, but although as Traitors fans we highly approve of the latest storm here in the UK being named Claudia, surely Celia would be more fitting due to all the wind?!(Joking aside, stay safe, people. It's rough out there.) #CelebrityTraitors

Hi Shanon! Great to see you!

A crowd of people is watching 3 men race on donkeys while a smock is hoisted aloft on a cross-like stick.

#FolkloreThursday
Eccles Wakes: Racing for the Smock, Joseph Parry, 1808
Held on the 1st Sunday in September for 3 days, with "ancient and modern sports," and feasting on Eccles cakes, this painting shows men racing on donkeys to win the smock held aloft at the right.
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A Page from the Libro de los juegos of Alfonso X of Castile and Leon - trans: Sonja Musser Golladay Commissioned: 1283

In 1283, Alphonso X of Castile commissioned the Libro de los Juegos (Book of Games); a treatise on the games of chess, dice and tables (early backgammon) based on Arabic works. Regarded as "the greatest source of information on board games ever compiled during the Middle Ages." #FolkloreThursday

An ancient set of the senet board game inscribed with the Horus name of Amenhotep III (r.  1391–1353 BCE).

When the Egyptian folk hero Setne broke into the tomb of Prince Naneferkaptah to steal a magic book, the prince's mummy challenged him to senet, an old Egyptian board game. The more Setne lost the game, the more the floor enveloped him. However, he used magic amulets to break free.
#FolkloreThursday

Ahl-kar (stick game) set with 36 alkáa (gambling) sticks in leather bag - photo from Princeton University Art Museum

The Tlingit game ahl-kar or stick game involved moving sticks around in piles while they were hidden and wrapped in cedar bark. The goal was to guess where a marked stick was located. The marked fish was called "naq" or which means "devil fish" and was used as bait when fishing.
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Thank you so much Crystal! Some fabulous lore being shared as always!

"Snapdragon. - Drawn By C. Keene.
The room was darkened, and around the flaming dish stood a merry group snatching forth blazing raisins with shouts of boisterous merriment."
The Illustrated London News 25.12.1858.
#FolkloreThursday #Snapdragon #Christmas #Games #1850s

#FolkloreThursday
Who remembers this skipping rhyme?

Raspberry, strawberry, gooseberry jam,
Tell me the name of your young man.
A, B, C, D….
Do you love him or not?
Yes, no, yes, no…
How many kisses did you give him?
5, 10, 15, 20…
What colour dress were you wearing?
Red, white, black…

And we're very pleased to see you!

A go game of black and white stones on a gridded board.

One of the most complex games ever made despite its simplicity, Go was invented in China around the 4th century BCE. Black and white stones are placed on intersections, with the goal of owning the most territory by game's end. #FolkloreThursday

#BookologyThursday is excited to also be joining our friends at #FolkloreThursday today!

Hello! Have a great session!

Thank you so much! Have a great afternoon, hope your weather improves! x

Hello! Hope you have a fabulous session!

Conkers, played with horse chestnuts on strings, was once believed to protect children from evil spirits. The winner wasn’t just lucky. They were blessed by the tree. #FolkloreThursday

Image: Kevin Doncaster

Near Ludlow this yuletide? Come to our festive folktale event, and buy a book to fill a stocking!
As it's #FolkloreThursday, here's our Ludlow story, ROBIN'S ARROW: youtu.be/cbijZtvclP0?...
And here's Brother Bernard at the actual Robin Hood's Butt! youtu.be/DqIrr3eHlnI?...
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YouTube video by BBC Archive 1972: KNUR AND SPELL - The KING of sports | Nationwide | Classic BBC Sport | BBC Archive

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#FolkloreThursday in Knurr & Spell a small, hard ball (knurr) was launched by a levered, wooden trap (spell); players used a bat of ashwood to hit the knurr as far as possible. Originating on the Yorkshire moors & first documented c. 1760, the game was also known as nipsy or Northern Spell

Shutterstock image showing Iona and Peter Opie in a school playground. Iona is jumping rope with a young girl, while Peter and other children look on, smiling. There is a brick building with tall windows in the background.

Impossible to have a games and pastimes themed #FolkloreThursday without mentioning Iona and Peter Opie's groundbreaking work on childhood games. www.opiearchive.org (I also found this picture of the Opies at my old junior school in Liss, now sadly demolished.)

This is @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social handing over to @willowwinsham.bsky.social for more #FolkloreThursday! Bring us your #folklore of Games and Pastimes!

Anyone remember skipping rhymes they used to recite? I’m only remember the slightly rude ones!
Wishing you a day of fun and games!

Collage showing Myrtus communis (common myrtle). Left panel: vintage botanical illustration of the plant with white flowers and glossy leaves (Plate 104, Myrte, from Atlas des Plantes de Jardins). Right panels: close-up photos of fresh myrtle blossoms, buds, and foliage.

The Attican maiden Myrsine excelled in beauty and strength, winning Athena’s favour by triumphing in race and ring. When jealous rivals struck her down, the goddess, grieving her favourite, transformed her into a myrtle, a tree cherished as dearly as the olive. #FolkloreThursday

"Shrovetide Football, Ashbourne.
Football on Shrove Tuesday is an old custom still observed in some places. The game is always played by two classes of the community, without rules, up and down the streets, to a given goal."
Customs of the World 1900 by D.H. Moutray Read.
#FolkloreThursday #Football

The "Queen of Fortune" with red hair and a golden crown identified by the words The Queen of Fortune, helped by four other personifications, turns her wheel. As she does so, people next to her are tuning upside down too.

The origins of the roulette wheel and the concept of Lady Luck can be traced back to the goddess Fortuna, randomly turning her Wheel of Fortune and changing the fates of those upon it... #FolkloreThursday

It's beechnuts/casings that are the slip hazard here - plus all the sludgy leaves now all over the pavements. Living on a hill is "interesting" at this time of year 😱

Morning! Conkers! I didn't see any this year, definitely need to get out more!

Good morning! This is @folkloretodmorden.bsky.social kicking off today’s #FolkloreThursday with the theme of #folklore of Games and Pastimes.
Who played conkers as a child? Who still does? There were so many this year!

It's #FolkloreThursday time again tomorrow! Get your Games and Pastimes themed folklore ready!

It's a fascinating read!

When things are stressful and then you spy a friendly tree face across the way! 🤣😍