Frau Holle

In the Grimms' tale of the same name, Frau Holle brings the snow of the season when she shakes out her eiderdown and pillows. In Bohemia, it was said Holle carried a bunch of nettles to whip lazy spinners or those spinning on St Thomas' Night, 21st Dec.  

The luck of the bramble hedge

In British folklore, brambles (blackberry vines) are associated with protection and boundary-setting. It was believed that passing under a bramble arch could ward off evil spirits and bring good fortune.

May the Light of the Full Moon

The full moon in May has many names:
Colonial America: Milk Moon
Cherokee: Planting Moon
Choctaw: Panther Moon
Celtic: Bright Moon
Medieval England: Hare Moon
Neo-Pagan: Grass Moon
Wiccan: Hare Moon
Algonquian: Flower Moon
English: Milk Moon
Siouan (Assiniboines) Tribe, Montana: Idle Moon
Inuit of Northern Canada: Goose Moon
Chinese: Dragon Moon


Flower Moon Folklore
Clothes washed for the first time in the Full Moon will not last long.
The Full Moon is an ideal time to accept a proposal of marriage.