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Northumbrian StoriesI took a little trespass off the path yesterday, to explore a valley where a 19th century source claimed there was once an illicit whisky still hidden in a cave.Hidden whisky stills are often associated with the Scottish Highlands, where archaeologists believe thousands lie undiscovered. However it's also well known that there were a number up remote valleys in the Cheviot Hills, here in Northumberland. This location is much less remote and close to several villages; it's also, as far as I know, completely unknown locally. I didn't find the cave. It was a little hard going due to the lack of paths through the woods, the steep banks, and the marshy patches. But it was also obvious that the banks are very crumbly and there have been multiple rockfall and earth slips in the last two centuries, so the cave is probably long gone. Wonder what happened to the still.<a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Northumberland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Northumberland</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histodons</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/FolkHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkHistory</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/WaterfallWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterfallWednesday</a>

Teresa 🦯🦻🏼RSS link to the Library of congress Folklife Today blog: <a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/feed/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/feed/</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#folklore</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Folkmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Folkmusic</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/folkhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#folkhistory</a>

Teresa 🦯🦻🏼I'm reading a biography of Moe Asch, the founder of Folkways Records, so found this wonderful little tour. <a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2022/08/guthries-lomaxes-and-seegers/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2022/08/guthries-lomaxes-and-seegers/</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/FolkMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FolkMusic</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/FolkHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FolkHistory</a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#folklore</a>

Northumbrian StoriesPancakes have been made and consumed, although I'm one of those people who does Pancake Day without doing Lent, because I'm non-religious but I just like sweet food. Although I do like the folk tradition too!A record of Northumbrian folkways collected in the 1920s claims that pancakes are eaten here on Shrove Tuesday, "and always have been", a bold claim that I love for what it says about folk memory.Other customs for the day included the ringing of the "Pancake Bell"(otherwise known as the Shriving Bell), a holiday for apprentices, and the playing of football matches - one of which is still famously played on the Pastures at Alnwick on Shrove Tuesday.<a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folklore</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Folkways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Folkways</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/PancakeDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PancakeDay</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/ShroveTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ShroveTuesday</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Northumberland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Northumberland</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/FolkHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkHistory</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/folklore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@folklore</a>

ÞrumíviðjaJoyous Là Fhèill Brìghde/Imbolc/etc. Hail to She of Many Talents, The Ever Flame, Exalted One. Thank you for the blessings of your healing cloak. Blessings to all who celebrate her day. <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/imbolc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#imbolc</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/imbolg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#imbolg</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/brighid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brighid</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/brighidsday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brighidsday</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/brighidiscome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brighidiscome</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/bride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bride</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/brighde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brighde</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/stbrighid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stbrighid</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/Pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pagan</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/pagans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagans</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/pagansofmastadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagansofmastadon</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/gael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gael</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/celt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#celt</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/celticpagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#celticpagan</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/IrishPagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IrishPagan</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/witch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#witch</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/witchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#witchy</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/witchesofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#witchesofmastodon</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/paganism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/polytheism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/polytheist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheist</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/polytheistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheistic</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/oldways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldways</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/folkhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folkhistory</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/saintsday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#saintsday</a> <a href="https://pagan.plus/tags/saintbrighid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#saintbrighid</a>

Northumbrian StoriesImbolc. St Brigid's Day. 1st of February. Imbolc is recorded in early medieval Irish sources and was also historically celebrated in Scotland and the Isle of Man. It's generally believed that the origin is older, pre-Christian, and the date is important to many modern pagans as the start of spring. It's also the feast day of St Brigid, mother saint of Ireland, and traditions included the weaving of Brigid's Crosses from rushes. Many believe that Brigid is a Christianised version of a pre-Christian goddess, although she is also recorded as a real historic figure who founded the Abbey of Kildare. It may be that two figures have been conflated.Imbolc is not recorded as ever being celebrated here in Northumberland, but the reasons for celebrating it as an agricultural festival would have been just as important here. The season for sowing, the start of the lambing, the return of the light, and the promise of warmer, less lean days to come.<a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Imbolc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Imbolc</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/SaintBrigid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaintBrigid</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/StBrigidsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StBrigidsDay</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/folkways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folkways</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/FolkHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkHistory</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/SaintsDays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaintsDays</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/February" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#February</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pagan</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/RuralLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RuralLife</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/OldWays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OldWays</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/sunshine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sunshine</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildflowers</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/northumberland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#northumberland</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/aconites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aconites</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/snowdrops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#snowdrops</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#landscape</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#landscapephotography</a>

Northumbrian StoriesNew instance, new <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#introduction</a> is needed! I'm Becca, I come from the borderlands in the far northern corner of England. I'm mostly here to post about <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> and <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/FolkHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkHistory</a> of <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Northumberland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Northumberland</a>, as well as <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stories</a> and <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#storytelling</a>, if anyone wants to follow along or join me!Other interests and possible posts about <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#genealogy</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/LocalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LocalHistory</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/RuralLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RuralLife</a> <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainability</a> and general <a href="https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#leftist</a> politics. Always learning.

Northumbrian StoriesNo idea how to use this place, and I was never very active on Twitter in the first place.But I'm giving it a go as a place to talk about <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FolkHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkHistory</a> of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Northumberland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Northumberland</a>, as well as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stories</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#storytelling</a>, if anyone wants to follow along or join me!Other interests and possible posts about <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#genealogy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LocalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LocalHistory</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RuralLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RuralLife</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sustainability</a> and general <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#leftist</a> politics. Always learning.

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