Third and last part of facts about Niko Grigg, the protagonist of my WIP Making Monsters.

Art by Martina Belli: https://martinabelli.carrd.co/

NOT a romance or romantasy. NOT a wholesome story.
MAKING MONSTERS does NOT romanticize drug use or reference real life drugs.

Read the whole thread if you're interested in some lore and behind the scenes 👇

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The strix is a bird of ill omen in Italian folklore (often linked to owls). According to Ovid, the strix would drink babies' blood, but Pliny claimed it would instead feed babies its own foul milk. In later stories, the strix was sometimes a witch in bird form.

#ThursdayTrails #31DaysofHaunting #Superstitiology #folklore #mythology #ItalianFolklore #Italy #horror #monster #witch

Capturing the magic of La Befana in Venice on the Grand Canal, Italy's beloved gift-bringer of the Epiphany. A tradition that fills the hearts of children with joy and the streets with the spirit of folklore.
La Befana is a cherished Italian folklore tradition celebrated on January 6th, coinciding with the Epiphany. According to the tale,
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#Venice
#LaBefana
#ItalianTradition
#EpiphanyCelebration
#CulturalHeritage
#ItalianFolklore
#WinterInItaly
#FestiveItaly
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#DiscoverTraditions

A Venetian legend tells that four of the statues in Venice's Campo dei Mori were once a trio of merchant brothers & their servant. After being accused of selling poor quality goods, one of the merchants exclaimed “May the Lord turn us to stone if this is not the best cloth in Venice!” #FaustianFriday

📷: Doris Antony
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Campo_dei_Mori_Moro4.jpg

#Folklore #Folktale #Venice #Italy #Statues #ItalianFolklore

Aradia, Leland & the Gospel of the Witches - Academic Review of the sources.

In this LIVE episode, Dr Angela Puca will cover what academics have found and argued regarding the figure of Aradia in Italian Folklore and discusses its relation to Wicca and contemporary Paganism.

If you have questions bring them along and ask Dr Puca live.

https://www.youtube.com/live/YoNvKFSKbjY

#Q&A #Aradia #Leland #GospelOfWitches #pagan #paganism #witch #witchcraft #folklore #Italy #ItalianFolklore

https://ko-fi.com/post/Stories-from-my-land--Masche-and-folklore-O4O2GEF8F
Hi all,

I have published another story for my supporters on #Kofi, feel free to check it out!

This one tells the dreadful tale of the Masca Sabroto, if you wish to read it in full please consider supporting me on Ko-Fi!

#folklore #italianfolklore #original