Wag-by-the-Way is a diminutive Scottish fairy whose role includes guarding Lowland roads during the most troublesome hours of the night. He keeps watch that the nefarious traveler with ill will on his mind gives a wide berth to Wag’s selected home base. He serves as protector for members of his adopted human family, looking after… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Wag-by-the-Way
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Mythic Monday: Praise the Plough
Plough Monday is the first Monday after January 6th or Twelfth Night. A centuries old agricultural celebration in England, it commemorated the day that farmers returned to work for the winter ploughing season after the holy days of Christmas. In some villages, particularly in northern and eastern England, a rowdy procession of young men dragged… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Praise the Plough