Fairy Information & Fairy Trivia
Mythology of Fairies
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Fairies are tiny legendary creatures from medieval folklore with
a human body and wings. They possess magical powers to cast spells and can
fly.
In mythology many Celtic countries believed fairies to be little people forced to live in hiding by the invading humans. Fairies are known to be mischievous and there are stories about people protecting themselves from the impish fairy with iron, such as attaching a horse shoe at the front door, or with charms made of herbs or the berries and leaves from the Mountain Ash or Rowan tree, by the ringing of bells - especially church bells - or with the luck of four leaf clovers. |
Study for The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania by Sir Joseph Noel Patton |
First Photo of Fairies
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Two cousins in Cottingsly England, 16 year old Elsie Wright and
10 year old Frances Griffiths took five photos of what they claimed to be
fairies playing in 1917.
In 1981 the women admitted to faking the photo by using magazine cutouts, but insisted that they saw real fairies. |
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Fairy Sightings
| Many people all over the world claim to have captured fairy sightings on video. Take a look at our favorites and see if you believe. Is it real, or just a hoax? |
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Plant a Fairy Garden
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Fairies love colorful gardens with small flowering and fragrant
plants. Consider planting foxgloves, bluebells, Queen Anne's lace, sweet
peas, daisies, lady's slippers, thyme, pansies, violets, hollyhocks, lilac
bushes, peonies, primrose and bleeding hearts. Think about the fragrances
and the shapes of flowers for fairies to wear as clothing. Basically, plant flowers
that attract hummingbirds and butterflies and you'll also attract fairies.
There should also be foliage to hide in such as ferns, and a water source such as a bird bath or small reflecting pool. You can decorate your fairy garden with little places for them to live and with shiny objects to attract their attention such as reflecting balls. Remember that fairies don't like iron, Rowan or Mountain Ash trees or four leaf clovers!
Photo by D. Windrim |
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What is Your Fairy Name?
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Discover your inner fairy with this cute quiz. Answer the questions to discover your fairy name, element and a short bio on the type of fairy you would be. Quiz by Quizilla |
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