Folk Wisdom... Folk Arts... and words that want to be shared
Welcome to our Ninth Wave Arts Blog
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Settle in, grab a cup of tea, read on and let the wondering begin.Ā
We're sharing stories, happenings, divinations, poetry and more.
We aren't in a hurry, sometimes the greatest treasuresĀ are the little things that happen in between the moments.
European folktales tell us that the Fae (fairy folk) care greatly about the landscapes they live within.
They are happy to collaborate and cooperate with humans who also honour and care for those landscapes. If however humans don’t honour the shared landscape, the Fae can be tricky to deal...
Pysanky is the ancient Ukrainian art of egg decorating. The tradition began in Pagan times and was integrated into Christianity. Decorating eggs was originally a way of honouring the seasonal shift towards spring. Eggs tucked into the land, hearth and livestock spaces, were offerings designed to...
Martenitsa is a charm made out of white and red twisted thread. It's a Bulgarian centuries old tradition celebrating Baba Marta (Grandmother Marta) that brings together mythology, agricultural wisdom and old pagan whispers. It’s about saying goodbye to winter and welcoming spring. It's...
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