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How to take part in the hashtag day each week
We'd love people to share their own folklore to the #FolkloreThursday hashtag, and support each other – and help the community thrive – by liking and sharing each other's posts.
The latest #FolkloreThursday tweets can always be viewed here (just by searching for #FolkloreThursday on Twitter, and then clicking the 'latest' tab.)
And, in case you would like a theme to tweet, we've prepared a list of weekly themes covering the whole year!
| January | |
| Week 1 | Folklore of birth, beginnings and all things new! |
| Week 2 | Work folklore |
| Week 3 | Foodlore |
| Week 4 | Folklore of clothes |
| February | |
| 1 | Favourite folktales & fairy tales for #NationalStoryTellingWeek |
| 2 | Love folklore for #ValentinesDay |
| 3 | Folklore of the skies and heavens |
| 4 | Folklore of childhood, games and fun! |
| March | |
| 1 | This week's theme is #SeasAndRivers to celebrate the publication anniversary of #FolkloreThursday's book, #TreasuryOfFolklore from @BatsfordBooks! Check it out here: amzn.to/33n6Ib4 |
| 2 | Folklore of bold #girls, courageous #women and powerful #goddesses for #InternationalWomensDay |
| 3 | Sin and immorality |
| 4 | Folklore of our local places! Unearth and share the folklore from where you live! |
| 5 | The folklore of families and personal traditions! Share your own customs, festivals and traditions! |
| April | |
| 1 | #Garden folklore |
| 2 | Folklore of forest creatures and spirits |
| 3 | #Pets and #animals for #NationalPetsMonth |
| 4 | Folklore of witches, tricksters and deception for #Walpurgisnacht! |
| May | |
| 1 | Folklore of #spring |
| 2 | Folklore of #plants, #flowers and #herbs |
| 3 | This week's theme is limericks, #rhymes and riddles for #NationalLimerickDay! |
| 4 | Folklore of #stories, #storytelling and #storytellers! |
| June | |
| 1 | #Summer, heat and holidays! |
| 2 | Folklore of water for #WorldOceansDay |
| 3 | Folklore of #birth, #beginnings and celebrations for #FolkloreThursday's birthday! This year, also the folklore of sexuality for #MuseumWeek! @OxonMuseum @MuseumWeek #sexualityMW |
| 4 | Folklore of fairies, the fae and little people for #InternationalFairyDay |
| 5 | Folklore of fire, light and renewal |
| July | |
| 1 | Folklore of the skies and stars |
| 2 | Weather folklore for #StSwithinsDay |
| 3 | Island folklore |
| 4 | Folklore of animals |
| August | |
| 1 | To celebrate the publication anniversary of #FolkloreThursday's book, #TreasuryOfFolklore #WoodlandsAndForests, today's theme is #forest folklore! Check it out here: https://amzn.to/3wXOLNq |
| 2 | Folklore of wealth and money |
| 3 | Folklore of hobbies, sports and recreation |
| 4 | Folklore of mythical creatures! |
| September | |
| 1 | #Art, #colours, and #creativity |
| 2 | Folklore of #writing, #patterns and #symbols for #internationalliteracyday! |
| 3 | Pirates and the deep seas for #TalkLikeAPirateDay |
| 4 | Today's #FolkloreThursday theme is #harvest folklore to celebrate #Mabon & #HarvestFestival! #autumn |
| 5 | Folklore of wild people and #wild places! |
| October | |
| 1 | Folklore of animals |
| 2 | Travelling, journeys and transport |
| 3 | World's scariest #monsters |
| 4 | Folklore of ghosts and the supernatural for #Halloween & #Samhain! |
| November | |
| 1 | Heroes and heroines |
| 2 | #FolkloreThursday's theme this week is #folkmagic and community #traditions! |
| 3 | Volcanoes, snowstorms, and earth tremors: folklore of natural phenomena! |
| 4 | Stage, theatre and entertainment |
| December | |
| 1 | Winter myths and legends |
| 2 | Folklore of #demons and #devils for #Krampusnacht! |
| 3 | #Winter, snow and ice! |
| 4 | Festive foods and traditions! |
| 5 | #Parties, celebrations and good luck! |
