by Jean Trammell | Nov 12, 2020 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Fairy Tales, Florida, Legends, Literature, News, Venice
Many people believe in fairies and have developed ways to win their favor, or to protect themselves from evil ones. Fairies love milk, and people may pour milk into the ground for them. Parents may hang an open pair of scissors over a child’s crib as a charm to...
by Jean Trammell | Oct 10, 2020 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Fairy Tales, Florida, Legends, News, Venice
Fairies are not always helpful and kind. They may steal grain or lead travelers astray. Occasionally, fairies commit cruel acts. In one legend, a woman helps deliver a fairy baby. As she puts some magic ointment on the baby’s eye, she accidentally rubs some on...
by Jean Trammell | Oct 1, 2020 | Fairies, Fairy Tales, Florida, News, Venice
Sometimes fairies will reward people for doing them a favor. According to one story, a farmer who mends a fairy oven will receive delicious food in return. I’m already dreaming about fairy cakes. Grateful fairies may also leave fairy money for mortals that have...
by Jean Trammell | Sep 13, 2020 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Fairy Tales, Florida, Venice
People and fairies sometimes marry. A man might go to fairyland to live with his bride, or he might bring his fairy wife back to his home. In many stories, the human being must follow strict rules to remain married to a fairy. For example, a human husband must never...
by Jean Trammell | Jul 12, 2020 | Fairies, Fairy Tales, Legends, Venice
No one knows how the belief in fairies began. In some stories, fairies were angels who were forced to leave heaven because of some wrongdoing. In other stories, fairies were spirits of the dead. Some scholars believe that fairies began as ancient nature spirits, such...
by Jean Trammell | Jun 7, 2020 | Fairies, Fairy Tales, Florida, Legends, Literature, Venice
Fairies appear in two kinds of folk stories-legends and fairy tales. Legends take place in the real world, and fairy tales occur in some imaginary world. Legends are told as true stories, but fairy tales are told as fiction. Actually, fairies appear in very few fairy...