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 | Sep 22, 2020 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Florida, Legends, News, Venice
Fairies often aid people in various ways. They might help with the housework or with such framework as reaping and threshing. In some cases, a person is not allowed to thank the fairy, to offer it gifts, or even to watch it work. If the person breaks on of these...
by Jean Trammell | Sep 3, 2020 | Fairies, Fairy Doors, Florida, Legends, News, Venice
In fairyland, fairies often have trouble giving birth to babies. A common type of fairy legend tells how fairies kidnap a human woman and take her to fairyland to help deliver a baby. The fairies blindfold the woman before she enters or leaves fairyland so the...
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 24, 2020 | Fairies, Florida, Legends, News, Venice
A number of beliefs and stories about fairies have been popular for hundreds of years. For example, many children believe that the sandman comes each night and puts “sleepy dust” in their eyes to help them sleep. American children especially like the tooth...