FAIRY DAY 24TH JUNE 2016
Celebrate Fairy Day with Pink Poppy!
Dress Up in your best fairy dress, pop on your Pink Poppy wings, tell stories, dance, giggle and embrace your inner fairy friends....
Whether
you see them as small winged tenders of the deep natural places of the earth,
or as tall stately figures with fair skin and hair, there’s one thing for
certain. The world has been absolutely captured by the Fairy Craze. These
creatures appear on everything from mugs to t-shirts and have been the subject
of children’s fairy tales and even supernatural romances. Fairy Day celebrates
these incredible mythological creatures that have captured the imagination of
people everywhere and their diverse history.
History
of Fairy Day
Fairies have existed in just about every culture over the world, though they may
have been called by different names. What they have in common, no matter where
you go, is that they are spirits that inhabit the world around us and often
operate by strange and often odd laws. That’s about where the similarities end,
and where the amazingly diverse concepts that are the fae begin.
We’ve all heard of the winged fairies that flit around flowers and are always
drawn like butterfly winged cherubs of slight form, but did you know that
Dwarves and Gnomes are also part of the fae family? These creatures were common
among the Germanic folk, and especially those who worked in mines and
mountains. Knockers were a form of fairy that lived in mines and would ‘knock’
to warn miners of pending cave-ins and danger, hence their name.
The
red-hatted gnomes that occupy so many people’s gardens were fashioned after
creatures from the far north. These quiet and unassuming creatures were part of
the dark northern forests and spent their time living near the homes of humans,
which they’d sometimes help out. There’s even fae that lives in the oceans like
the Irish Selkie, dark of hair and eye, these creatures were able to turn into
humans. Turn into humans we say? Yes! They started lives as seals and would
take off their skin when they came ashore and take the form of beautiful girls!
How
to Celebrate Fairy Day
Celebrate Fairy Day by participating in one of the many festivals and celebrations
that have formed around the world to honor these mythical creatures. Or you can
have a little festival at home by having a fairy themed party with your friends
and family! Whatever you do, don’t forget to honor the fae in your own home by
leaving out a plate with cookies and a small portion of milk.....and remember to wear your Pink Poppy wings with pretty pride!....xx
