The Fae must love Australians, given the fact that their Birthday celebrations include a delightful dessert called Fairy Bread.

Fairy Bread what is it? It’s white bread smeared with butter or margarine loaded with colourful sprinkles then sliced into triangles. It’s  served at children’s’ Birthday parties across Australia and New Zealand.

Photo below of a Fairy ornament with Fairy Bread credited to HI COOKERY

The origin of Fairy Bread is a bit of a mystery. Some folks say it began in Australia in the 1920s, legend has it that a newspaper called The Hobart Mercury wrote about it in an article concerning children dining on Fairy Bread. The newspaper began on July 5th, 1854 by George Auber Jones and John Davies. The Hobert Mercury has evolved over the years into The Mercury owned by News Corp Australia, present editor is Chris Jones.

Earlier mention of Fairy Bread was cited by Scottish…

Ved-ava, a Finnish water goddess ruler of the Finno-Ugric and Baltic people. She is the overseer of fishing and abundance.

Ved-ava is described as a sea creature that is similar to a mermaid. She wears her hair long and has a bottom of a fish tail. Ved-ava has a sweet voice seducing folks with her beautiful songs. Fishermen often revered her with their first catch of the day. She represents incarnation of a person that drowned.

In western Russia the Mordvins considered her their Mother of water. In Estonia, she is known as Vete-ema.

Source & Reference:

• “Ved-ava.” Encyclopædia Britannica. 2019. Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. 
• Featured Paintings Contemplation and Promise by Victor Nizovtsev in 9 (Public Domain)

The Seanchaí means (“old lore”) Seanchaithe in Gaelic. A traditional Celtic Story teller and Historian. This tradition even continues in contemporary times.

Seanchaithe (plural) in ancient times served the Clan Chiefs. They were keepers of the history and stories for their tribe. These Celtic storytellers used their own special artistry and dialect that was unique to the Irish folk tradition.

Source & Reference:

• Robinson, M (1985) The Concise Scots Dictionary Chambers, Oxford ISBN 0-08-028491-4
• Illustration of a Seanchaí sharing a story (Public Domain)