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FAIRIES. A Reminiscence Activity By Vicky Surash , MS, ACC/EDU/MC , DCS Forget-Me-Not Consulting, LLC SurashVW@aol.com. Cottingley Fairies Photograph taken by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths, 1917. Wikipedia. Fairies Faery , fay , faerie, wee folk. Middle English faierie
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FAIRIES A Reminiscence Activity By Vicky Surash, MS, ACC/EDU/MC, DCS Forget-Me-Not Consulting, LLC SurashVW@aol.com
Cottingley Fairies Photographtaken by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths, 1917. Wikipedia
FairiesFaery, fay, faerie, wee folk • Middle English faierie • Mythological being • Legendary creature • Form of spirit • Magical creature • Ethereal creature
Appear: • In folktales • As characters in stories from medieval tales of chivalry • Victorian fairy tales • Present day literature • Examples: postcards, books, material lines, doll costumes
The Reverend Robert Kirk, Minister of the Parish of Aberfoyle, Stirling, Scotland, wrote in 1691: • "These … Fairies they call … the Good People...are said to be of middle nature between Man and Angel, … of intelligent fluidous Spirits, and light changeable bodies (lyke those called Astral) somewhat of the nature of a condensed cloud, and best seen in twilight. These bodies be so pliable through the sublety of Spirits that agitate them, that they can make them appear or disappear at pleasure" - from The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies[ • Wikipedia
Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823-1903), French born British painter Take the Fair Face of Woman, and Gently Suspending, With Butterflies, Flowers, and Jewels Attending, Thus Your Fairy is Made of Most Beautiful Things
Midsummer Eve Edward Robert Hughes, 1908
Fairy Islands Elves and Fairies of the Australian Bush, 1916
The Sea Fairies Elves and Fairies of the Australian Bush, 1916
The Voyager Elves and Fairies of the Australian Bush, 1916
The Jazz Band The Enchanted Forest, 1921
Anne Plays the Pipes The Enchanted Forest, 1921
Wings • Wings, while common in Victorian and later artwork of fairies, are very rare in the folklore; even very small fairies flew with magic, sometimes flying on ragwort stems or the backs of birds. Nowadays, fairies are often depicted with ordinary insect wings or butterfly wings. • Wikpedia
The Fairy Folk • A Treasury of Verse for Little Children, 1912
Moonboat Elves and Fairies of The Australian Bush, 1916