#fairy lore
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- Fairies often try to extinguish Midsummer bonfires via whirlwind, but can be stopped if fire is thrown at them.
- Leaping through the Midsummer bonfire protects one from fairies.
- Driving cattle through the embers of the bonfire with protect them from them from the attention of evil spirits.
- In order to escape the chase of fairies, cross a stream of running water.
- Carry rue in your pocket to ward off evil fairies.
- If you are being pixie-led or troubled by fairies, turn your clothes inside out to confuse them and then make a run for it.
- If your companion is being dragged into a fairy circle, throw in one of your gloves and they will disperse giving your companion time to escape.
- Scatter flax on you floor to keep fairies out of your bedroom.
- When confronted by fairies show them any form of iron and they should vanish as they are terrified of iron. Lore says to keep a knife or nail in your pocket or under your pillow at night.
- Hanging a Hag Stone above your door frame will keep evil fairies at bay.
- Rowan wood tied into a cross with red thread will protect the hearth when hung up somewhere high.
- A besom placed beside the fireplace will stop fairies from coming down chimneys.
- Burying a Witch Bottle in front of your doorstep will also provide protection from pesky fairies.
- Oatmeal sprinkled on clothes or carried in pockets will keep bad fairies at bay.
- St. John’s wart prevents fairies from carrying you off while you sleep.
- Mulberry trees in the gardens will keep away evil fairies. Dancing counterclockwise around a Mulberry tree at Midsummer will also aid in this
