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Day 231 -> The Washerwomen of the Night

1/6/2014

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The painting “Les Lavandières de la nuit” by Jean-Édouard Dargent, from 1861 (Image found on Google)
     Get ready to never look at washerwomen the same way again!
     Les Lavandières from Celtic mythology, also known as the Cannard Noz in Brittany, the Bean Nighe in Scottish mythology, or the Midnight Washerwomen in English, are three old washerwomen - "ye don't say!". Well, those three old women go to the water's edge at midnight to wash shrouds for those about to die according to the myth and folklore of Brittany; or to wash the bloodstained clothing of those who are about to die according to British folklore.
    The story of three old women may be due to the old Celtic tradition of the triple goddess of death and slaughter. They are small, dressed in green and have webbed feet, which may be the reason they are also sometimes called the Cannard Noz (meaning "night ducks") in Breton folklore.
~Ally
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