Counting Sheep and Flying Pigs: Farm Animals in Art and Folklore (Talk by Podcaster Icy Sedgwick)

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Enjoy code: 495456
Type
Lecture
Target groups
Elderly, Youth, Adult
Source
TheList
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Available tickets

Wednesday
18/09 2024 7:00pm
Newcastle Cathedral St Nicholas Square NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Provided by The List

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Join Icy Sedgwick for a glimpse into the captivating and curious ways in which animals feature in our cultural tapestry, leaving a lasting hoofprint on our imagination and beliefs. Farmyard animals have long been a source of inspiration in art, folklore and religious texts – not to mention idioms, rhymes and peculiar superstitions! In this fascinating talk, folklore blogger and podcaster Icy Sedgwick will offer a fascinating glimpse into our extraordinary and enchanting encounters with animal life beyond the confines of the farmyard.

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