We’ve set the date! TWO DAYS!! The 6th annual Tennessee Folk Magic Fest will be Saturday, Sept 9th from 2 to 8 AND Sunday, Sept 10, 2023 from 10 to 8. at AromaG’s Botanica. A mystical weekend filled with 9 FREE classes, food, and psychics readings. More details as they happen.
aromaG’s Botanica hosts the 6th annual Tennessee Folk Magic Festival. Now, TWO DAYS LONG! Come join us in celebration of all forms of folk magic with NINE FREE classes and workshops, plenty of food, door prizes, and psychic readings. We celebrate by coming together for a weekend of community and education about all forms of folkloric stories and traditions.
So, what is “folk magic,” anyway? It is related to the term “folklore,” which generally refers to cultural expressions, such as narratives, jokes, beliefs, proverbs, legends, myths, music, songs, dances, costumes, food, and festivals, through which individuals and groups shape their regional beliefs.
Folk magic refers to a wide range of magical beliefs and rituals that were usually performed by these normal, everyday people to address community evils such as healing the sick, giving love or luck, driving away bad forces, locating lost items, delivering good harvests, granting fertility, and reading omens. Plants, coins, nails, wood, eggshells, twine, stones, animals, feathers, and other ordinary materials were employed. In some aspects, folk magic can cross over into what is known as “folk religion.”