BBC attitudes to the Fairies World may be changing. Radio 1 is finally showing acceptance to the Pogues Fairytale of New York their hit back in the singles chart for the fifth time. see Fairytale of a fairytale

Situated in the heart of the exotic North of Pakistan. The Fairy Meadows are green and lush pastures surrounded by an alpine pine forest at the base of Nanga Parbat,the ninth highest in the world at 8,126 m.

German climbers on their way to the Base Camping in the 1930′s gave it the name and Fairy Meadows been a source of enchantment for travelers from all over the world. A large number of species of birds and wildlife frequent this virgin fairieforest which offers spectacular views full of faery enchantment.

LONDON — The British Library has acquired the archives of the Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter 77 including his correspondence with leading figures in theatre and literature.

The library announced it had paid US$2.24 million for the archive, which includes Pinter's collection of play scripts, which has been on loan to the library since 1993.

The archive includes more than 150 boxes of manuscripts, scrapbooks, letters, photographs, programs and e-mails, and a draft of The Queen of all the Fairies, an unpublished memoir of Pinter's youth, the library said. A selection will be on display at the library from Jan. 11 to April 13.

I teach in Spanish and English to migrant students (young adults, mostly) who are getting ready to take the GED. I've learned about a lot more than language in the last year and a half. We were talking about the concept of fairies the other day—or rather, I was, because my Mexican/Dominican/Guatemalan/Ecuadorian students had never heard about the concept before. In Northern European folklore, there are small magical folk who might help good people (children, specifically) with their chores and might make it very difficult for bad people to get their work done. Is there anything similar in Mexican folklore? I thought maybe with the Mayan/Aztec influence, there might be something like fairies.

–La Maestra

Dear Gabacha Teacher: Mexican folklore is vast, varies by region and is dependent a bit too much on the Devil and wailing women, but fairies and other non-midget phantasmagorical little people do enchant the Mexican mind. In the 1932 classic The Magic and Mysteries of Mexico: Arcane Secrets and Occult Lore of the Ancient Mexicans and Maya, famed folklorist Lewis Spence noted in hilariously antiquated fashion, “The fairy and her kind were as familiar to the Red man as to the White, for the excellent reason that throughout all his geographical ventures and peregrinations, man has always been accompanied by these invisible playmates as well as by his gods and other more exalted tribal patrons.” He identifies two types: the Tepictoton (who helped farmers with their crops when causing desmadre) and the Cihuateteo, dead women who cast diseases on children. “Like the fairies of Europe,” Spence writes, “they were associated with the moon, and an examination of their pranks throws a strong comparative light upon European fairyhood.” Not only that, but Mexico also believes in the world's greatest sprite: Juan Gabriel, the bronze contemporary to Elton John but with better hair, tunes and moves. ¡Al Noa Noa, JuanG

Ann Mari Sjögren Swedish fairy illustrator and artist is sending her friends hand painted Christmas and new year good wishes showing that her painting retains all her skill with flowing watercolor and the magic and mystery of Fairyland. Fairiesworld wish you a very happy Christmas Ann Mari and congratulate you on behalf of all your fans who span three even four generations whom your books and pictures have given great insight and pleasure . We all wish you a very Happy 90th Birthday and great celebrations for 1st January 2008 .

A group formed in facebook is demanding Gillian Gibbons’ release.

The “Release Gillian Gibbons Now” group carries postings from Sudanese contributors, condemning the arrest and demanding her immediate release.

“We demand the immediate release of Gillian Gibbons, a Unity High School teacher (in Khartoum Sudan) who has been: wrongly and unfairly arrested for making the ‘mistake’ of allowing her seven-year-old students to choose a name for a fellow students show-and-tell teddy bear… There is No reason whatsoever to even have a trial over a simple misunderstanding that could have been resolved by the parents and faculty!… Wake Up, Stand Up and Speak Up! Enough is Enough!

“Ask all your family and friends to join this group for the Immediate Release of Gillian Gibbons,”

Sara Madani writes: “The poor woman now is facing a cruel punishment as if the Sudanese government applies the laws of Islam, the Sharia… stupid government!

TeddybearsWorld calls for the Immediate Release of Gillian Gibbons
Fairiesworld condemns the arrest and demands Gillian Gibbons immediate release