We might have grown up above the fairytales we read, but somewhere deep in our heart, leaving all the tension of pay checks and deadlines is a secret faith in something magical.
Fairies who are playful and glittery living in woodlands were always a part of mythology for centuries. From Celtic woods to Indian apsaras, from Disney’s Tinker Bell to today’s ‘fairycore’ craze trending on social media, these sparkly and magical creatures never really left us. But when the topic comes it comes with questions:
Are Fairies Real? Why we still Believe In Them?
They Are An Escape From This Busy World
In a world of running in between work, 9-to-5 jobs, world crisis, and mental health issues, fairies are still an untouched territory where magic is still there, sometimes in the form of comfort or sometimes just curiosity. To believe in them is like breathing fresh air when the world becomes too hard. It’s not that there are some wings or pixie dust, it’s the small belief that there is still magic, that needs to found within the books, the world or ourselves.
They Exist Across Cultures And Time
From Ireland’s banshees and leprechauns to India’s yakshis and apsaras, almost every culture has its own fairy-like entities. Their existence in every culture indicates a human need for beauty, for enchantment, and for a connection with the nature.
They Have Evolved Just Like Us
While if we see earlier Fairies were shown as gentle little creatures but fairies, today are tough, wild, and independent. They represent the modern values like freedom, femininity, and the respect towards nature. Gen Z has embraced this fully with trending hashtags and phenomena like “fairycore,”.
They’re Everywhere in Pop Culture
From A Court of Thorns and Roses’ Feyre to Maleficent and Shadow and Bone, fairy book, TV, and movie characters, Fairies are no more the sidekicks, they’re heroes, warriors, and queens. And lets not forget the aesthetic takeover on Instagram and TikTok wings, mushrooms, moss makeup, and crystal crowns are the cool thing now.
They Represent Hope, Imagination, and Innocence
In a nutshell, fairies are a reminder of what we used to be before the world told us who we need to be. They are the little chuckle in the woods, the spark that shines, and the string of faith that we try to hold when the world gets too hard.
Do We Really Believe In Them?
Not in real life, But in the heart, yes. Fairies exist in books that we read, paintings that we paint, stories that we tell, and flowers that we plant.
On International Fairy Day, it is not about whether they exist or not but about catching the magic that they bring to our lives. Because at the very bottom of our hearts, regardless of our age, we all wish to believe in something beautiful, something mysterious, and fantastically impossible.
