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Kerria Seabrooke
2 days ago1 min read
The Belsnickel
Etching by Karl Janslin (1880) The Belsnickel (Belznickel, Pelznickel, Bell Sniggle) is the cantankerous Christmas gift-bringer in German...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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Butterflies
Engraving by William Lizars (1840) To see three butterflies together is as good as seeing three magpies. ~Nottinghamshire In spring, the...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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The Norse Goddess of Winter
Engraving by Carl Fredrik von Saltza (1893) Skaði was born a frost-giant and became the Norse goddess of winter through her marriage to...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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Persimmons
Engraving US Dept. of Agriculture (1892) Persimmons ripen in early Autumn, when their honey-flavored fruit can be made into delicious...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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Tea and Tasseography
Painting by Nicholas Crowley (1842) Tasseography or tasseomancy is the ancient art of reading tea leaves. To divine the future, patterns...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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Theaters
Etching by William Hogarth (1697-1764) Actors are notoriously superstitious, and it follows that many superstitions surround theaters,...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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Quilts
Newspaper Engraving (1885 The skill of quilting is thought to have begun with the 12th-century Crusaders, who wore a quilted garment...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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Sheep
Painting by Joseph Farquharson (1901) Leap year was ne'er a good sheep year. ~old Scottish saying In Iceland, when you dream about white...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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Ghosts
William Bell Scott (1811-1890) At the end of October, as the liminal veil grows thin, apparitions begin to stir. Many believe that a...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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Garlic
Jakob Meydenbach (1491) Garlic has been used in traditional Chinese medicine since 200 BC and is still used today. In ancient Egypt,...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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Cats
Drawing by Harrison Weir (1892) There are numerous superstitions relating to the mercurial behavior of felines. When a cat washes behind...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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Graveyard Etiquette
19th Century Engraving To see a man tread over graves, I hold it no good mark; ‘Tis wicked in the sun and moon, And bad luck in the...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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Bonfires
Lithograph by J.W. Hennessy (19th Century) The lore surrounding fire is some of the oldest known to humans worldwide. As an elemental...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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Wolfsbane and Werewolves
(Conradus Lycothenes) (1557) Wolfsbane is a lovely and highly poisonous perennial with a sinister reputation. Some species of wolfsbane,...
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Kerria Seabrooke
4 days ago1 min read
Acorns
Botanical Engraving (1800s) Acorns are associated with wisdom and good luck and in Germany were used to decorate Christmas trees. In...
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Kerria Seabrooke
4 days ago1 min read
The Belsnickel
Etching by Karl Janslin (1880) The Belsnickel (Belznickel, Pelznickel, Bell Sniggle) is the cantankerous Christmas gift-bringer in German...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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Aquamarine
Illustration by Edmund Dulac (1911) IAquamarine is the birthstone of March and is considered by many to have healing properties and the...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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The Yule Cat
The Yule Cat of Iceland (Wikimedia Commons) The Icelandic legend of Jólakötturinn, warns of a giant Yule Cat who gobbles kids (and...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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The Boar's Head
Illustration for The Boar's Head Carol (1872) In medieval times, the boar’s head was served at Christmas, and it is still served at...
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Kerria Seabrooke
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Bobbing for Apples
Bobbing for apples has been a favorite autumn game in Europe for several hundred years. Since the 1800s, it has become synonymous with...
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