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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
October
Illustration by Frederick Walker (1822) Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn’s being, Thou, from...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Spider Web
Illustration by Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) If a spinner creepe uppon him, hee shall have golde raine downe from heaven. ~16th...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Púca
Illustration by Harold R. Heaton (1861-1939) The púca (pwca, pookah, phouka from Celtic, English, and Channel Islands folklore is a...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Dandelions
Illustration by Herman A. Kohler (1887) In dandelion season, when the Lilliputian lions spread magic at our feet, weave the golden...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Rougarou
Lithograph by Maurice Sand (1857) The Rougarou (roux-ga-roux, rugaroo, or rugaru) is a Cajun folklore shape-shifting creature with a...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Cockatrice
Engraving by Kircher (1687) In spring, when snakes wake from their low-energy burmation state, it is said that the mythical cockatrice...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Snowdrops
Engraving Galanthus Nivalis (Snowdrop) ‘The snowdrop, in purest white arraie, First rears her hedde on Candlemas daie. While the Crocus...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
The Venice Carnival
L'Illustration Journal Universal, Paris (1857) The Carnival of Venice (Carnevale di Venezia) began 1162 as a victory celebration. Over...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Lucky Chimney Sweep
19th Century Wood Engraving Since the late 1800s it has been considered lucky to bow, greet, and tip one’s hat when passing a chimney...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Wassail
Book Illustration (1912) Wassail the trees, that they may bear You many a plum and many a pear: For more or less fruits they will bring,...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Rat King
Etching by Ludwig Willem Reyment Wenckebach (1860-1937) In The Nutcracker ballet, the Mouse King is a formidable creature often depicted...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
La Befana
La Befana (Detail) Etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli (1821) ‘The Befana comes by night With her shoes all tattered and torn, She comes...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Telling of the Bees
The Homes of the Bees Victorian Etching When one dreams of bees in the spring, it means that riches are soon to arrive. In Celtic...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Mermaid Purse
Illustration from "The Boy's Own Book" (1846) Public Domain The mysterious Mermaid Purses that wash up on the shore in spring and summer...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Squirrels
Vintage Squirrel Engraving Squirrels gathering nuts in a flurry will cause snow to gather in a hurry. ~Farmer's Almanac The bustling...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Autumn Leaves
English Oak with Acorns Vintage Engraving The use of autumn leaves to predict the weather for the coming winter is an ancient custom in...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Mistletoe
Etching from 1794 British Museum (Public Domain) In his book, Naturalis Historia, Pliny the Elder wrote that Mistletoe was revered by...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 141 min read
Frau Holle
Illustration by Hermann Vogel (1830-1919) The Nordic Frau Holle In German and Nordic folklore, Frau Holle, also known as "Mother Holle"...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 131 min read
Mummers
Illustration (14th Century) Public Domain In Medieval times, the European nobility would go ‘mumming’ dressed up in elaborate costumes...
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Kerria Seabrooke
Dec 131 min read
Oranges
Illustration by Georg Oellinger (1487-1557) Public Domain Oranges are believed to be a lucky fruit. In the 19th century, it became a...
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