Category: Culture
5 Old Halloween Spells and Divinations
Halloween has always been a time for spells and divinations. Here are five oldies here for your personal research into the subject of one of…
10 Super Weird Fishing Superstitions
If you have a fisherman in your life, you know that the trade or hobby is rife with strange and seemingly illogical superstitions. Many of…
The Walnut Tree Halloween Love Divination
Halloween has long been a time for love divinations and scrying. Here is a less common love divination that I found in a newspaper article…
Ghosts of the Sea
History is fill with stories of ghost ships. This particular story was publishing in a newspaper back in 1894. One thing I found fascinating about…
French Dinner of Souls
Here is a fascinating party idea that needs to be revived. The dinner of souls was once a trend among the Paris elite where each…
The Problem Of Halloween Pranks In 1913
I remember planning the Halloween night pranks far in advance with my small group of friends. We would start collecting corn from out of the…
The Halloween Rose Test
This old Halloween rose test, fortune telling in its finest when it comes to folklore, helps a young woman know if the man that she…
10 Ridiculous Things Men Of The Past Have Said About Women
Women are intellectually inferior to men, vain, melancholic, morbid, and, we have to admit, a little bit nuts. We women might think we rule the…
The Mystic Month of November
What amazes me most about newspapers from over 100 years ago is their openness to discuss other religions. In today’s world, newspapers print articles that…
10 Strange Mirror Superstitions
Mirrors have long been held as portals to the spirit world and there are numerous superstitions surrounding their use. Many cultures believed that mirrors or…
