Category: Culture
6 Old Time Bible Superstitions
Looking for some old time religion? How about some old time superstition? Smack the two together and you’ve got bible superstitions. Who You Will Marry…
Young Woman Cursed With the Evil Eye
Accused of having the evil eye, the only option was to burn her. Thankfully, there were people wise enough not to burn the young woman…
Flower Messages
Victorians printed off books detailing the language of flowers. Each flower in the garden could be used to send a secret message to someone you…
5 Strange Beliefs About Cedar Trees and Wood
Cedar is a slow growing evergreen tree that produces an aromatic wood. People have long used cedar wood as a natural way to deter moths….
Ancient Etruscan Discoveries Made In 1915
Even today, so little is really known about the Etruscans and discoveries are still being made. In this newspaper article from 1915, the Etruscan language…
House Dedicated to Ghosts
Desperate to believe that the spirit of her father was still with her, one woman decided to dedicate her entire home to ghosts who wished…
How Halloween Was Celebrated In The Early 1900s
This newspaper article, published in 1912, covers some of the ways Halloween was celebrated in the recent past. While some of the info on the…
10 Left Handed Superstitions
Left handed and left side superstitions are everywhere and are deeply imbedded in the world’s cultures. Lefties are an unusual bunch and only make up…
Give Yourself An Empire Nose Job The 1911 Way
Why such a big deal on noses? And in 1911, it is not like these women could head into town for a chisel job. But…
Halloween – Tis Fairies Night
In this article from 1895, the list is that American Halloween customs are very similar to those in Scotland and Ireland. Several distinct Halloween divinations…
