Category: Culture
5 Ways to Become a Witch According to Old Timers
Superstitions can be pretty darn funny, if not downright insulting. For example, my own grandfather, a Pennsylvania German, once told my mother that women who…
Halloween – Take A Look Into The Future
Halloween conjures up images of witches, ghosts, and fortune telling. In folk belief, Halloween is also the best time to see into your future. Newspapers…
Candlelight Superstition Taken to the Extreme
Have you ever taken something to the extreme? Do you squeeze the life out of fun? Here is a story about a woman who took…
7 Gruesome Old Love Charms
Old love charms can be gross, cruel, and just bizarre. Supposedly, people performed these charms to find love, but I think that many of them…
W.B. Yeats Vision for Dublin Ireland – A Colony of Painters
W.B. Yeats had much to say during his time. This long winded article found in a 1903 newspaper discusses Yeats vision for Ireland and particularly…
Around The Apple Tub – Bobbing For Apples
Bobbing for apples was one of the things I used to look forward to every Halloween as a child. We would do it at least…
7 Popular Holly Tree Superstitions
The holly tree is one of the most magical plants a person can grow in their yard. It is steeped in ancient history and in…
Soviet Axe Is Out For Old Santa As An Evil Genius For Children
Poor Santa. Someone is always waging war against the old fella, from religious extremists to the former Soviet government to just about everyone who hates…
Santa Claus Banned Because He Isn’t In The Bible
If you think that the war on Christmas is something new, think again. This 1911 article tells of a town that had banned Old Saint…
10 Lucky Charms and Why They are So Lucky
Everyone is guilty of hanging onto a lucky charm or two. It is one of those little pleasures that has not yet faded from the…
