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Sinister Nursery Rhymes
louisa, , Customs/Superstitions, 1
“Half a pound of tuppenny rice, Half a pound of treacle, That’s the way the money goes, Pop! goes...
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Trows Or Elf-Shot
louisa, , Customs/Superstitions, 1
A trow is a bitter, naughty fairy or spirit in the folklore traditions of the Orkney or Shetland islands....
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Happy Hallowe’en!!
Janice Silva, , Customs/Superstitions, 0
Over the past few weeks we’ve noticed the shops filling their shelves with Hallowe’en goodies, from costumes, masks, flags...
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Jumping The Broom Or Besom
louisa, , Customs/Superstitions, 0
The earliest mention of this custom appears to come from the Celts in the early eighteenth century. It seems...
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Childbirth Superstitions
louisa, , Customs/Superstitions, 0
Monday’s child is fair of face, Tuesday’s child is full of grace, Wednesday’s child is full of woe, Thursday’s...
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Sinister Nursery Rhymes
louisa, , Customs/Superstitions, 0
“Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie Kissed the girls and made them cry, When the boys came out to play...
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Sinister Nursery Rhymes
louisa, , Customs/Superstitions, 0
“Ring A Ring of Roses A pocket full of posies A-tish-oo, a-tish-oo We all fall down” This rhyme...
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Blackening Of The Bride And Groom Or Reschtach
louisa, , Customs/Superstitions, 0
The Celtic custom of, ” blackening or Reschtach” is probably thought to be one of the more barbaric rituals...
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