Blackening Of The Bride And Groom Or Reschtach
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Jumping The Broom Or Besom
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The earliest mention of this custom appears to come from the Celts in the early eighteenth century. It seems...
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The Fiery Cross Or Crann Tara
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Scotland was a dominate Roman Catholic country, so it is no revelation, to learn that the, “cross” figured a...
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Sinister Nursery Rhymes
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“Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To give the poor dog a bone; When she got there The...
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Happy Hallowe’en!!
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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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Moot / Boot Hill Or Omnis Terra
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Boot Hill has two distinctive opposite meanings, depending on which side of the Atlantic Ocean you live. Boot Hill...
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Sinister Nursery Rhymes
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“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
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“Happy go up and happy go down, to ring the bells of London Town, Oranges and lemons, say the...
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Mistletoe
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Mistletoe traditions, in Scotland, come from two very different sources. When the Romans settled in Britain, they despised and dreaded the Druids. It...
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