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Blackening Of The Bride And Groom Or Reschtach
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The Celtic custom of, ” blackening or Reschtach” is probably thought to be one of the more barbaric rituals...
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Sinister Nursery Rhymes
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“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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Sinister Nursery Rhymes
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‘Here we go ’round the mulberry bush, The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush, Here we go ’round the mulberry...
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The Blue Men of Scotland
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Scotland’s large coast line has given way to many sea-faring myths and legends. Between the mainline of north-west Scotland...
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Sinister Nursery Rhymes
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“Eeny, meeny, miny, moe Catch a tiger by his toe If he squeals let him go, Eeeny, meeny, miny,...
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Sinister Nursery Rhymes
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“Half a pound of tuppenny rice, Half a pound of treacle, That’s the way the money goes, Pop! goes...
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Kelty Coal Race
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Towards the end of the 1800’s coal miners in Kelty, Fife, Scotland, would run home with lumps of coal, ‘rakers’ & ‘clugs’, at the end...
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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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