Sinister Nursery Rhymes
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Sinister Nursery Rhymes
louisa, , Customs/Superstitions, 1
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the king’s horses and all the...
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Moot / Boot Hill Or Omnis Terra
louisa, , Customs/Superstitions, 0
Boot Hill has two distinctive opposite meanings, depending on which side of the Atlantic Ocean you live. Boot Hill...
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The Fiery Cross Or Crann Tara
louisa, , Customs/Superstitions, 0
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
louisa, , Customs/Superstitions, 0
“Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To give the poor dog a bone; When she got there The...
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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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Sinister Nursery Rhymes
louisa, , Customs/Superstitions, 0
“Mary, Mary quite contrary, How does your garden grow ? With silver bells and cockle shells And pretty maids...
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Mistletoe
louisa, , Customs/Superstitions, 0
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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