Sinister Nursery Rhymes

“Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie Kissed the girls and made them cry, When the boys came out to play...

One would expect that this place has been entirely avoided since the outbreak of the Covid 19 Pandemic. You...

Unfortunately, another joyful, traditional event has been cancelled in a Scottish Town. Moffat is situated in the Scottish Borders, just...

The earliest mention of this custom appears to come from the Celts in the early eighteenth century. It seems...

‘Here we go ’round the mulberry bush, The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush, Here we go ’round the mulberry...

“Mary, Mary quite contrary, How does your garden grow ? With silver bells and cockle shells And pretty maids...

The Celtic custom of, ” blackening or Reschtach” is probably thought to be one of the more barbaric rituals...

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the king’s horses and all the...