Welcome back to Folklore in Museums! After the success of our first four posts in August 2022 in collaboration with the Folklore Museums Network, we have decided to continue looking at objects found in museum collections all over the world, in this new and ongoing segment of our Blog! Today, we shall discover the superstitions … Continue reading Folklore in Museums: Horse Brass & Horseshoes
Author: Superstition Sam
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"Welsh border people gather bunches of them to purify the home. Yet this may be risky, for snowdrops are also known as Death Flowers in some counties; perhaps because they grow in churchyards." — Charles Kightly Photograph of horse riders posing in a field filled with snowdrop flowers. Source: Kightly, Charles (1987), The Perpetual Almanack … Continue reading #Flashlore 07
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"She ventured forward on the light; And, vow! Tam saw an unco sight Warlocks and witches in a dance..." Tam o'Shanter by Robert Burns, telling the tale of a man who encounters a coven of witches on his way home from the pub! Painting of man fleeing on a horse from a group of witches … Continue reading #Flashlore 06
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