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The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper and Carson Ellis https://t.co/fzYFJe2umc via

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“My name is Mary Katherine Blackwood.I am 18 years old...I could have been born a werewolf,because the 2 middle fingers on both my hands are the same length,but I have had to be content with what I had”
― Shirley Jackson,#BOTD 1916,We Have Always Lived in the Castle

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Frenzy in the Churchyard
From the Witches in Ecstasy series

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E. T. A. Hoffmann´s The Nutcracker and the Mouse King illustrated by Gennady Spirin

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's wonderful illustrations for 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens

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LUSSINATA (Scandinavia): On 13th Dec., both St Lucia and Lussi are celebrated. Lucia is a Christian martyr. Whilst Lussi is a witch-like being who marks the arrival of trolls and evil spirits. To protect your household, you should stay up all night.

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An Oscar-Winning Animation of Charles Dickens’ Classic Tale, 'A Christmas Carol' (1971) https://t.co/cgFHAfCnBr via

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Tonight is the night of Lussi, a demonic creature of Norwegian folklore. She will ride across the sky with Åsgårdsreia, an entourage consisting of supernatural beings and the ghosts of sinners. They will punish everyone who is late with their Yule preparations.

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MISTLETOE: Of the druids, Pliny the Elder writes,
'Clad in a white robe the priest ascends the tree, and cuts the mistletoe with a golden sickle, which is received by others in a white cloth' ('Natural History', trans. Bostock and Riley, 16.95)

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2022-12-11

In Flanders it was said not to go for wintry walks in the forest at night. Around that time the only beings wandering in the woods were werewolves and they would force you to carry them.

🎨Rovina Cai

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To counter the ill-will of witches or evil spirits that mean you harm, wear ‘Elf-Arrows’ or ‘Fairie Darts’ set in silver or gold as a necklace.


🎨 Ulla Thynell

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2022-12-09

"Ah, distinctly I remember
it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember
wrought its ghost upon the floor. "
~ Edgar Allan Poe, 'The Raven'

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