Post Views: 5,836 Yule is the original Norse-Germanic Pagan festival that marks todays Winter Solstice before it was replaced by the christian version of ‘christmas”. The lyric from “Deck the […] Yule Never Believe this..because you were taughtThis entry was posted in Seasonal Views Winter Xmas and tagged christmas english Europe food gothic holiday memory men story winter Winter Solstice on December 2, 2018 by JayCooper (updated 1902 days ago)
Post Views: 4,905 Halloween Cartoons 2018This entry was posted in Halloween Humor Seasonal Views on October 22, 2018 by JayCooper (updated 1978 days ago)
1 Post Views: 8,176 I like to explore the cultural connections between the holiday of Halloween and people that invented it. One of the more interesting legends I have run across […] The Cutty Black Sow, a Gaelic LegendThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal and tagged children ghost habit Halloween Happy holiday Horror KNOW life man men movie movies old people winter witch on October 17, 2017 by JayCooper (updated 2354 days ago)
Post Views: 9,371 Halloween always makes us think of the darkest, dankest, ritualistic parts of ourselves. Writers often use the holiday as inspiration for their works. King, Bradbury, Le Fanu […] Pumpkin Head, Dark beings with Jack-O-Lantern headsThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal and tagged ALWAYS books creepy fiction fun ghost Halloween Happy holiday list man movie October REALLY Sad scarecrow story villain work on October 5, 2017 by JayCooper (updated 1495 days ago)
Post Views: 4,317 I stepped into our neighborhood bargain store and immediately my eyes were drawn to a shelf in the far corner where a lone box marked Weber sat. […] Oh What a twisted Weber we weave.This entry was posted in General Summer Views and tagged ALWAYS FREE holiday list me STICKERS story on July 6, 2017 by JayCooper (updated 1495 days ago)
Post Views: 5,370 Belsnickle is not Santa Claus. The Pennsylvania Dutch, who were not Dutch at all, but ”Deutsche”, or German, are credited with bringing many of their country’s Christmas […] Belsnickle or Pelz-nickle is not Santa ClausThis entry was posted in General Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged children christmas costumes fun gifts holiday joke KNOW people santa Santa Claus on December 22, 2016 by JayCooper (updated 2307 days ago)
Post Views: 4,123 This year’s celebrations are truly filled with a great many “firsts” for me. With this in mind I wanted to list them out and note my gratitude […] Gratitude 2015This entry was posted in Bio Fall Seasonal Views and tagged child children friends gratitude Happy Happy Thanksgiving holiday job life list me old Personal REALLY Thanksgiving on November 25, 2015 by JayCooper (updated 2366 days ago)
Post Views: 4,499 I am a nostalgic reader. What I mean by that is that I fondly relive my youth by re-reading books that I enjoyed as a child. This […] Rocky Hurwood Author ShowThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal and tagged ALWAYS books bowling Bowling Green Kentucky child computer death Horror KNOW life lifetime man Mary Shelly New York New York Lifetime October photo Sad scary work on October 11, 2015 by JayCooper (updated 2364 days ago)
Post Views: 4,951 I have a pseudo tradition on my blog of posting a bunch of Halloween images on or before each holiday. This is the Halloween Cartoons 2015 batch. […] Halloween Cartoons 2015This entry was posted in Halloween Humor Seasonal and tagged cartoons creepy Halloween Halloween Cartoons Happy holiday Hope KNOW list pumpkins scary Serious TRY vintage on October 7, 2015 by JayCooper (updated 2324 days ago)
Post Views: 7,896 Modern Santa Claus is known to be an amalgam of influences, not the least of which is the Germanic god Odin. It is important to realize that there […] Mōdraniht – Mothers NightThis entry was posted in Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged American Christmas christmas holiday KNOW life Mothers Night News old Old Yule people santa Santa Claus winter Winter Solstice on November 22, 2014 by JayCooper (updated 2354 days ago)
1 Post Views: 4,531 Halloween Cartoons 2014This entry was posted in Halloween Seasonal and tagged dark Funny Halloween holiday Holidays Horror thinking on October 11, 2014 by JayCooper (updated 1978 days ago)
Post Views: 3,973 January really creeps me out. I am not sure I know why, but I think it has something to do with the cold, rain, shortness of the […] January, the Super Creepy Month.This entry was posted in Humor Seasonal Views Winter and tagged GIF image KNOW me people REALLY tennessee weather winter on January 18, 2014 by JayCooper (updated 2354 days ago)