Post Views: 5,934 Traditional Christmas characters here in the United States are typically friendly. Think of the many incarnations of St. Nicholas. Iceland on the other hand is home to […] Yule Cat JólakötturinThis entry was posted in Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged christmas folklore food hate man people sons United States work xmas on December 17, 2019 by JayCooper
Post Views: 5,316 When one thinks about the shortlist of halloween familiars, owls, cats, hobgoblins none really carry as foreboding a presence as the humble Crow. Crows are large birds […] What you didn’t Know about CorvidsThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal and tagged central Asia Europe folklore Germany Halloween Happy memory messenger North America people REALLY weather work on October 14, 2013 by JayCooper (updated 3044 days ago)
Post Views: 4,440 Do you hear the winds howling? Is that a harvest blood moon rising in the dark night sky? That’s right friends it is THAT time […] Stygian StrigiformesThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal and tagged ALWAYS child dark death England eyesight fire folklore friends fun Halloween holiday life man men October old people weather witch on September 30, 2013 by JayCooper (updated 3045 days ago)
Post Views: 4,362 SCENE I. A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron. Sound of thunder, Enter the three Witches. ALL Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron […] Double, Double, Boil and BubbleThis entry was posted in Movies Quips and tagged authors english FAVORITE fiction fire folklore Halloween Happy HOT KNOW life me old TRY witch work on October 2, 2012 by JayCooper (updated 3043 days ago)
Post Views: 4,567 On all hallows eve the creatures of the night roam the earth in search of candy and fun. Little do they know that they are acting out […] No It’s Not a ZombieThis entry was posted in General Halloween Views and tagged ALWAYS death England Europe folklore FREE friends fun hate High Middle Ages Hope KNOW life me movies tv UTTERLY zombie on October 10, 2011 by JayCooper (updated 3044 days ago)
1 Post Views: 8,441 Werewolf Folklore permeates the fabric of our lives. Stories handed down through the ages that become part of our culture make us who we are. We don’t […] The Evolution of the Cinema WerewolfThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Movies Seasonal and tagged CG computer ENTIRELY fall FAVORITE folklore Halloween Happy Hope Horror list Literary Lon Chaney Jr London love man me movie movies REALLY scary work on October 6, 2011 by JayCooper (updated 3043 days ago)
Post Views: 3,961 October is without question my absolute FAVORITE time of the year. I have studied all manner of folklore and custom in my quest to better understand my […] Witches take the HatThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal and tagged atheism children Europe fall FAVORITE folklore London me News October old story witch on October 2, 2011 by JayCooper (updated 3043 days ago)
Post Views: 3,612 September, in Old England, was called Haervest-monath (Harvest Month). Michaelmas, on the 29th is an ancient Celtic “Quarter Day” which marked the end of the harvesting season and […] September, Formerly the 7th Month in the YearThis entry was posted in Fall General Seasonal and tagged England FAVORITE folklore fun Holidays Hope me month of the year New York old people Personal REALLY United States on September 17, 2010 by JayCooper (updated 1325 days ago)
1 Post Views: 4,294 Being an Atheist it is tough to get through the xmas holidays without a little teeth grinding and tongue holding. That being said I like to […] Zwarte the Heck?This entry was posted in Humor Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged children folklore fun gifts holiday Holidays man old presents santa story work xmas on December 5, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 2327 days ago)
2 Post Views: 4,599 Santa Claus has long been a cult idol of mine. I think we can all really agree that the image of Santa Claus, perhaps even his entire existence, has been […] You Don’t Know SantaThis entry was posted in Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged ALWAYS children christmas COMPLETELY folklore ghost gifts habit Happy Hope image KNOW London love man me old REALLY santa Santa Claus story work on November 30, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 863 days ago)
Post Views: 4,554 There is a lot that can be researched when looking into the true meaning of the word Ghoul. It seems every culture and hundreds of writers have […] Ghoul that goes Bump in the NightThis entry was posted in Halloween Seasonal and tagged children fiction folklore ghoul Horror life people story zombie on October 23, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 3047 days ago)
Post Views: 3,912 Halloween is always fun for me. I like nothing more than research bizarre and unique facts about the holiday and its origins. Today let us take a […] Supernatural AconitumThis entry was posted in Halloween Seasonal and tagged ALWAYS folklore fun Halloween holiday me old on October 13, 2009 by JayCooper (updated 2327 days ago)