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A Christmas Ghost Story

December 23, 2020 boneandsickle folklore

Four our third year, we embrace the old tradition of seasonal ghost-storytelling. This year Mrs. Karswell reads for us a[…]

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The Hellish Harlequin: Phantom Hordes to Father Christmas

December 5, 2020 boneandsickle Carnival, charivari, Christmas, demons, Devil, dwarf, England, EPISODE, Father Christmas, folk customs, folk theater, folklore, France, Furious Army, ghost stories, ghosts, giants, Harlequin, Hellequin, Herla, history, holidays, Italy, legends, Middle Ages, mumming, pantomime, theater, Twelve Days of Christmas, Wild Hunt

Harlequin is an enigmatic figure with roots in dark folklore of France, specifically that of the Wild Hunt (Chasse Sauvage)[…]

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Seasonal Listening

December 4, 2020 boneandsickle Bone & Sickle, Christmas, folklore, Furious Army, Germanic, Krampus, Perchta, Perchten, St. Nicholas, Wild Hunt

For new Patrons who may not have heard these or for those of you who just want some seasonal listening[…]

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