Bone and Sickle

The Unknown Carnival

Mr. Ridenour introduces his new book “A Season of Madness: Fools, Monsters, and Marvels of the Old-World Carnival,” explaining how[…]

In celebration of Mr. Ridenour’s new book on folk-Carnival traditions, Bone and Sickle is making available the new ultra-super deluxe[…]

The Sin-Eater was a figure associated with funerals of the 17th – 19th century, mostly in Wales, and the English[…]