New Year’s holidays are coming. Oh, how we look forward to these days with you! We will finally get some sleep, redo everything, visit here and there, meet friends and family. This sounds familiar to you, right? Lots of things to do during the holidays? Trying to do everything, we are either torn and tired from rest even more than…
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New Year’s Eve is approaching, and each of us will guess something cherished under the chimes. How to make a wish so that it will certainly come true in the new year? More than one article has been written about how to make a wish correctly, more than one video has been shot, and many books have even been written….
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Magic use: In the Middle Ages, wormwood was associated with John the Baptist, who, according to legend, wore a belt made of its stems when he lived in the desert. Therefore, it was called “the herb of St. John” and was considered a sure means for driving out demons, and on the eve of St. John’s Day wreaths of this…
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The winter solstice has been celebrated in many cultures under different names: Yule, Kolyada, Meán Geimhridh. The modern New Year has absorbed many old traditions and attributes, and almost every element of the holiday keeps its historical roots. A Christmas tree, ornaments in the form of balls, candles, songs and dances – all this is a successful relic of the…
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It’s time for cold winds and gloves forgotten at home. Hands suffer from cold air, water, become dry and can begin to peel off. Let’s rummage through the bins and see what can be done about it (besides the reminders about gloves). A universal remedy for cracks and dryness: honey and milk. The latter must be warmed up to a…
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Everyone, of course, has heard about fortune telling on tea leaves, but not everyone knows that there is also fortune telling on tea leaves. Both types of fortune-telling are united by a common name – tasseography (tasseology, tasseomancy) – from the French (and German) word tasse – “cup”. The European tea leaf divination we know arose relatively recently – probably…
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Since the Middle Ages, the legend of the Benevento witches has circulated throughout Europe. It is difficult to say what exactly served as the basis for such stories. Most likely, they were caused by a combination of pagan beliefs and rituals of the Roman time and the Lombards. In the 1st – 2nd centuries, the cult of the Egyptian goddess…
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The planchette familiar to us from many films for spiritualistic seances with the letters of the alphabet, numbers from 1 to 10 and the words yes and no printed on it, was invented in the 19th century. by the American E.S. Reiche. It is called the Talking Board, or Ouija board. The name Ouija was allegedly inspired by the perfume…
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Along with burning ginger teas, a runny nose, cough and the desire to lie face down in a pillow can be treated with herbal remedies. Please note that herbal medicine acts, albeit mildly, but for a rather long time, and for any ailment that allows you to suspect the flu, and not just a snotty nose and a bad mood,…
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Once upon a time in Denmark there lived a hero-king who died on the battlefield. The war was hot, and among the bodies of the king they did not find, or maybe they did not look for it. By nightfall, the crows circling over the field descended on the field, and one of them landed directly on the broken chest…
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14.7 million years ago, a star fell from the sky and hastily bit into the earth, melting rocks and scattering debris. The body of the earth began to cry, and the tears, freezing and mixing with the star, turned into green glass. It took 15 million years. People learned to walk, build and dig, and from 1787 AD they got…
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When we lift our eyes to the night sky, we are mesmerized by the radiance of the stars and the dark sea of the sky. But the first glance reaches for the moon. The moon is beautiful. She fascinates, beckons, excites. Its cold light fills the world with shadows, midtones and magic. Look at the moon and you will understand…
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The white deer is a common symbol in European folklore, appearing in a wide variety of tales and legends. The Celts believed that he was a prophet, a messenger from other worlds. White deer represented purity, as white was associated with perfection and beauty. They said that his appearance meant great changes to come. He was described as radiant and…
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