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The Faeries
The Faeries -By Angelique Duncan They are known as faerie, fairy or faery, the fae or the fay, the wee people or the little folk. The word derives from Latin fata or “the Fates”. From old French we...
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The Secret History of Gnomes.
The Secret History of Gnomes. -By Angelique Duncan When one sees a statue of a garden gnome one would never realize the grand and noble history that they hold. Their beginnings are much loftier than...
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The Will o The Wisp
The Will o’ The Wisp -By Angelique Duncan Will o’ the wisp quite literally meaning the will of the wisp. A thing that is completely hopeless yet perused despite the difficulty and even impossibility...
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Trick or Treat!
Trick or Treat! -By Angelique Duncan Trick or Treat! The practice of dressing in costumes and going door to door for treats is as old as the holiday of Halloween it’s self. It survives as a...
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The Full Moon and the Wolves
The Full Moon and the Wolves -By Angelique Duncan The full moon of January is the Wolf Moon. It was titled by Native Americans who named each moon in the calendar for attributes that occurred in...
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The Vampires
The Vampires-By Angelique Duncan The Vampires Many of us know of the Vampires. Cloaked undead revenants that have returned from the dead to suck the blood of their victims and spread misfortune to...
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The Brownies
The Brownies-By Angelique Duncan With the coming of Spring comes Spring cleaning. If one is fortunate they will have some help with this annual task from a Brownie. The Brownies are a kin to the...
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The Goblins
The Goblins-By Angelique Duncan The Goblins The Goblins are related to the Brownies and Gnomes of the British Isle. Often they are called Knockers, Kobolds, Bogart, Boogey or Boogey Man...
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Please DO Feed the Ghosts
Please DO Feed the Ghosts -By Debbi Decker We are in the midst of a pretty dire season. We’ve only just made it past the dog days of summer and are thinking thoughts of fall, cooler weather, football,...
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The Owls on Halloween
The Owls on Halloween-By Angelique Duncan Owls have always been associated with Halloween. Often they are depicted as secondary characters in vintage postcards and decorations to other Halloween...
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The Origins of the Christmas Elf
Origins of the Christmas Elf-By Angelique Duncan Legends, traditions and stories about elves have existed for centuries. They find their first mentions in Norse, Scandinavian and Celtic folklore....
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Foxes
Foxes-By Angelique Duncan After the rise of Christianity and the abandonment of animal spirits and totems, many animals once held in high regard for their enchanted qualities were reduced to suspicion...
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The Curse of the Mummy
The Curse of the Mummy-By Angelique Duncan When one thinks of classic Halloween monsters, and costumes the mummy will certainly come to mind; gauze wrappings on decayed skin representing the...
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