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Cider Folklore: Wassailing and the Apple Tree Man
Cider has a long history, especially here in Britain. When the Romans arrived in Britain, they discovered the locals drinking a beverage made from ap…
4 years ago
Meeting The Devil's Drink: Coffee Folklore in Legend and Ritual
Coffee is an incredibly popular drink all over the world. Director David Lynch reportedly said, "Even a bad cup of coffee is better than no coffee at…
4 years, 1 month ago
Wine and Witchcraft: A Beverage fit for Apotropaic Success
Like beer, wine has enjoyed a long and prosperous history. It's been enjoyed by the ancients, used as a safe alternative to water, prescribed as medi…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Folklore of Tea: Magic, Predictions and Poison
The folklore of tea is woven through the history of this fascinating plant. Well-known for its use in fortune-telling, through reading tea leaves, it…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Legends and Folklore of Beer: Remedies, Witches & Saints
Beer is a popular drink in many parts of the world. In the US, it's the most popular alcoholic beverage. Throughout the centuries, beer becomes the d…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Lily and the Lady: Plants of Purity and Protection
There are few flowers quite as recognisable as the lily. Yet despite its beauty, the lily is a toxic plant. In some ways, this goes to show the contr…
4 years, 1 month ago
Lavender Folklore: The Tales Behind The Calming Plant
From cleaning wounds to repelling plague, lavender has had a myriad of uses throughout the centuries. It’s come to represent devotion, purity, luck, …
4 years, 2 months ago
From Medicine to Murder: How the Apothecary Garden Found Its Dark Side
The Alnwick Poison Garden is the modern descendant of the medieval apothecary garden.
Find out how these healing gardens found their dark side—and e…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Victorian Language of Flowers: Hiding Secret Messages in Plain Sight
If a bouquet of flowers arrives at our door, we’re more interested in who sent them. The Victorians were more concerned with what it meant.
The Vict…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Not So Holy Ghost: England's Haunted Churches
Churches in England are often portrayed as quaint, picturesque centres of their community. But given they're also often one of the oldest buildings i…
4 years, 2 months ago