Appalachian folks blended ancient Celtic rituals from Scotland and Ireland, Protestant Christianity, and African traditions with teaching from local Native Americans into a unique mixture of witchcraft, religion, and earth magic. And, for the most part, they didn’t seem to see any problem with their variety of practices, as they understood it all came from the Divine.
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin on Ratcatcher’s Day
I didn’t think Ratcatcher’s Day would be the thing that would prompt me to write another blog post for Hag Stone Journal. But, Der Rattenfänger von Hameln brings together German folklore, Grimm fairytales, missing children, and one of the three animals that students are allowed to bring to Hogwarts their first year. So, of course it […]
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