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Witch bottles. According to Frederick Alexander Durham writing in 1892, the Britons at the time were in some ways just as superstitious as their ancestors. [5] According to the Andrew D. McCarthy, the finding and identification of more than 200 witch bottles reinforces the view that early modern Britain was a superstitious society, where evil could be fended off with a mixture of urine and hair.
Superstitions of Great Britain, beliefs or practice considered by non-practitioners to be irrational or supernatural, attributed to fate or magic, perceived supernatural influence, or fear of that which is unknown.
A superstition is "a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation" or "an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition."
A dictionary of plant-lore. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-866183-5. Westwood, Jennifer; Simpson, Jacqueline (2005). The Lore of the Land: A Guide to England's Legends, from Spring-heeled Jack to the Witches of Warboys. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-100711-3. Wright, Arthur Robinson (2013). English Folklore. Read Books.
The Merry Maidens at St Buryan Celebration of St Piran's Day in Penzance. Cornish mythology is the folk tradition and mythology of the Cornish people.It consists partly of folk traditions developed in Cornwall and partly of traditions developed by Britons elsewhere before the end of the first millennium, often shared with those of the Breton and Welsh peoples.
Cumulus humilis indicates a dry day ahead.. Weather lore is the body of informal folklore related to the prediction of the weather and its greater meaning.. Much like regular folklore, weather lore is passed down through speech and writing from normal people without the use of external measuring instruments.
British folklore includes topics such as the region's legends, recipes, and folk beliefs. British folklore includes English folklore , Scottish folklore and Welsh folklore . [ 1 ]
The first two books in the Leechbook are a collation of Mediterranean and English medical lore, whilst the third is the only surviving example of an early English medical textbook. [10] This third book contains remedies listed under which part of the body they are supposed to heal, with plants described under their Old English (rather than ...