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Kitchen witch. A Norwegian kitchen witch. A kitchen witch, sometimes called a cottage witch[1] is a homemade poppet or doll resembling a stereotypical witch or crone displayed in residential kitchens as a good luck charm [2] and to ward off bad spirits. [3]
A wooden puppet depicting the Befana. In Italian folklore and folk customs, the Befana (Italian: [beˈfaːna]) is a witch-like old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to Santa Claus or the Three Magi. [1] The Befana is a widespread tradition among all Italians and thus ...
The origin of the German kitchen witch poppet is debated by many. One suggested location for the kitchen poppet's origin is Scandinavia, although the first mentions of it poppet in writing come from England. [10] The kitchen witch poppet is intended to bring good energy into the home kitchen, and prevent kitchen disasters.
The Witches' Kitchen[1] (Spanish: La cocina de las brujas or Berganza y Cañizares) is a painting by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya, located in a private collection in Mexico. It is part of a series of six cabinet paintings, each measuring approximately 43 × 30 cm, with the theme of witchcraft. The paintings do not together form a single ...
The Weaver and the Witch Queen. Norse mythology comes to life in The Weaver and the Witch Queen, about sisters Oddny and Signy and their friend, Gunnhild. After Signy is kidnapped, Oddny sets out ...
Witchcraft. The views of witchcraft in North America have evolved through an interlinking history of cultural beliefs and interactions. These forces contribute to complex and evolving views of witchcraft. Today, North America hosts a diverse array of beliefs about witchcraft. [1][2] Indigenous communities such as the Cherokee, [3] Hopi, [4] the ...
Baba Yaga being used as an example for the Cyrillic letter Б, in Alexandre Benois ' ABC-Book. Baba Yaga is an enigmatic or ambiguous character from Slavic folklore (or one of a trio of sisters of the same name) who has two opposite roles. In some motifs she is described as a repulsive or ferocious-looking old woman who fries and eats children ...
The Witches is a 1983 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. A dark fantasy, the story is set partly in Norway and partly in England, and features the experiences of a young English boy and his Norwegian grandmother in a world where child-hating societies of witches secretly exist in every country. The witches are ruled by the vicious ...