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Witches, scary pumpkins (or turnips!) and visitors from the Otherworld

I was recently watching my daughter carve a pumpkin while I was making dinner. I was cutting up a turnip. Much as I like them, they are not something that I buy a lot as I find them hard to peel. Indeed, a chef friend once told me that nothing ruins ...

29 Oct 2022 at 19:19

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Black cats and superstitions on Friday 13th

Black cats have played a huge role in folklore and superstition for centuries and strangely enough, some of these old superstitions still exist, with a minority of people avoiding black cats if they cross their path on Friday 13th. The ISPCA want ...

13 Aug 2021 at 10:53

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Column: How superstitious are you? It might be a lot more than you think

There’s no point crying over spilt milk. But salt, it would seem, is a very different story. Should you be unfortunate enough to spill or drop salt, you need to grab a pinch of it quickly and throw it over your left shoulder. Or so I’m told. I ...

25 Nov 2022 at 18:28

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Column: Ancient traditions of Bealtaine - or May Day - have come full circle

It’s funny how things come full circle. I remember years ago when it came to voting on various EU treaties, a commonly heard argument was that Ireland would be subsumed into a European superstate. There were fears that within a short space of ...

01 May 2023 at 10:36

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