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It is said that a poor, young woman went to Bethlehem at Christmas to honor the Child. But unlike the Three Magi she had no gifts. She wept. And from her tears sprouted our Rose, a bouquet of which she then presented at the Cradle. Sweet story.
Helleborus is also sometimes called Sneezewort because a pinch of it dried causes one to sneeze. Sneezing was once thought to ward off evil and sickening spirits; curiously, witches and such also used the plant as an ingredient for their potions.
It's one of the few flowering plants in the dead of winter. Most enjoyable on this chilly and still low-sunny day.
The civilization of the Easter Island is known for the giant sculptures of moais, but it seems that they also carved the wood. Unfortunately, only a few pieces still remain. This is an example of Kava Kava moais (“statues with ribs”) that the islanders used to carve out of wood and hang on the inside of their front doors to keep away evil spirits.
The bottle tree in my backyard is catching the morning sunrise. I always thought these things were just garden "art" until I checked out a book of photography from the library. Lo and behold, there was an image by Eudora Welty of bottles hanging from a tree in the rural South with an explanation that these bottles were believed to catch evil spirits that might be around and keep them from invading the living quarters. Apparently this has been practiced by different cultures as far back as the 9th century.
Lion's Tail, Leonurus cardiaca, Heartwort, is well-known down through the ages as a plant beneficial to the heart and it was said to 'heal the mind' (especially of child-bearing mothers; hence also the name Motherwort) and to thwart evil spirits.
Moreover, it does in fact appeal greatly to all kinds of Bees; Abraham Munting - seventeenth-century professor of Botany at the university of Groningen - in his Great Herbal remarks that it is useful to put on Beehives because it draws Bees together; they are highly partial to Heartwort's aroma. Even in the miserable rain this morning, Bees were foraging on our Plant.
These little flowers are about 8 mm in length (= 1/3 inch).
This rather fierce creature was acting as a sort of spiritual guardian , at a pavilion in the Forbidden City , Beijing. With such sharp fangs & claws ,I`m sure he must have scared away any evil spirits .
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A reconstructed farmhouse in St Fagan's National History Museum near Cardiff. Originally from the Gower Peninsula it was moved to the museum in 1955. It was thought that the bright red paintwork on the walls was intended to protect the house from evil spirits.
The reportedly cursed and haunted Mount Chocoura.
The full story can be listened to here: youtu.be/5SZ8l8wHiR8
In local Aboriginal lore, the figure depicted here is known as a namarnde, an evil spirit whose modus operandi is to bludgeon women with a yam and then devour them. The 1.5 metre-high figure is located in the same rock art gallery as the Lightning Man depicted in my image 0446 and was painted by the same artist. Some of the rock art in Kakadu is thought to be 20,000 years old but this figure, along with those in the Lightning Man panel, was painted by ‘Barramundi Charlie’ Najombfolmi, during the 1963-1964 monsoon season.
This particular namarnde is known as Nabulwinjbulwinj (pronounced Nar-bull-win-bull-win).
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When I hiked in the Papua Waterfall area the other day I saw the pretty, small flowers of Cordyline fruticosa or the Good Luck Plant, or the Ti Plant, as it's called here, which is also widely dispersed elsewhere on the island. Though it hails from the Himalaya and East Indies, it was already widely distributed in Polynesia in pre-European times.
It's a much favored plant no doubt because its roots can be used to sweeten less tasty vegetables but more perhaps because it is reputed to be a great antidote against evil spirits and other nastiness. Hence this Cordyline is often planted in hedges around houses or properties, and even along paths. Its leaves are suitable for braiding, wrapping food and for thatching roofs.
In his wonderful Herbarium Amboinense published long after his death in 1743, Georg Rumphius (1627-1702), great naturalist of the Dutch East Indies, writes extensively on our plant - as he does on all that he describes. He adds that men going to war on Ambon wear it to bring them good fortune.
There's a fascinating and wide-ranging article by Anya E. Hinkle (2003) about this plant including its ritual uses, 'The distribution of a male sterile form of Ti (Cordyline fruticosa) in Polynesia: A case of human selection'.
Used to scare away evil spirits.
Werd vroeger gebruikt om boze geesten weg te jagen.
Wurde früher verwendet, um böse Geister zu verscheuchen.
Était utilisé dans le passé pour effrayer les mauvais esprits.
Setsubun festival in Shimokitazawa, Japan.
Here a lady delights in scaring the foreigners! Lucky for me I had a pocketful of roasted soybeans!
In the street
Shimokitazawa, Japan
February, 2019
During the Oni Matsuri, powder is scattered to expel evil. If you are showered with this powder then you will not fall ill during the summer.
Old creepy photo from the pine barrens. Found that mask thing at a fabric store during the previous Halloween season. I think you're supposed to paint it or something, cause it's cardboard, but I think it looks creepy as is.
I really should of ironed my bed sheet before this little adventure, but oh well.
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The reportedly cursed and haunted Mount Chocoura.
The full story can be listened to here: youtu.be/5SZ8l8wHiR8
A cloud formation that I added a bit of contrast and exposure manipulations for the effect. The dark cloud formation's shape and texture has not been altered from the original.
The baobab tree can live to be 3,000 years old. It has many names including bottle tree, upside-down tree, and the dead-rat tree (from the appearance of the fruit).
Elephants, and other animals, chew the bark during the dry seasons.
Cream of tartar (a cooking ingredient) was originally produced from its seed pulp, but is now mainly a wine-making by-product.
-- Africa Geographic. Com
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Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Firecrackers are burst because it is believed that it drives away evil spirits. During Diwali, all the celebrants wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks with family members and friends.
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Enumclaw is a city in King County, Washington, United States.
It's name derives from a local Native American word meaning "Place of evil spirits" and is named after a mountain about six miles north of the town. The local Indians believed that the Thunder Bird lived in a cave on this mountain, and had changed tribesmen into thunder for all time.
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This is part of the line of 54 demons, which stand on the right side of the causeway to Angkor Thom. The left hand side of the causeway has 54 gods. There are 5 monumental gates, each 20m high, around the city. This has been taken at the South gate which is the best preserved (the rest are in ruins).
Angkor Thom is a fortified city, which was built by Angkor's greatest king, Jayavarman VII (1181-1219). The wall is 8m high and 12km in length and is encircled by a moat that is 100m wide. At its height, the city supported a population of one million. This is amazing considering the population of London at the same time was only 50,000.
Even the remains of this city are spectacular and a sight to behold.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
2008
IMG_5967 To my surprise these shoes were found when excavating the church. I have since learned that shoes were sometimes concealed in buildings to warn off evil spirits. They must be dated from between 1841 to, I think, 1953, the building and demolishing of the Church.
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Balthazar and Richard are looking for the tribes for recruiting them to Black Spire team. Who knows, how will end this journey?
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Lion dance is an important ritual in Chinese tradition believed to bring good luck and drive away evil spirits on auspicious occasions. A good performance has the ability to bring good luck and happiness. Chinese associations use Lion Dance to display the organization's character and strength.
This lion dance was seen and photographed at a Chinese new year celebration performed by 'LionDanceME', the world's premier lion and dragon dance company, on the streets of downtown San Mateo, California.
Our new local in Gran Alacant... Ohana....massive g&t and v&ts.
Cool! Except for a banging bonce in the morning
Relief from the palace of Ashurnasirpal II, king of Assyria from 883 to 859 BCE, The curation card notes:
...an eagle-headed demon engaged in a ritual to expel sickness and evil spirits from the house; the figure possibly had the function of purifying anyone entering the King's Living Room.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles, California
After an appearance in The Conjuring 2, the Crooked Man character was slated to have his own film in the Conjuring universe. The movie was announced a few years ago and the fans are still waiting.
In the Buddhist religion, and in Chinese art, these sacred objects are known as "Foo Dogs" (or "Fu Lion"...called "Shi" in Chinese). Its not uncommon to see them guarding tombs or placed in front of buildings to scare the evil spirits away and thus discourage any wrong doers and demons from entering the place of tranquility. The Foo Dog is embodied in rich Chinese history and tradition and are very popular today in all parts of the world.
Photographed at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo, California. The cemetery occupies over five hundred acres on the top of a mountain in the Montara range between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The Park's grounds include 85 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens. Separate garden and memorial areas are maintained for Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Hispanic and Jewish families.
This image was made using infrared photography. The false colors seen in the photograph add a certain mystique to the image and give it a rich beauty all its own. Of course not everyone agrees but, in general, I've found that most people appreciate infrared's fresh view of things.
... A Brahmin Family. They left it about 25 years ago. Since then, nobody showed interest to live in it. So it is a "Bhoot Banglaa" (Literally it means a house of evil-spirits or devils but in general, means - an abandoned house) now."
...Thus, it was narrated by the watchman of the neighbour's bungalow.
An Interesting story to listen !!!
But I don't think that devils or ghosts live in such a beautiful house, though it is abandoned :-)
It is by the side of the road from Kottavalasa to Srungavarapu kota.(Visakhapatnam - Araku valley)
Vijayanagaram District, Andhrapradesh, INDIA.
Door detail at the Mehrangarh Fort, which is one of the largest in India.
Check out the whole set - Magical Rajasthan.
Jodhpur, India
2007
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New Year's eve ancient traditions in Romania
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New Year's period in Romania is unique. Ancient times customs are piously kept at the countryside.
There are more then 2000 year-old customs from the Dacian ancestors mixed or overlapped with Christian's traditions
The most colorful New Year’s Eve traditions are however the mask-dances, magical ceremonials of death and rebirth, with a variety of representations from the animal world like goats, horses or bears, fictional characters like the devil and symbolic personages like the ugly, the beautiful, the elder, the military, the gypsy, the bride, the emperor and many more.
Each role and performance has a special meaning attached to the past cultural reality of Romanian villages.
In Romanian folk tradition, New Year's Day falls in the middle of the twelve days of Christmas (December 25 through January 6). New Year's Day thus divides the twelve days of Christmas into two six-day sections.
The first half of the 12-day cycle begins on Christmas day and is considered a dangerous or evil period. The night grows longer, causing the spirits of the dead ancestors to wander around on the earth.
Symbolically, these spirits represent the attempt by nature to return to its chaotic state of darkness and cold.
In some rural regions, orgiastic rituals attempt to drag nature back from the edge of chaos and to give birth to a new year.
The day of January 6 is the traditional celebration of Epiphany (baptism of Christ). This signals the successful conquest of light over darkness.
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