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Sarah Chavez
@sarah_calavera
Xicana. Author of WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT DEATH 📚Helping people live & die better at @ordergooddeath, @raddeathstudies & Ask a Mortician #DeathPositive
Jan 5 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
🧵January is the season of the witch.

Prior to the Christian church taking over January 6th as Epiphany or 3 Kings night, this was the holy night of Berchta, goddess of winter, witchcraft, and animals. Image source unknown. Photo of person dressed as perchta the winter witch figure Threads of Berchta can be found in many of the various Christmas/winter witch figures.

🖼️:Harriet Lee-Merrion Illustration of goddess Berchta wearing a white, fur lined garment, a single goose foot pokes out from beneath it, as she holds a branch-like staff in her left hand. Surrounding her are various masks, some of them have horns or antlers
Apr 29, 2022 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
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Tomorrow, April 30th, is Walpurgisnacht (Witches’ Night), also known as the ‘other Halloween’ — a night that belongs to WITCHES. 2. Walpurgisnacht falls exactly 6 months after Samhain/Halloween, which means we’re halfway to Halloween!
Dec 19, 2020 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
1. If Hallmark Christmas movie marathons, and reruns of Miracle on 34th Street are not your thing (because they definitely aren’t mine), here are some alternative seasonal favorites that pair just as well with some popcorn and hot chocolate by the fire 🎄🔥🍿 🎞 2. Bell, Book, and Candle (1958) There’s witchcraft, a cat, and a secret nightclub for witches set against a Christmas in New York City backdrop.
Jan 2, 2020 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
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Various parts of the world will be visited by witches this week, as the Christmas season finally comes to a close on January 6th.

Some witches will bear gifts. 🎁
Others, terrifying punishments. 🔪 Prior to the Christian church taking over January 6th as Epiphany or Three Kings night, this was the holy night of Berchta, goddess of winter, witchcraft, and animals.

Threads of Berchta can be found in many of the various ‘Christmas’ witch figures.
Sep 13, 2019 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Since it’s #FridayThe13th I’ll be sharing some superstitions and beliefs about DEATH 💀 today ‘They’ve always said, when you feel a random shiver, that a rabbit has run across your future grave.’

By Cassie Allen💀 🐇
Apr 18, 2019 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
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Here’s a bit of dark Easter folklore for your #FolkloreThursday 🐣

Easter time—the dark period between Christ’s death on Good Friday and resurrection on Easter Sunday—was considered particularly vulnerable to evil. It was once believed that on Maundy Thursday in Sweden, witches would come out of hiding and fly stolen brooms or livestock, landing on rooftops and causing all sorts of trouble for the villagers.