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Momisms
What little bits of wisdom did you receive from your mother that you are passing down to your daughter?
old wives tales • mom • daughter • wisdom
What little bits of wisdom did you receive from your mother that you are passing down to your daughter?
old wives tales • mom • daughter • wisdom
Old Wives' Tales
Most of what I’m going to talk about in this article are considered old wives' tales. As for the validity and accuracy of these tales – I’ll leave that up to you.
conception • gender • wives tales
Most of what I’m going to talk about in this article are considered old wives' tales. As for the validity and accuracy of these tales – I’ll leave that up to you.
conception • gender • wives tales
The Eggcellent Egg Eggsplained
The egg is the star of many legends and old wives' tales. Eggs have been revered, exchanged, and used in rituals since ancient times and continue to this day as metaphors of possibility whether of ideas or the start of new things. Just where did our love affair with the egg begin?
sharon west • history bizarre mysterious • egg • old wives' tales • chicken
The egg is the star of many legends and old wives' tales. Eggs have been revered, exchanged, and used in rituals since ancient times and continue to this day as metaphors of possibility whether of ideas or the start of new things. Just where did our love affair with the egg begin?
sharon west • history bizarre mysterious • egg • old wives' tales • chicken
What happened to the baby? (Part I of II)
Mothers from all over the world tell stories to one another warning about the menacing dangers of pregnancy and childhood. I hadn’t fully realized, until I myself became pregnant, how much cultural anxiety is directed toward the pregnant woman and her child. Regardless of culture, the pregnant woman is subjected to sometimes highly specific prescriptions of what to eat, behaviors to avoid, and omens to look out for, whether these be advocated by the authority of the medical community or function simply as “old wives tales.”
norwegian pregnancy beliefs and legends • changelings • spirits • unwanted babies • baptism
Mothers from all over the world tell stories to one another warning about the menacing dangers of pregnancy and childhood. I hadn’t fully realized, until I myself became pregnant, how much cultural anxiety is directed toward the pregnant woman and her child. Regardless of culture, the pregnant woman is subjected to sometimes highly specific prescriptions of what to eat, behaviors to avoid, and omens to look out for, whether these be advocated by the authority of the medical community or function simply as “old wives tales.”
norwegian pregnancy beliefs and legends • changelings • spirits • unwanted babies • baptism
What happened to the baby? (Part II of II)
While few of the stories I encounter in daily life refer to the dangers of man-bears and spirit loss, an overwhelming number continue to warn against over-reliance on material goods and amoral behaviors. In this postmodern world, there are indeed some universal aspects to pregnancy beliefs and legends, though it is technology now that has become incorporated into our most basic belief systems about life and the maternal body.
norwegian pregnancy beliefs and legends • supersitions • old wives tales • parenting practices • technology and pregnancy
While few of the stories I encounter in daily life refer to the dangers of man-bears and spirit loss, an overwhelming number continue to warn against over-reliance on material goods and amoral behaviors. In this postmodern world, there are indeed some universal aspects to pregnancy beliefs and legends, though it is technology now that has become incorporated into our most basic belief systems about life and the maternal body.
norwegian pregnancy beliefs and legends • supersitions • old wives tales • parenting practices • technology and pregnancy
It's Not Possible to Swallow Your Tongue
There are many myths and old wives' tales about medical conditions and treatments. The Internet affords the opportunity to dispel them and set the record straight.
is it possible to swallow your tongue • medical myths • old wives' tales • seizure precautions • frenulum linguae
There are many myths and old wives' tales about medical conditions and treatments. The Internet affords the opportunity to dispel them and set the record straight.
is it possible to swallow your tongue • medical myths • old wives' tales • seizure precautions • frenulum linguae
Knock On Wood
"I've never broken a bone...Knock on wood.." Why do we look for wood when tempting fate? Here's the 411 on this and other well-known old wives' tales.
superstitions • old wives' tales • knock on wood • urban legends • black cats
"I've never broken a bone...Knock on wood.." Why do we look for wood when tempting fate? Here's the 411 on this and other well-known old wives' tales.
superstitions • old wives' tales • knock on wood • urban legends • black cats
Robber Bridegroom
an introduction to the Robber Bridegroom by the Grimms brothers with links to related stories and illustrations of Segur
grimms' household tales • fairytales • robber bridegroom • bluebeard • andersen
an introduction to the Robber Bridegroom by the Grimms brothers with links to related stories and illustrations of Segur
grimms' household tales • fairytales • robber bridegroom • bluebeard • andersen
Valentine's Day Magical Plants
Learn about the old wives' tales and magical associations of certain herbs.
gardening folklore • plant magic • herbal mythology • old wives tales • agricultural superstitions
Learn about the old wives' tales and magical associations of certain herbs.
gardening folklore • plant magic • herbal mythology • old wives tales • agricultural superstitions