Witch Krafting with Kat

  Wishing you all a happy, healthy and stress free 2025 

Well it definitely wouldn't be the end of 2024 without a Cryptozology story in the papers!  Terrifying '6ft monkey-man' spotted dashing through UK city on all fours – twice! Please visit link for full story.  https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/terrifying-6ft-monkey-man-spotted I am not responsible for any external links. Due to the nature of folk stories some contents maybe unsuitable for younger readers. 

Kalikantzaroi: The Greek Goblins that Run Wild at Christmas   https://greekreporter.com/2024/12/25/kalikantzaroi-greek-goblins-christmas/ Please note I am not responsible for external links. Due to the nature of folklore some content may not be suitable for younger children.  

 

It's like waiting for buses, you wait and wait and then three turn up! Jonathan Ross and team. Tonight on 'Really' is Jonathan Ross Haunted Homecoming starting with episode one at 9pm and episode two at 10pm. Overview A spooky and reflective journey as Jonathan revisits places from his youth, uncovering their ghostly secrets, offering fans a unique glimpse into the haunted past of East London, where he was born and raised. Over on BBC THREE at 10pm is a Solstice special of Charlie Cooper's Myth Country. This will also be repeated and available on BBC iPlayer.  Overview  Keen to escape the trappings of a modern Christmas, Charlie wraps up warm and heads to Devon to start an investigation into alternative winter celebrations. The joy is that thanks to modern technology I shall be able to watch all of them!   

  A Puritan Christmas under Cromwell!  Another fab article from Historic UK. Please follow the link below. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Cromwell-Puritan-Christmas Some articles may contain content not suitable for younger readers I recommend always checking any external links and pre read articles before showing younger children.  I am not responsible for external links. 

🏵️A Tudor Christmas🏵️   Interesting article about Tudor Christmas on Historic UK website.  Please follow this link to read.  https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/A-Tudor-Christmas Please note that I am not responsible for external links. Please remember that these stories and articles may not be suitable for younger viewers. I would always recommend visiting and reading before showing content to younger children. 

Creepy Christmas Carol!  Here are some more fabulous images showing the darker side of the festive season, this week it's images from the most spookiest and my favourite Christmas tale 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens! Quotes are from the original book.  Here is a link to a digital copy of Charles Dickens 'A Christmas Carol' though I would highly recommend purchases yourself a real paper copy from your local bookshop!  https://cplorg.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4014coll9/id/49091/ “Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it.”  Marley’s Ghost: “Mankind was my business.”  “If they would rather die,” said Scrooge, “they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.”  Scrooge: “The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me.”  Scrooge:  “I am as light as a feather, I am a happy as an angel, I am as merry as a school-boy. I am as giddy as a drunken man.” “Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all and infinitely more; and t...

I watched a fab little programme about witches on BBC i Player today. It's a short documentary style programme made in 2020 celebrating some of Film's most memorable Witches! It's eight minutes long which is a shame as the subject matter would have suited a much longer programme, never the less it is definitely worth a watch. There are also other 'Inside Cinema' programmes available on various subjects such as Lord of the Rings, Christmas movies, movies stars, social subjects and even one of one of my favourite sci-fi TV and Movie franchise Star Trek!  For Witches programme please visit the link below.  Inside Cinema, Shorts: 50. Witches: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p08wtfhj via @bbciplayer Please note I do not get any monetary gain from mentioning links etc. I just like to share information with you my blog readers. Please note I am not responsible for external links or their content. Always check any links before showing children. 

 Happy  Krampusnacht!  👹❄️👹❄️👹❄️👹❄️👹❄️👹 Welcome to another Witchy Wednesday and this weeks little article is about Krampus! ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ Krampus is often depicted as a half-goat, half-human figure and is from Central and Eastern Alpine folklore. This malevolent folklore creature punishes children who have misbehaved often beating them with birch sticks! But if they had been particularly naughty they would be whisked away in a basket or sack and taken to the firey pits of Hell! 👹🔥👹🔥👹🔥👹🔥👹🔥 Krampus accompanying Saint Nicholas on the night of December 5th, known as Krampusnacht ("Krampus Night"), to deliver gifts to well-behaved children and birch rods to those who misbehave! Krampus at Whitby!  Please visit these links for more information. https://www.decadentdrawing.com/k-news https://express.adobe.com/page/SabqDn8I1AN4L/ Some interesting links to the History of Krampus and other spooky folklore characters. https://www.history.com/news/krampu...

  Best wishes to you all on this December day!  Tis the season to be festive, tis the season to be Witchy! 🧹  ❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️