Author Archives: awinterdream

Haunted

Hi everyone, I am coming in with another short blog about one of my favorite topics- folklore. This post is about ghost stories as told by college students in the U.S. Apparently there are a lot of haunted college campuses and dorms in this country, places where strange and unexplained things have happened. Some peopleContinue reading “Haunted”

A Winter Angel

Just in time for Valentine’s day gifting, a winter angel necklace. An angel to guide you through the cold winter months. Brighten and enliven your spirits with this beautiful necklace. Featuring a 16 x15mm glittered pewter angel charm and trumpet. The charm is fastened to a 20-inch antique silver- plated dainty cable chain. Includes aContinue reading “A Winter Angel”

The Snow Maiden

A bit of background…. The Snow Maiden is an old Russian Folktale. In Russian it is referred to as Snegurochka, which roughly translates to snow girl, or girl made of snow. The Story There are several variations of this story, but in the main one the story goes that there was once an old coupleContinue reading “The Snow Maiden”

In the depths of winter…

Hello to everyone! I hope you are doing well after the Christmas and New Year’s holiday. I am back with another blog. It is now the middle of winter, and I don’t know what it’s like where you are, but over here it has been icy cold, with blustering winds and some glittery white snow.Continue reading “In the depths of winter…”

More Christmas Folklore

This week, I will be sharing with you some curious old tales that were collected by a folklorist in Pennsylvania in the 1950’s concerning the Christmas superstitions of the Scotch-Irish, Pennsylvania Dutch, and Quakers of the 19th century in that area. Some of these traditions are a type of ritual that people performed as partContinue reading “More Christmas Folklore”

Christmas Jewelry

Just in time for Christmas, I am showcasing two new jewelry products for my store. The first product is a pair of dangle earrings, featuring a set of jingle bells (that actually jingle!), and a pair of Swarovski emerald green Christmas gems. These come attached to an antiqued sterling silver plated chain. Perfect for anContinue reading “Christmas Jewelry”

A little Christmas folklore…

In the spirit of the season, this month I will be relaying some interesting legends about the origins of old Nativity customs and symbols. For this blog post, I will discuss the history (very brief) of the Christmas tree. In our modern world, we take evergreen trees along with their various decorations seemingly for granted.Continue reading “A little Christmas folklore…”