(10-05-2019, 01:07 PM)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Witches flying on broomsticks comes from medieval times. But in those days the broom was flown with the bundle first, and a candle burning in the bundle. The Devil kept the candle burning in the wind, and the candle kept the broom flying.
Fascinating. Would love to know the origin of the flying broom, Plus when All Hallows Eve was sanitised. It must have been with in the last 2-300 years. Before that Christians murdered a lot of harmless of women especially as witches. If that odd old woman (no relatives) who helped people with herbs also owned a lot of land, she was cactus.
OT just thought of this joke, I was thinking of humbug------
AT PT Barnum's museum in New York , he had a tableau with a live lion and lamb, together. People marvelled .
A friend was also impressed, and told Barnum how fantastic the exhibit was.
Barnum agreed it was indeed wonderful, adding "We'll be fine as long as we don't run out of lambs" .
