Wednesday, 31 October 2018

Hallowe'en

"The Wise Woman of Cordoba"

folktale
folk - people

folks, folk music

folklore

lore - story
tale - story

tail

fairy tale - children's story, Cinderella

cinder Ella

cinder - burned wood, ash

"trick or treat" - 

a pagan holiday - many gods, 
panthiests -many gods

Druids - worshipped trees, "knock on wood"

Shinto - Japan, temple

Hallowe'en - All Hallow's Eve
Christianization - November 1 All Saint's Day

Easter- ancient holiday - rebirth, new life
Spring - ancient symbols : bunnies, eggs- fertility 

Estra -Easter - estrogen- hormone for women

testosterone- hormone for men

celebration of new life- female

witches, full moon - symbols of evil
black cat

full moon -cultural symbol 

full moon -symbol of evil in the west
                 - symbol of celebration, family, togetherness in the east



moon - "la lune" "la luna"
feminine


sun - masculine

witch - powerful woman

werewolf - half man/ half wolf

were - wer - man, world -the place of men

werewolf -  a man driven crazy by the full moon

luna - crazy , lunatic- a crazy person

loony - crazy

culture based on religion

witch - powerful women with special knowledge

devil - looks like a goat

ancient god that looked like a goat - Pan










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