
Al Ridenour, author of "The Krampus and the Old, Dark, Christmas," and creator/ host of the popular podcast, "Bone and Sickle," extends his study of Winter folk celebrations into the Spring, in this meticulously researched, sumptuously illustrated, book. From ancient Rome to modern Bulgaria, readers encounter a holiday at once beautiful, strange, and savage. Spring is welcomed by clowns waving inflated pig bladders. Stalking sheepskin monsters brandish clubs bristling with hedgehog spines, and plows are dragged over cobblestone streets by celebrants wearing masks painted with cow’s blood. Folk horror fans take heart as the Old World welcomes Spring!
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Video by Ak Ridenour.
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