Art Dolls /Stick Dolls : copyright Wilma Simmons I confess to being a fan of Angry Birds and challenging myself to a game of Angry Birds Ham'O'Ween will be about as far as I will go to celebrating Halloween here in Australia. However it did start me thinking about how birds became associated with this celebration with its Celtic origins. I can understand spiders, bats and even black cats and wolves associated with spookiness, but birds? Halloween Art Tag : copyright Wilma Simmons It appears that the black raven has long been considered rather ominous, in spite of a harmonious history of sharing the environment with human beings. Associated with wizards and witches, the raven supposedly inherited some secret powers " to carry magic across long distances and collect secrets to bring back .. . " (from natureworldnews.com) Add this information to its throaty territorial "kraa" call and scavenger habits, it is no wonder that th...
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