Ayr Mount Poet's Walk hike went well. Lovely site - would be great for post-Elizabethan events. (This is a note to myself to forward into to the Tea Time Travelers group.) Nate, Danielle, Erin, Nathan and I went forth. Below freezing, but sunny. Danielle shared hot tea and pre-Mardi Gras King Cake and we played a game of pie. I'm going to wait on ( Read more... )

Updated 05/26/2022

VIKING ERA COSTUMING NOTES

This was a quick overview for some friends who were planning to attend The Viking Experience NC 2022 in Oxford, NC.

Common Men's Period Costume ComponentsLinen knee-length undershirt, usually linen ( Read more... )

Mischief Manifested Facebook Page
Carpe Noctem Group Calendar
2022 Witches' Calendar (holidays & moon phases)

PLANNED ACTIVITIES
29 Jan - Sat - Ayr Mount Poet's Walk - 11AM-1:30PM

POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES

Events
    Feb - 24th - Thu - TAPA Presents: An Evening With Thorne Mooney (NC author of The Witch's Path) - Arcana - Durham - 7PM ( Read more... )

Our first gathering was via Zoom with Cheryl, Bob, Erin, Nathan and me. I didn't remember until the last minute that Ash and Gabe don't check Facebook often. Going forward, since there are so few of us, I'll post meeting details and date pollings via Messenger as well as on the group page until we're up and running.

TOPICS DISCUSSED: We talked ( Read more... )

Dance & Tutorial Videos
Original viral dance performance at Walpurgisnact, April 2016
Dance tutorial video by Kelli Derengowski

The Music
The Song is "Schüttel deinen Speck" (Shake Your Bacon) by Peter Fox.
Here are the German lyrics and one of the English translations.

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Articles ( Read more... )

The exact origins of Morris dance are uncertain, but it was well established in England by Shakespeare's time. Border Morris is a wilder, more primal style of Morris dance from the English counties bordering Wales (Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire) and the Severn Valley. Less tame than other traditions, such as Cotswold or North West ( Read more... )

Lyria: It's not gonna happen this year because I am sick, tired and broke, but next year I am throwing a Krampus party and I will have an epic Krampus costume. Mark your calendars and start planning your outfit now.

Ursula: You could crash next year's Santaconda! Bad Santas and Krampus rampage. A Krampage, if you will....

Lyria: IT'S A KRAMPAGE ( Read more... )