Why can we find ‘memento mori’ symbols in and around Christian churches? A memento mori is a symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. The Latin term means ‘remember that you must die’. They can take the form of a range of images and...
Were 17th Century ‘Witch Posts’ used for warding off witches? Posts like this have been known as ‘witch posts’ for at least a hundred years due to the theory that they were designed to discourage evil from entering the home. But why? Three ‘witch...