Liber XXIX · Superstitions
Chapter IV
Birth, Marriage & Death
7 min readChangelings: Fairy Abduction, Folk Belief and Its VictimsThe changeling in European folklore: fairies and trolls said to swap babies, the egg-shell test, Saint Guinefort, and the 1895 death of Bridget Cleary.8 min readSuperstitions of Birth, Marriage and Death: History and OriginsSuperstitions of birth, marriage and death: the caul, Monday's child, May weddings, something old something new, covering mirrors and telling the bees.