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Lädt ... The Scary Book of Christmas Lore: 50 Terrifying Yuletide Tales from Around the World (2023. Auflage)von Tim Rayborn (Autor)
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You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen...but do you recall the most petrifying Christmas figures of all? Not all children fear just a lump of coal in their stockings. Discover the terrifying Yuletide fables that have horrified kids for generations. He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness' sake. This lighthearted song is a bit more ominous in the context of other Christmas traditions. From beasts that threaten to cook children into stew to sinister crones who snatch little ones from their beds, you won't find any dancing sugar plums here. Outside of the heartwarming Christmas tales we all know and love, there are an abundance of frightening stories to chill all who hear them to the bone. Discover folklore from all corners of the world, including: Krampus (Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, and northern Italy), a demonic half-goat monster who drags chains and whips bad children with birch sticks, or stuffs them in his sack to take away The Kallikantzari (Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Turkey), goblins who come out during Advent to cause mischief Père Fouettard (France, Belgium, Switzerland), Saint Nicholas' eternal cannibal manservant who deals with naughty children Hans Trapp (Alsace-Lorraine, France), who roams the countryside disguised as a scarecrow and goes door to door on Christmas looking for children to feast upon Gryla (Iceland), the giant ogre who emerges from her cave on Christmas to hunt children and cook them into stew Mari Lwyd (Wales), a creature with a horse's skull and a long cloak that is followed by a group of chanting people Frau Perchta (Austria and Bavaria), who slits the bellies of bad children and stuffs them with straw These tales are sure to leave you wishing for the Grinch. Whether you are a fan of history and folklore, you love learning about different cultures, or you just want to give a holiday gift that will bring the joy of Christmas to that lucky someone (just kidding), The Scary Book of Christmas Lore is for you. 'Tis the season! Is it beginning look a lot like Christmas, yet? Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Now the gripes...the pages are sewn in individual sets that do pull away from the glued spine when reading..not a huge deal...they aren't coming out because they're sewn..but they do pull out a bit.
This isn't actually short stories like I thought. Upon revisiting the Amazon product page and rereading the synopsis on the back cover....I realized that the description does not allude to that...so, I'll take blame for the misunderstanding.
This is a book of winter folk lore....which I was actually quite thrilled to learn...I love folk lore. The problem lies with the writing, and lack of any real information. Almost every legend is similarly written and almost replicas of one another.
By the end of this book I was struggling to finish.....it got very monotonous to read the same things repeatedly.
I would only recommend this book for those that appreciate esthetically pleasing books. This would be a nice coffee table book for the holidays. I wouldn't recommend it for those wanting an indepth look at cultural winter lore. ( )