Tag: halloween
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GARGOYLES AND GARGOUILLE (DRAGON)
GARGOYLES AND GARGOUILLE (DRAGON) Halloween festivities have just ended, during which time we had been mercilessly bombarded with all that was dark, ominous and scary. This was the time when ugly was beautiful and fear mongering was the norm. My thoughts during this period had naturally turned to a varied, yet common motif donning, mainly…
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KIYOHIME AND THE HEARTLESS PRIEST
KIYOHIME AND THE HEARTLES PRIEST ( A JAPANESE FOLKLORE REVISED BY BOST) According to Japanese folklore Kiyohime (or simply Kiyo) was the daughter of a village headman named Shōji, on the Hidaka riverbank. The family was wealthy enough to entertain and provide lodging for traveling priests, who often passed by on their way to a…
