Recently, a village in Thailand revived a traditional rain ritual that involved parading a cat through the village, but this time a live cat was replaced with a toy Doraemon, a popular Japanese manga and anime character

straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/t…

We’ve got a new episode of Bone and Sickle Podcast! Magnetic salons, historical hysteria, and the DEADLY GLASS HARMONICA
boneandsickle.com/2024/04/20/the…

🧵Sunday April 30th, is Walpurgisnacht (Witches’ Night), also known as the ‘other Halloween’ — a night that belongs to WITCHES.

Happy #IndependentBookstoreDay ! Indie stores dedicated to diverse children’s books are needed now more than ever. I’m always so honored when they include & share my book ❤️ bookshop.org/pages/bookstor…

For #NationalLibrarianDay here’s an excerpt from an article I wrote about the woman known as “The Death Librarian”

In the US, we get hares and eggs for Easter, but in Sweden their Easter baskets are full of coffee and witchcraft

theconversation.com/sacred-hares-b…

here’s a helpful spring cleaning tip
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The Tampa Tribune, Florida, July 25, 1913

#AB1950 aims to address the historical injustice faced by the thousands of displaced families from Palo Verde, La Loma, and Bishop, also known as #ChavezRavine in Los Angeles. A promise of housing that was never fulfilled. It’s time we correct this injustice.

Clemson University is offering a “hidden history” summer camp for middle school-aged children at a cemetery. Campers will have archaeology digs, explore archives,
& more!
news.clemson.edu/woodland-cemet…