{"product_id":"9781786789778-household-lore","title":"Household Lore","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFolklore, Traditions and Remedies For Every Room in Your Home\u003cbr\u003eA perfect gift, this fun illustrated book will take you room by room to discover global traditions, remedies, folklore and rituals hiding in your house.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA perfect gift, this fun illustrated book will take you room by room to discover global traditions, remedies, folklore and rituals hiding in your house.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid you know when you move into a new home, you should sprinkle salt on the threshold, and let the cat go in first? Did you know that decorating a house with sea shells gives evil spirits somewhere to live, or that a houseleek planted on the roof will protect you from lightning strikes?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to household lore, where every rooms tells a story and every seemingly mundane corner holds a weird and wonderful secret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBegin on the roof, \u003c\/b\u003ewhere you'll learn how to summon the Japanese Baku to feast on your nightmares and how to ward against witches and lightning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGet cosy in the bedroom, \u003c\/b\u003ewith folkloric aphrodisiac recipes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the bathroom, \u003c\/b\u003ediscover what soothsayer and beauty expert Nostradamus recommended for cleaning your teeth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOn stairs and thresholds,\u003c\/b\u003e protect your home from infernal forces and find out what lurks underneath the stairs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the kitchen,\u003c\/b\u003e make up a folklore first aid kit from your kitchen cupboard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the dining room,\u003c\/b\u003e learn from the old wives how to clean your cutlery and cure a hangover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the sitting room, \u003c\/b\u003egather round the hearth to divine your future and look for strange things up your chimney.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDowse to find anything nefarious in your\u003cb\u003e cellar or basement.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDown the crooked path\u003c\/b\u003e speak the language of flowers and avoid confrontation with supernatural visitors to your garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThis beautiful collection of folklore, traditions and quirky history is the ideal companion to making any house a magical home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56607816515958,"sku":"9781786789778","price":15.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_37801749_0d078811-2268-4e34-a3e6-711ee4ecfe49.jpg?v=1763038034","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781786789778-household-lore","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}