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Monday, October 26, 2009
Cool Skull Button
Now here is a cool skull button to wear on halloween. In fact it is not just for halloween if you are a bit of a goth then this would be great at anytime.
For more information on this cool skull button then click on the image below. To see our full range of Halloween products then please visit our online store at Justbyjulie.
For more information on this cool skull button then click on the image below. To see our full range of Halloween products then please visit our online store at Justbyjulie.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Do You Fear The Grim Reaper
In English, death is often given the name the "Grim Reaper" and from the 15th century onwards came to be shown as a skeletal figure carrying a large scythe and clothed in a black cloak with a hood. It is also given the name of the Angel of Death stemming from the Bible.
In some cases, the Grim Reaper is able to actually cause the victim's death, leading to tales that he can be bribed, tricked, or outwitted in order to retain one's life. Other beliefs hold that the Spectre of Death is only a psychopomp (guide of souls), serving only to sever the last tie from the soul to the body and guide the deceased to the next world and having no control over the fact of their death.
At Justbyjulie we have created some products featuring the Grim Reaper. Listed below is just one of them. For more information on this item just click on the image. To see our full range of Halloween products then please visit our online store at Justbyjulie.
In some cases, the Grim Reaper is able to actually cause the victim's death, leading to tales that he can be bribed, tricked, or outwitted in order to retain one's life. Other beliefs hold that the Spectre of Death is only a psychopomp (guide of souls), serving only to sever the last tie from the soul to the body and guide the deceased to the next world and having no control over the fact of their death.
At Justbyjulie we have created some products featuring the Grim Reaper. Listed below is just one of them. For more information on this item just click on the image. To see our full range of Halloween products then please visit our online store at Justbyjulie.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Batty For Halloween!
Do you like halloween?
This bat button badge would go well with your halloween trick or treat costume, who knows it might even send you batty for halloween!
For more information on this bat button badge then please click on the link below. To see more halloween gift ideas then visit our website at Justbyjulie.
This bat button badge would go well with your halloween trick or treat costume, who knows it might even send you batty for halloween!
For more information on this bat button badge then please click on the link below. To see more halloween gift ideas then visit our website at Justbyjulie.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Creepy Skull!
Are you looking for a great halloween gift?
Then this might be it. A black tee shirt with an image of a skull with blood dripping from one eye.
For more information on this item then please click on the link below. To see more Halloween gift ideas then please visir our website at Justbyjulie.
Then this might be it. A black tee shirt with an image of a skull with blood dripping from one eye.
For more information on this item then please click on the link below. To see more Halloween gift ideas then please visir our website at Justbyjulie.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Dancing Skeletons Tee Shirt
Dancing Skeletons Tee Shirt
Cool tshirt dor halloween. A pair of dancing skeletons.
To see more halloween ideas then please visit our online store at Justbyjulie
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Cool tshirt dor halloween. A pair of dancing skeletons.
To see more halloween ideas then please visit our online store at Justbyjulie
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
A Devilish Tie Little Red Devil
A Devilish Tie Little Red Devil
Be a devil this halloween and make this tie part of your trick or treat costume.
We have more ties like this to choose from at our online store Justbyjulie
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Be a devil this halloween and make this tie part of your trick or treat costume.
We have more ties like this to choose from at our online store Justbyjulie
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Halloween Presents
Halloween is party time.
Trick or treating is a tradition at Halloween. People dress up in fancy costumes and parade around the neghbourhood door to door asking for treats. It is also the time when people have fancy dress parties.
At Justbyjulie we have created some Halloween gift ideas from key rings to tee shirts to celebrate this occasion.
This video shows a selection of our products we hope you enjoy it.
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Trick or treating is a tradition at Halloween. People dress up in fancy costumes and parade around the neghbourhood door to door asking for treats. It is also the time when people have fancy dress parties.
At Justbyjulie we have created some Halloween gift ideas from key rings to tee shirts to celebrate this occasion.
This video shows a selection of our products we hope you enjoy it.
Justbyjulie.com
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Jack O'Lantern - Pumpkins
Pumpkins are commonly carved into decorative lanterns called jack-o'-lanterns for the Halloween season in North America. Throughout Britain and Ireland, there is a long tradition of carving lanterns from vegetables, particularly the turnip, mangelwurzel, or swede. Not until 1837, however, does jack-o'-lantern appear as a term for a carved vegetable lantern, and the carved lantern does not become associated specifically with Halloween until 1866. Significantly, both occurred not in Britain or Ireland—but in North America.
Although every modern chronicle of the holiday repeats the claim that vegetable lanterns were a time-honored component of Halloween celebrations in the British Isles, none gives any primary documentation. In fact, none of the major nineteenth-century chronicles of British holidays and folk customs make any mention whatsoever of carved lanterns in connection with Halloween. Neither do any of the standard works of the early twentieth century. In the United States, the carved pumpkin was first associated with the harvest season in general, long before it became an emblem of Halloween.
Justbyjulie has created some fun Halloween gifts using an image of a Jack O'Lantern for you to enjoy.
Here are a few of them to see the full range please visit our online store Justbyjulie.
Although every modern chronicle of the holiday repeats the claim that vegetable lanterns were a time-honored component of Halloween celebrations in the British Isles, none gives any primary documentation. In fact, none of the major nineteenth-century chronicles of British holidays and folk customs make any mention whatsoever of carved lanterns in connection with Halloween. Neither do any of the standard works of the early twentieth century. In the United States, the carved pumpkin was first associated with the harvest season in general, long before it became an emblem of Halloween.
Justbyjulie has created some fun Halloween gifts using an image of a Jack O'Lantern for you to enjoy.
Here are a few of them to see the full range please visit our online store Justbyjulie.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Trick Or Treating
The practice of dressing up in costumes and begging door to door for treats on holidays dates back to the Middle Ages. Trick-or-treating resembles the late medieval practice of souling, when poor folk would go door to door on Hallowmas (November 1), receiving food in return for prayers for the dead on All Souls Day (November 2). It originated in Ireland and Britain, although similar practices for the souls of the dead were found as far south as Italy. Shakespeare mentions the practice in his comedy The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1593), when Speed accuses his master of "puling [whimpering or whining] like a beggar at Hallowmas."
However, there is no evidence that souling was ever practiced in North America, where trick-or-treating may have developed independent of any Irish or British antecedent. The custom of wearing costumes and masks at Halloween goes back to Celtic traditions of attempting to copy the evil spirits or placate them, In Scotland for instance where the dead were impersonated by young men with masked, veiled or blackened faces, dressed in white.
At Justbyjulie we are celebrating Halloween by designing some halloween gifts for you. Below is an example of one of the gifts we have created. To see our full range then please visit our online store at Justbyjulie
However, there is no evidence that souling was ever practiced in North America, where trick-or-treating may have developed independent of any Irish or British antecedent. The custom of wearing costumes and masks at Halloween goes back to Celtic traditions of attempting to copy the evil spirits or placate them, In Scotland for instance where the dead were impersonated by young men with masked, veiled or blackened faces, dressed in white.
At Justbyjulie we are celebrating Halloween by designing some halloween gifts for you. Below is an example of one of the gifts we have created. To see our full range then please visit our online store at Justbyjulie
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Folklore Surrounding The Grim Reaper
Ancient Greece found death to be inevitable, and therefore he is not represented as purely evil.
He is often portrayed as a bearded and winged man, but has also been portrayed as a young boy. Death, is the counterpart of life; death being represented as male, and life as female.
He is the twin brother of Hypnos, the god of sleep. He is typically shown with his brother, and is represented as being just and gentle. His job is to escort the deceased to the underworld Hades. He then hands the dead over to Charon (who by some accounts looks like the modern western interpretation of the Grim Reaper, having a skeletal body and black cloak), who mans the boat which carries them over the river Styx, which separates the land of the living from the land of the dead.
It was believed that if the ferryman did not receive some sort of payment, the soul would not be delivered to the underworld, and left by the riverside for eternity.
Lithuanians named Death Giltinė, deriving from word "gelti" (to sting). Giltinė was viewed as an old ugly woman with long blue nose and deadly poisonous tongue. The legend tells that Giltinė was young, pretty and communicative until she was trapped in a coffin for seven years. The goddess of Death was a sister of the goddess of Life and Destiny, Laima, symbolising the relationship between beginning and end. Later they adopted the classic Grim Reaper with a scythe and black robe.
Now halloween is the classic time of the year to see the grim reaper and we have celebrated this fact at Justbyjulie by creating some halloween products for you to enjoy.
Listed below is one example of our products. To see the full range please visit our online store at Justbyjulie.
He is often portrayed as a bearded and winged man, but has also been portrayed as a young boy. Death, is the counterpart of life; death being represented as male, and life as female.
He is the twin brother of Hypnos, the god of sleep. He is typically shown with his brother, and is represented as being just and gentle. His job is to escort the deceased to the underworld Hades. He then hands the dead over to Charon (who by some accounts looks like the modern western interpretation of the Grim Reaper, having a skeletal body and black cloak), who mans the boat which carries them over the river Styx, which separates the land of the living from the land of the dead.
It was believed that if the ferryman did not receive some sort of payment, the soul would not be delivered to the underworld, and left by the riverside for eternity.
Lithuanians named Death Giltinė, deriving from word "gelti" (to sting). Giltinė was viewed as an old ugly woman with long blue nose and deadly poisonous tongue. The legend tells that Giltinė was young, pretty and communicative until she was trapped in a coffin for seven years. The goddess of Death was a sister of the goddess of Life and Destiny, Laima, symbolising the relationship between beginning and end. Later they adopted the classic Grim Reaper with a scythe and black robe.
Now halloween is the classic time of the year to see the grim reaper and we have celebrated this fact at Justbyjulie by creating some halloween products for you to enjoy.
Listed below is one example of our products. To see the full range please visit our online store at Justbyjulie.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Ghosts in Literature
The “classic” ghost story arose during the Victorian period, and included authors such as M. R. James, Sheridan Le Fanu, Violet Hunt, and Henry James. Classic ghost stories were influenced by the gothic fiction tradition, and contain elements of folklore and psychology. M. R. James summed up the essential elements of a ghost story as, “Malevolence and terror, the glare of evil faces, ‘the stony grin of unearthly malice', pursuing forms in darkness, and 'long-drawn, distant screams', are all in place, and so is a modicum of blood, shed with deliberation and carefully husbanded...”
Famous literary apparitions from this period are the ghosts of A Christmas Carol, in which Ebenezer Scrooge is helped to see the error of his ways by the ghost of his former colleague Jacob Marley, and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come.
Oscar Wilde's comedy The Canterville Ghost has been adapted for film and television on several occasions. Henry James's The Turn of the Screw has also appeared in a number of adaptations, notably the film The Innocents and Benjamin Britten's opera The Turn of the Screw.
Now Halloween is a traditional time, it is said, when the ghosts rise and create havoc. Whether or not you believe this to be true our fascination with ghosts is always heightened at Halloween time.
To celebrate this fact we, at Justbyjulie, have created some ghostly gift ideas for you to enjoy. Below is a small example of our products to see the full range then visit our online store at Justbyjulie.
Famous literary apparitions from this period are the ghosts of A Christmas Carol, in which Ebenezer Scrooge is helped to see the error of his ways by the ghost of his former colleague Jacob Marley, and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come.
Oscar Wilde's comedy The Canterville Ghost has been adapted for film and television on several occasions. Henry James's The Turn of the Screw has also appeared in a number of adaptations, notably the film The Innocents and Benjamin Britten's opera The Turn of the Screw.
Now Halloween is a traditional time, it is said, when the ghosts rise and create havoc. Whether or not you believe this to be true our fascination with ghosts is always heightened at Halloween time.
To celebrate this fact we, at Justbyjulie, have created some ghostly gift ideas for you to enjoy. Below is a small example of our products to see the full range then visit our online store at Justbyjulie.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
White Witches
In England, the term 'witch' was not used exclusively to describe malevolent magicians, but could also indicate cunning folk. There were a number of interchangeable terms for these practitioners, ‘white’, ‘good’, or ‘unbinding’ witches, blessers, wizards, sorcerers, however ‘cunning-man’ and ‘wise-man’ were the most frequent. While cunning-folk could command a lot of respect, public perceptions of them were often ambivalent and a little fearful, for many were deemed just as capable of harming as of healing. Throughout Europe many such healers and wise men and women were convicted of witchcraft many English 'witches' convicted of consorting with demons seem to have been cunning folk whose fairy familiars had been demonised many French devins-guerisseurs were accused of witchcraft and over half the accused witches in Hungary seem to have been healers.
Some of the healers and diviners historically accused of witchcraft have considered themselves mediators between the mundane and spiritual worlds, roughly equivalent to shamans. Such people described their contacts with fairies, spirits or the dead, often involving out-of-body experiences and travelling through the realms of an 'other-world'. Beliefs of this nature are implied in the folklore of much of Europe, and were explicitly described by accused witches in central and southern Europe. Repeated themes include participation in processions of the dead or large feasts, often presided over by a female divinity who teaches magic and gives prophecies; and participation in battles against evil spirits, 'vampires' or 'witches' to win fertility and prosperity for the community.
Now Halloween is a time, it is said, when whitches and ghouls come out to play. We have celebrated this fact at Justbyjulie by creating some products for you to enjoy.
Listed below are some of our items to see our full range then please visit our online store at Justbyjulie.
Some of the healers and diviners historically accused of witchcraft have considered themselves mediators between the mundane and spiritual worlds, roughly equivalent to shamans. Such people described their contacts with fairies, spirits or the dead, often involving out-of-body experiences and travelling through the realms of an 'other-world'. Beliefs of this nature are implied in the folklore of much of Europe, and were explicitly described by accused witches in central and southern Europe. Repeated themes include participation in processions of the dead or large feasts, often presided over by a female divinity who teaches magic and gives prophecies; and participation in battles against evil spirits, 'vampires' or 'witches' to win fertility and prosperity for the community.
Now Halloween is a time, it is said, when whitches and ghouls come out to play. We have celebrated this fact at Justbyjulie by creating some products for you to enjoy.
Listed below are some of our items to see our full range then please visit our online store at Justbyjulie.
Friday, August 28, 2009
History Of Halloween
Halloween has origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain.
The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes regarded as the "Celtic New Year". Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient Celtic pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores.
The ancient Celts believed that on October 31, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the living and the deceased dissolved, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops.
The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, into which the bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks being worn at Halloween goes back to the Celtic traditions of attempting to copy the evil spirits or placate them, in Scotland for instance where the dead were impersonated by young men with masked, veiled or blackened faces, dressed in white.
The images below show some Halloween gift ideas. I hope to talk about various aspects of Halloween, like witches, ghosts etc., over the next few weeks. If you want to see my full range of Halloween products then please visit my online store at Justbyjulie.com.
The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes regarded as the "Celtic New Year". Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient Celtic pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores.
The ancient Celts believed that on October 31, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the living and the deceased dissolved, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops.
The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, into which the bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks being worn at Halloween goes back to the Celtic traditions of attempting to copy the evil spirits or placate them, in Scotland for instance where the dead were impersonated by young men with masked, veiled or blackened faces, dressed in white.
The images below show some Halloween gift ideas. I hope to talk about various aspects of Halloween, like witches, ghosts etc., over the next few weeks. If you want to see my full range of Halloween products then please visit my online store at Justbyjulie.com.
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