Holly king

Traditions and Symbols of Yule. European culture and traditions .

The Holly King & the Oak King—you may have heard of these two mythical, pagan figures, but who are they and where do they come from? One of the trickiest things when it comes to modern paganism is understanding the origins of our rituals, folklore and belief. So today, I wanted to look at t

The Winter Solstice approaches and we are getting ready to celebrate Yule. It's a good opportunity to retell the legend of the Oak King and the Holly King, personifications of winter and summer in various traditions. This is how the story goes: Long ago, our land was ruled by two Kings, who were brothers. The...

The Holly King (the Hermit) - Green Witch Tarot

A festive variation on a classic

Created for my artschool graduation project. You can read more about this on my website: https://lotteschonis.wixsite.com/portfolio/project-tarot

And onward we go, into our examples of Domythic decorators and their use of the Green Man in their homes! Stephanie welcomes her guests in the proper style with her Green Man hanging on her front door. The front door itself is pretty lovely too with its stained glass windows. Artist and reenactor Christopher Bell has a lovely collection of Green Men in his home. An example of one of the many Green Men he has created: Ali English has made a couple of Green Man masks herself to display around…