As already noted, today is the 136th birthday of Charles Fort, he of ‘Fortean’ fame. As our hat-tip to that man of mysteries, we present ten questions to test your knowledge of superstitious, supernatural London. As ever, let us know how you got on in …
It is, as some worldly sage once put it, ‘a funny old game, Saint’. Football tends to attract more superstition, folklore and ritual than any other sport. This month’s gathering of the South East London Folklore Society looks at the phantoms and fantasies of the …
We’ve got a double-whammy of suggested talks tonight, taking place practically next door to each other on Holborn. At 6pm, the currently ubiquitous Iain Sinclair will be speaking about the lost rivers of London…only metres from the course of the River Fleet at Barnard’s Inn …
Bad luck courtesy of Ronald Hackston via the Londonist Flickrpool. In times of turmoil and uncertainty, superstition holds free reign. But in London, one group has repeatedly risen up amid the finger-crossers and black-cat-dodgers to laugh in the face of Lady Luck. They are the …
58. Doomsday! For centuries mankind has been superstitious about certain happenings and signs, perceiving such anomalous symbols and events as omens of doom, or forewarnings of death and destruction. Of course we’ll never truly know if such fears are justified, but what we do know …
This weekend column is brought to you by the founders of Niceties Tokens, Liz and Pete of Team Nice. 46. Misunderstood Signals Along with an unhealthy obsession with social interaction on London’s public transport (which is what Team Nice investigates), I am very superstitious. Saluting …
