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Winter Olympics 2026 uniforms for the Haitian team, by Italian Haitian designer Stella Jean

Haiti was forced to remove an image of revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture from its Winter Olympics uniform, under IOC rules which ban 'political symbols'.

But designer Stella Jean kept an image of his horse, as a reminder of the slave revolt he led against France.

AJ+

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nopilled notcore ain'tmaxxing won'tcel

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Roman Coins ft Dogs

[space-queen]

rosewater glamour ♡

to promote self-love as an act of self-care

items

rosewater distillate or hydrosol (i use food grade rosewater made by cortas)

something to apply the rosewater with (washcloth, paper towel, tissue, sponge, or you can just rub it on with your hands)

tealight candle

carving tool

instructions

carve the symbol of venus [♀] into your tealight and light it - set aside

wash your face, take your makeup off, etc., and use the rosewater as a toner - i use a small disposable sponge for this

while you apply the rosewater to your skin, recite positive affirmations - "i am kind to myself, i am kind to my body" etc.

after you apply the rosewater, complete your self-care routine as the tealight melts

when finished, say your thanks and snuff out the candle

you can do this as frequently as you'd like :)

© 2025 space-queen

[space-queen]

snow & ice magic ❅

snow ❄️

cleansing, transformation, metamorphosis, balance, change, new beginnings, gentleness, healing, beauty

ice 🧊

stillness, reflection, stasis, transformation, metamorphosis, freezing

colors

all shades of blue

white

grey

light purple

translucent varieties of any of these colors

herbs & oils

peppermint, spearmint, wintergreen *

eucalyptus *

camphor *

tea tree *

winter savory **

sage **

thyme **

rosemary **

lavender **

fennel **

lemon balm **

parsley **

oregano **

chives **

comfrey **

dill **

chervil **

sorrel **

crystals

aqua and angel aura quartz

blue sapphire

blue topaz

dumortierite

celestite

calcite

diamond

apatite

aquamarine

tanzanite

amethyst

blue lace agate

snowflake obsidian

opal

clear quartz

milky quartz

opalite

labradorite

ideas

in general, use icicle water to use for cursing or protective magic

use snow water for acts of cleansing, renewal, or change

use ice water for freezing or binding

snow candle spells - use snow as the base of your spell with a candle at the center

bury statements of intent involving self-love and kindness in soft snow outdoors to release your intent

place a representation of something you want to banish inside of a container filled with snow - allow to melt and pour outside away from your property

freeze a taglock to bind or curse a target

use an icicle to stab through a poppet or effigy

use purified snow water as a hair rinse or when washing your face

collect snow water - allow to melt and then refreeze as a symbol of change and transformation

charge items like crystals or talismans with snow, ice, or icicle water

use a bowl of snow water to scry

alternately, place water outside to freeze overnight and use the ice to scry

make snow or ice oil by combining mint essential oil, a carrier oil of your choice, and corresponding crystal chips

make snow water or oil to anoint items

bury items in the snow to cleanse or charge

safety advisory: please boil and filter any melted ice or snow you collect from outdoors that you plan to consume or use on your body

* things that feel "cold" aka, those that activate the temperature receptors in your nose relative to colder temperatures ** herbs that thrive or survive in winter

© 2025 space-queen

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Roman Goddess Bona Dea “The Good Goddess” Indigenous goddess to Italy/Rome.

Her names/Titles:

Fauna

Feminae Dea (The Women’s Goddess)

Laudanda Dea (the Goddess that must be praised)

Sancta (The Holy One)

Damia (this name may have been derived from Demeter)

Her attributes are:

Chasity

Fertility

Healing

Women

Protector of the State

Nature

Her Symbols:

Jar of Wine

Snakes

Lions

Wreath of Vines

Sceptre

Cornucopia

This not well known goddess was worshipped traditionally by only women especially Roman women. Men were forbidden to perform her sacred rites. Women who were initiated into her cult were to perform sacred rites during the night, drinking strong wine and offering blood sacrifices. It is said by women worshipping Bona Dea, the goddess reveals her true name to her. By performing these sacred rites to Bona Dea the women are breaking social norms and laws typically these rites were traditionally and lawfully only performed by men, women weren’t permitted to drink strong wine nor perform during the night (unless under formal circumstances and permission) it is said women couldn’t even performed any sacred rites unless if she was a priestess, her cults were usually led by Vestal Virgins or her own sacred priestess called Damiatrix (Sacerdos Bonae Deae). From all social classes she is worshipped. She is also linked to Terra, Cybele, Ops, Ceres, and Demeter (Damia possibly). However she is most often called Fauna, who is the wife, sister, and daughter of the God Faunus, who is a nature God his female counterpart. Fauna is a nature goddess and also can prophesied women’s fates. Bona Dea had two annual festivals held at her temple at Aventine Hill.

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Regio IV - Insula VIII - Santuario della Bona Dea IV,VIII,3 (Sanctuary of the Bona Dea)

Bona Dea, in Roman religion, deity of fruitfulness, both in the earth and in women. She was identified with various goddesses who had simila

Course site for Classical Studies 200, Greek and Roman Mythology, at the University of Pennsylvania

Ancient Rome celebrated the rites of Bona Dea, the “Good Goddess,” on 3 December. – Italian Art Society

https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:939058/FULLTEXT01.pdf

The sources I remembered using :)

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feeling so hamburger helpless

[stargirlshojo]

this is such a moving piece of artwork for me

it has no artist name it has no exact date and we will never see the true colors and condition it was in over two thousand years ago

it is nothing short of beautiful

the person who drew it is long gone thousands of years ago and we do not know their name

but they left behind something so beautiful that we remember them even if we do not know who they once were

[cursecuelebre]

All About Roman Goddess Floris/Flora

Other names: Chloris (Greek), Florea, Flosa, Flos, Fluusa, Flora Rustica (Of Countryside), and Flora Mater (Flora the Mother)

Attributes

Spring

Vegetation

Fertility

Fertility (sexual)

Harvest

Nature

Games

Agriculture

Flowers

Flowering Plants especially if they produce fruit

Restoration of Plants/Flowers (Delaying and Averting rust and decay)

Symbols:

Chariot

Fruit trees

Bees

Lupines

Bean flowers

Goats

Vetch flowers

Hares

Grain

May poles (modern)

Offerings

Herbs (incense)

Flowers

Plants

Games (playing cards, board games) especially during her festival Floralia

Honey

Wine any kind of alchol

Gardening

Taking care of plants, trees, and flowers

Tarot:

The Empress

Queen of Pentacles

Nine of Pentacles

The World

“Come, Mother of Flowers, that we may honor her with merry games.” Ovid, Fasti

General information

The Goddess Flora is and one of the important goddess in Ancient Pagan Roman society and religion with good reason. Flora not only known to the Latins but before the republic she was known to the Sabines, Samnites, and Oscans (these were other tribes living on the Italian peninsula before unification of Rome). A Sabine King named Titus Tatius shared her with the Romans, they celebrated her during what would be the month of April and she was known among these tribes for growing crops and bearing fruit trees. She prevents any damage to crops and healing and preventing of any plant diseases like fungi. She was associated with a few goddesses like Pomona of Fruits and harvest but also Ceres. It’s also said she may have been merged with Chloris her Greek counterpart. Floris is her Latin name, it comes from “somethings in it’s prime” linking to prosperity, abunding, flourishing, fresh and blooming. It’s said that her name is one of the holy sacred names of Rome, also called “The hand maiden of Ceres”

She had a cult with a few priests called Flumen insituted by the famous King Numa who was the one that established Roman polytheistic religion, he was the second king of Rome known of his great piety. She had a temple in Rome near Circus Maximus a great statdium where chariot races took place and one on Qurinal Hill, her feast day would be April 28th the origins was because on April 28th, 281 was great drought ravished the land causing the vegetation to be barren. People decided to make the day April 28th to be dedicated festival for her in exchange for nature to return it was called Floralia and her second was on August 13th for ripening crops and blooming flowers.

During Floralia it would last about six or seven days with chariot races and circus games were held in her honor also a tradition for fertility scattering flowers like Lupines, bean flowers, and Vetches also letting loose goats and hares. The Romans would wear bright colors, wear flower wreaths especially roses. During the chariot races that were to go on for seven days usually one team would wear green being Flora’s team and the other is to be blue. Chariot racing and games has always been associated with her. Plays would be of actresses or prostitutes who were to entrain in the nude. People would decorate places with many flowers and get drunk on wine and dance. The last day of the festival would be called Florae where a ceremony to conclude the festival. Modern day people associate her with may poles and often include during her festival. One of her gifts to mankind was honey so bees can be often associated with her or other pollinators since they acquire flowers. But say you cannot have a chariot racing game for whatever reason any game is acceptable, who knows maybe she will allow Mario Kart but for real any game is perfect than none.

Her depiction

Flora was often depicted wearing a light spring clothing holding small bouquets of flowers, crowned with flowers.

Mythology

It’s said that she is the wife of the god Favonius God of the west wind association of fertility and spring as a gentle and favorable wind.

A famous story is of Queen Iuno/Juno who after finding out her husband Jupiter conceived a child and gave birth to Minvera without the help of a woman she became furious and went to Flora. Flora gave Iuno a magic flower that was able to make Iuno conceived and give birth to a child without the presence of a man, this child was the God Mars.

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Holidays in Italian Folk Magic

These are possible holidays within Italian folk magic, I incorporate both working with the saints and Roman pagan rompol holidays together. This is just how I practice there may be other ways/holidays that are celebrated this is just what I do because I don’t have enough spoons to incorporate every possible holiday. There’s no right or wrong way to celebrate festivals it’s what works for you and your family. Roman paganism holidays will be highlighted in red, traditional catholic holidays will be highlighted in green if you’re looking for one type of holiday.

March

1 Roman New Year’s

1 Matronalia (in honor of Juno in her motherly aspects)

17 Liberalia (festival in honor of Bacchus, coming of age ceremony)

April

1 Veneralia (festival of Venus, where women seek divine guidance for love also a day to honor Fortuna)

21 Parilia (agricultural holiday related to Pales and the birth of Rome)

25 Serapia

June

7-9 Vestalia (in honor of Vesta)

11 Matralia (mothers are honored, mothers and children pray for each other)

August

15 Nemoralia (related to Diana, processions of torches and garlands)

November

1-2 Giorno dei morti (day of the ancestors)

30 Avvento (advent)

December

1-24 Avvento (advent)

8 Immacolata (immaculate conception)

17 Saturnalia (in honor of Saturn, gifts were exchanged)

24 Vigilia di Natale (Christmas eve)

25 Dies Natalis Sol Invicti (Apollo as the sun)

25 Natale (Christmas)

January

6 Epifania (epiphany)

February

2 Candelora (feast of the holy encounter, candles get blessed)

Floating holidays

Martedi Grasso (Fat Tuesday)

Mercoledi delle ceneri (Ash Wednesday)

Domenica delle Palme (Palm Sunday)

Pasqua (Easter)

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[ace-angelicpagan]

•.··.Library of Italian Folk Magic•·..·

A list of sources for Italian Folk Magic! This is a compiled list of all the sources I have found so far, however I have not read them all just yet. More will be added over time if I find them!!

Got a reference you’d like to add to this post? DM me and I’ll add it in! There are many different resources and clearly I can’t find them all on my own.

(Divider by @sister-lucifer)

Last Updated: September 23, 2025

Books

📚 Italian Folk Magic: Rue's Kitchen Witchery Mary-Grace Fahrun

📚 The World of Italian Folk Magic Rose Inserra

📚 Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints, and Sages Judika Illes

📚Italian Magic: Secret Lives of Women Karyn Crisis

📚Honoring Your Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestral Veneration Mallorie Vaudoise

📚Italy's Witches and Medicine Women Karyn Crisis

📚Sister Karol's Book of Spells, Blessings & Folk Magic Karol Jackowski

📚The Things We Do: Ways of the Holy Benedetta AGOSTINO. TAUMATURGO

📚Breaking the Curse: A Memoir about Trauma, Healing, and Italian Witchcraft Alex DiFrancesco

📚Della Medicina: The Tradition of Italian-American Folk Healing Lisa Fazio

📚Burn a Black Candle An Italian American Grimoire Dee Norman

📚Magic A Theory from the South Ernesto de Martino

📚Power and Magic in Italy Thomas Hauschild

Websites & Blogs

ChaoticWitchAunt's Blog

Rue's Kitchen

Weird Italy

Italian Folk Magic

Youtube

👤 ChaoticWitchAunt 👤Activist Witch

Tiktok

Proceed with caution. Always double check the resources and information given to you by people online, especially from Tiktok.

📱Nonna 📱ChaoticWitchAunt

[moirasgrimoire]

About Italian Witchcraft

One land. A thousand spells.

Italian witchcraft is not one single path — it is a constellation. Each region carries its own ancestral rites, whispered names, and sacred herbs. The strega is shaped by wind and wine, by saint and spirit, by mountain and salt.

From northern forests to southern shores, Italy’s magic bears the mark of every people who walked its soil: Celts, Etruscans, Romans, Arabs, Normans, French, Spanish, and more — All left fingerprints on its craft. The result? A tradition as varied as its dialects, as rich as its earth.

The North

Mist. Forest. Silence. Teeth.

The witches of the North — in Piemonte, Lombardia, Veneto — are born of Celtic bones and Germanic blood. Their spells live in knots, hidden charms, whispered warnings. Mountains guard their secrets. They honor ancestor spirits, invoke local saints, and fight the malocchio with bowls of oil and prayers under breath.

They are solitary, observant, close to the wind. The French and Austro-German influences brought structured lore, written magic, and the reverence of relics.

The Center

Stars. Stone. Smoke. Memory.

Tuscany and Lazio are the realm of the Etruscans, who read the future in lightning and flight. Their legacy still pulses in ancient wells and sacred groves. Here, magic blends with intellect: the witch is a priestess and a scholar, casting spells by moonlight and writing in secret books passed down through generations.

Rome's imperial rituals still echo: haruspicy, astrology, the magic of words. Spells are precise. Language is sacred. The witch is the bridge — between realms, eras, and beliefs.

The South

Fire. Blood. Salt. Faith.

In Campania, Calabria, Sicily and beyond, the strega walks with saints and spirits. Her prayers are spells. Her spells are prayers. Greek goddesses once ruled these coasts — Hecate, Persephone, Circe — and they never left. Later came the Arabs, who taught alchemy and starlore. Then the Normans, the Spanish, and their Inquisition — which only forced the magic deeper, safer, stronger.

Here, love magic blooms like jasmine. Red coral, sacred thorns, curses, cures, and dream messages — all are common tools. The South is a place of devotion and defiance, where magic never bowed.

The Islands

Wind. Water. Shadow. Stone.

Sardinia and Sicily are entire worlds of their own. In Sardinia, ancient rites echo in the footsteps of the nuraghi. Witches here guard the old ways, passed orally in dialect, tied to moon and bone.

Sicily is a crossroads of cultures — Greek, Arab, Norman — and each one shaped the island's enchantments. Here, the craft is deep, sensual, prophetic. Saints become masks for older gods.

A Living Practice

Italian witchcraft is not dead. It never was. It lives in kitchens, balconies, cemeteries, alleyways, and cathedrals. It is spoken in dialect. Sung under breath. Felt in the bones.

🌿 Each region is a spell. 🕯 Each witch, a keeper of the land’s voice.

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love how Dio popularized the 🤘(La Corna) at concerts because he saw his Italian grandmother doing it. The Horns are an ancient form of magic (apopotraia) that wards off evil, like the Nazar, dating back all the way to Mycenaean creece (some argue Minoan Crete)

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Italian Cimaruta

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Sa Sartiglia costumes take matchy-matchy to a whole other level. 

More about Sa Sartiglia:

“When Oristano, on the west coast of Sardinia, lost its independence to the Kingdom of Aragon in the 14th century, its aristocracy was already thoroughly familiar with Aragonese traditions of knightly chivalry. Sartiglia was a widespread form of tournament learned from the Saracens in Spain, in which mounted knights used the tip of the sword to pick off a star suspended in mid-air. Success depends on the highest skills of sword- and horsemanship. The Oristanese knights loved it, and Sartiglia took root in the city. Inevitably, tournaments were a feature of public holidays, and Sartiglia became associated with the Sunday and Tuesday of Oristano’s pre-Lenten carnevale. It was later opened to all comers, and has evolved into its present, highly ritualized form.

Sartiglia flourishes because you’ve never seen anything like it and if you had you’d go back and see it again. Oristano pours its soul and all its arcane magic spells, individual obsessions and superstitions into it. Dressing su Componidori (the toumament’s MC) is a sacred rite that takes place on a real altar, conducted by handmaidens and many others with names and functions defined by tradition; once dressed (in white, androgynous mask, blaclc top hat, veiled, and bearing sa pippia de maju – periwinkle wrapped in a green cloth with a bunch of violets at either end – a ‘sceptre’ with which to bless the crowd) he may not dismount until the wholejoust ends with him riding, flattened backwards against his horse’s rump, the entire course. By then you’ll have seen huge costumed parades of people and masked equestrians, bands blaring to rolling drums, superb demonstrations of equo-batics, daredevil racing on the sand and straw-covered streets, and breathtaking swordsmanship at the full gallop, in mid-air, and quite often backwards too. It’s weird, exhilarating, and one of a kind.

WHEN: The Sunday and Tuesday before Lent, usually between mid and late February. 

WHERE: Oristano, Sardinia. Sartiglia’s equestrian and jousting course includes Via Duomo, where the stars are hung for the riders to pierce.

BEST FOR: Folk customs, culture and history -and Sardinian enthusiasm 

YOU SHOULD KNOW: Sartiglia is not a re-enactment. It is an annual appeal for omens for a good harvest (the more stars the riders can pick off, the better), and the Oristanese take it very seriously indeed. That doesn’t mean they (and you) won’t have enormous fun, drinking and feasting. It does mean that if you talk at the wrong moment during one of the many rituals, you will get vigorously ‘shush’-ed (not a good idea in Sardinia)”.