Miriam from Manchester asks: There’s a custom of telling tiny rag dolls one’s worries and hardships and putting these overnight under the pillow: where does this come from?

The so-called "worry dolls" were originally used by the traditional peoples of Guatemala. Being very superstitious, they believed that they had problems and worries because the gods wanted to punish them for their wrong doings. Legend has it that when you put the little doll under your pillow at night, your problems and fears will have dissipated by morning. You can buy worry dolls nowadays in specialist esoteric shops; they are only a few centimetres long and cost approximately 4 euros for a bag of six

Created: 10:28 AM | Author: Jörg Dahlmann | Category: Card readings  |  Comments [0]