One for sorrow, two for joy: why we count magpies As the nursery rhyme suggests, the bird is long associated with superstitions around bad luck, negativity and ill-omens Folklore • 14 Jul 21
One for sorrow, two for joy: why we count magpies As the nursery rhyme suggests, the bird is long associated with superstitions around bad luck, negativity and ill-omens Folklore • 14 Jul 21
How innocent nursery rhymes tell tales of death and destruction The roots of "Ring a Ring a Rosie" lie in the devastating events around the Black Death Nursery rhymes • 12 Jun 20
How innocent nursery rhymes tell tales of death and destruction The roots of "Ring a Ring a Rosie" lie in the devastating events around the Black Death Nursery rhymes • 12 Jun 20
