A Season of Madness Archives - Bone and Sickle

It’s Carnival!

February 6, 2026 boneandsickle A Season of Madness, alridenour, Carnival

So it seems a good time to share some more content related to my book. This is a new video[…]

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Christmas is Carnival: Carols and Calendars

December 18, 2025 boneandsickle A Season of Madness, calendar, Carnival, Carol of the Bells, carols, Catholicism, Christmas, EPISODE, folk customs, history, holidays, Kalends, Krampus, Perchten, Slavs, Twelfth Night, Twelve Days of Christmas

Historically, the celebration of Christmas and Carnival could overlap, and there is some reason to believe that customs associated with[…]

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The Unknown Carnival

April 21, 2025 boneandsickle A Season of Madness, antiquity, books, Carnival, EPISODE, folk customs, folk horror, folklore, history, holidays, Middle Ages, pagan, paganism

Mr. Ridenour introduces his new book “A Season of Madness: Fools, Monsters, and Marvels of the Old-World Carnival,” explaining how[…]

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