{"product_id":"household-lore","title":"Household Lore","description":"\u003cb\u003eA perfect gift, this fun illustrated book will take you room by room to discover global traditions, remedies, folklore and rituals hiding in your house.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid you know when you move into a new home, you should sprinkle salt on the threshold, and let the cat go in first? Did you know that decorating a house with sea shells gives evil spirits somewhere to live, or that a houseleek planted on the roof will protect you from lightning strikes?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to household lore, where every rooms tells a story and every seemingly mundane corner holds a weird and wonderful secret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBegin on the roof, \u003c\/b\u003ewhere you'll learn how to summon the Japanese Baku to feast on your nightmares and how to ward against witches and lightning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGet cosy in the bedroom, \u003c\/b\u003ewith folkloric aphrodisiac recipes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the bathroom, \u003c\/b\u003ediscover what soothsayer and beauty expert Nostradamus recommended for cleaning your teeth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOn stairs and thresholds,\u003c\/b\u003e protect your home from infernal forces and find out what lurks underneath the stairs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the kitchen,\u003c\/b\u003e make up a folklore first aid kit from your kitchen cupboard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the dining room,\u003c\/b\u003e learn from the old wives how to clean your cutlery and cure a hangover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn the sitting room, \u003c\/b\u003egather round the hearth to divine your future and look for strange things up your chimney.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDowse to find anything nefarious in your\u003cb\u003e cellar or basement.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDown the crooked path\u003c\/b\u003e speak the language of flowers and avoid confrontation with supernatural visitors to your garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis beautiful collection of folklore, traditions and quirky history is the ideal companion to making any house a magical home.","brand":"Watkins Media Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54896142418264,"sku":"9781786789778","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781786789778.jpg?v=1780408853","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/household-lore","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}