“Time doesn’t heal all wounds. Telling someone [time heals all wounds] when they are very much not over something can be insensitive and shaming. Only they get to decide when they’ve healed, and sometimes we don’t get over it.” - Whitney Goodman, Toxic Positivity
Thread: Halloween, as the world knows it, is an Irish invention from ancient Irish-Celtic roots. It’s correct name is Samhain & marks the end of the Harvest. It was culturally appropriated by the Christian Church as All Hallows’ Eve. Here’s an overview. #Samhain
A 18th century book containing tiny books on a pop-up shelf, made by a bookbinder in the Netherlands around 1757. The National Library of the Netherlands.