{"product_id":"saint-hans-witch","title":"Saint Hans Witch","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the end of June every year in Denmark, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint_John's_Eve\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Sank Hans\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSaint Hans (St. John's Eve\u003c\/a\u003e.  Description below) is celebrated with a bond fire and a burning of a witch in order to fend off evil and help ensure the crops will grow well.  I know, I know, Salem, witches, it's madness!  BUT... these days it really is a lovely gathering around a big fire with singing and chat and excitement that winter is over and summer is ahead.  For me, this holiday has lead to a bunch of creative projects.  Normally I will run to the thrift shop to gather clothes and gear to make a witch effigy.  I would also save some whistler fireworks from New Years to stuff inside her for audio effects!   This year, I thought I would burn a painting of a witch instead.  From 3D to 2D!  BUT.... the painting took longer than I thought so I decided to enjoy the old lady instead!  And now she's available for YOU!  It's on a lower quality canvas since I thought I was going to burn it but it's OK.  Her face is 3D, made from modeling paste.  It seems to me that she's riding a lizard into the cool, early summer evening , holding her black cat pal and a chicken bone.  She ain't pretty (or maybe she is!) but I assure you she's a GOOD witch!  She's empowered, driven and will be there to protect your crops every year!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Wikipedia:  Saint John's Eve (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mw_Q\"\u003eSankthansaften\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) is celebrated in the same manner in Denmark as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Walpurgis_Night\" title=\"Walpurgis Night\" id=\"mwAQI\"\u003eWalpurgis Night\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sweden\" title=\"Sweden\" id=\"mwAQM\"\u003eSweden\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. At dusk large bonfires are lit all over the country, typically accompanied by communal singing of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci id=\"mwAQQ\"\u003eMidsommervisen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holger_Drachmann\" title=\"Holger Drachmann\" id=\"mwAQU\"\u003eHolger Drachmann\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Atop each bonfire often an effigy of a witch is placed (harking back to the days of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Witch_trials_in_the_early_modern_period\" title=\"Witch trials in the early modern period\" id=\"mwAQY\"\u003ewitch trials\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, when real women were \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burned_at_the_stake\" title=\"Burned at the stake\" class=\"mw-redirect\" id=\"mwAQc\"\u003eburned at the stake\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). Traditionally, the bonfires were lit to fend off witches, but today - when the witch effigy catches fire - she is said to be \"flying away to Brocken\" (Danish: \"Bloksbjerg\"), which can be interpreted as helping the witch on her way. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-26\" rel=\"dc:references\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e On Saint John's Eve and Saint John's Day, churches arrange Saint John's services and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Family_reunion\" title=\"Family reunion\" id=\"mwAQw\"\u003efamily reunions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e also occur, which are an occasion for drinking and eating.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-27\" rel=\"dc:references\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"mw-ref reference\" id=\"cite_ref-28\" rel=\"dc:references\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brad Mossman","offers":[{"title":"Original","offer_id":54852298539351,"sku":null,"price":2906.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 Print","offer_id":54852298572119,"sku":null,"price":1131.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4 Print","offer_id":54852298604887,"sku":null,"price":517.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/5673\/9415\/files\/068A2795b_0caf3095-44a4-4620-a970-b38fc9d28a74.jpg?v=1788310946","url":"https:\/\/www.bmossman.com\/products\/saint-hans-witch","provider":"Brad Mossman","version":"1.0","type":"link"}