Here are just a few of the many beliefs people have about brooms and sweeping. The broom is one of those tools that most people have in their home–whether they’re a witch or not! In many rural cultures, the broom has become a source of legend and folklore. Some people say the handles of the besoms were coated with flying ointment." Ancient besoms have been discovered with hidden compartments in the handle, to hold herbs, oils, and feathers (items for rituals/spells). This probably came from agrarian fertility rites when pagans were riding their besoms (hobby horse style) and jumping with them, to show how high the crops would grow. There were earlier recordings of witches flying on different sticks – walking sticks, tree limbs, etc. "The first official documentation that records a person flying on a broomstick is from 1453, from a confession by witch Guillaume Edelin. The traditional magical formula includes a bundle of birch twigs, a staff of ash or oak, and a binding made from willow wands.Īlong with the popularity of handfasting ceremonies, there has been a resurgence in interest among Pagans and Wiccans in the idea of a "besom wedding." This is a ceremony also referred to as " jumping the broom." Although typically this is seen as a custom derived from the slave culture of the American south, there is also evidence that besom weddings took place in some parts of the British Isles. The broom is a purifier, so it is connected to the element of Water in some magical traditions, but others associate it with Air. It is not uncommon to meet witches who have broom collections, and it is fairly easy to make your own besom if you don't wish to buy one. A light sweeping does more than clean the physical space - it, also, immediately clears out negative energies that may have accumulated in the area since the last cleaning. In many traditions of witchcraft, the besom is used for sweeping a ceremonial area out before ritual.
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You can probably tell I was carried away this year with too much Halloween fun! To make everything easy to find, below is a list of links to all the Halloween decorations and crafts you see in these photos:ĭIY Halloween Cat Decorations with Free Template.ĭIY Halloween Bats: super magical decor and craft!ĭIY Witches Shoes / Boots: just 2 piece of paper and so many uses, with Free Template!įlying Witch DIY Halloween Wreath with free printable Halloween sign.Įasy & free DIY Halloween Door Decoration with free printable sign.The besom is the traditional witch's broom, and can be used for ritually cleansing a space.
Of course a magical witch will need some magical bats and cats! Here’s the DIY Halloween door decoration tutorial with the flying lessons free printable Halloween sign!
Now you have seen both types of witches brooms, you can start building your own Halloween or Quidditch broom collection with natural materials unique to your region! Please tag us on instagram or comment on Pinterest! We would love to see your brooms! 🙂 Next, flip the bundle of grass so the bristles are pointing towards the bottom of the broomstick like shown above.įinish the broom by making another really tight knot with natural jute twine. Tie a really tight knot with natural jute twine. Line the cut grasses along the broomstick so the bristles ends are pointing towards the top of the broomstick.
You can also soak the dry grasses a bit to soften them. I learned this fun technique from a vintage drawing on broom-making.ĭry grasses with soft long blades are great as bristles for this type of broom.
You can leave the broom looking more natural, or trim the bristles a bit to give the DIY broom a cleaner, more finished look.ĭoesn’t the broom look wonderful among the pumpkins and black cats as table or mantle Halloween decorations? ( DIY Halloween cats tutorial here. Now we are almost ready for our flying lessons! 🙂 Or make the flying witch DIY Halloween wreath, tutorial here. I used a long branch for the broomstick, and some dried cilantro plants from our garden as the bristles of the broom.Ĭut a bunch of twigs at the base, line them up around the branch / broomstick and tie them together as tightly as possible with natural jute twine.
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