Tag Archives: Christmas

More Wintry Amanitas

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Expanding on yesterday’s Xmas theme, here are some winter, holiday and new year vintage images featuring fly agarics (they never seem to run out).

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Amanita Ornaments

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

Not at all the right time of year for this, but here’s a selection of Amanita-related Xmas ornaments: (Last image from Reckless Glue.)

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Christmas Gnomes

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

A few wonderful New Year gnomes with Amanitas from Germany, via A Polar Bear’s Tale:

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Martha Stewart decorates with Amanita

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

On the Martha Stewart “Crafts Dept.” blog in December, they shared how to make these lovely spun-cotton mushrooms – amanita mushrooms of course!

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And I thought *I* had mushrooms on the brain…

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

For some people, everything becomes a mushroom. Here’s a great example which moves from Santa to the Pope to Easter eggs to the Holy Grail to video games. Since it’s the season for it, I’ll post my favorite image here, … Continue reading →

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Santa in Wonderland

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

Continuing on the Santa theme… I’ll be tackling Alice in Wonderland later on, but had to post this one now: a 1943 comic book portraying Santa Claus coming to Wonderland and munching merrily on a psychedelic mushroom. Sure, it’s not … Continue reading →

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Mushroom Santa

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

A lot has been made of the supposed connection between Santa Claus and A. muscaria – mostly because of the red-and-white colors (unlikely, when you consider that Santa’s classic costume is mostly an invention of advertisers, less than 100 years … Continue reading →

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Good luck pigs

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

In Germany, amanita mushrooms are traditionally paired with pigs (and four leaf clovers, and horseshoes) as symbols of good luck, especially during the Christmas season.

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Tis the season

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

To start this off, a seasonally appropriate image from yesteryear: From the article Mushrooms in Wonderland. Christmas/New Year is probably the best time to find amanita images in unexpected places – they’re especially prevalent in European imports.

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