The Left Hand in Folklore

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I’m right-Handed but I like Left-Handed 😊👍

Nifty Buckles Folklore's avatarVal is a writer of enchanted tales, folklore and magic. Once chased by Vampire Pumpkins!

Are you a left handed person or a right handed person?

Did you know in Old Europe using one’s left hand was considered evil? Where and when did this demotion of the left hand happen?

   It originated with the Christian Reformation, a thirty year war that began 1450 CE to 1750 CE sported Catholics vs. Protestants. As you well know, wars begin to benefit a few that profit from these wars. A Pandora’s box opened wide, resulting in a whole bunch of fear mongering and negative superstitions against Left-Handed folks accused by both sides of Christianity. Like most of the old pagan deities were also demoted to Demons by the Church accept for the Gaelic goddess Brighid who became St. Bridget.

Christianity’s Reformation peaked hysteria ushered in the Witch trials of the United Kingdom, Europe and North America. Innocent women and men (in the case of Iceland) were accused…

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