Sarah Chavez
@sarahcalavera.bsky.social
Chicana. Author of WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT DEATH 📚 Helping people live & die better at orderofthegooddeath.com, Ask a Mortician, & radicaldeathstudies.com 💀 Death + food, ritual, folklore, horror, film, culture & society
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November 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It’s Halloween season and people want to talk about death, so I’m booked and busy like Lizzie
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October 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It’s Halloween season and people want to talk about death, so I’m booked and busy like Lizzie
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Don't You Be Afraid Of Ghosts! They're Your Best Friends, Says Woman
Freeport Journal-Standard, Illinois, 1923
Freeport Journal-Standard, Illinois, 1923
October 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Don't You Be Afraid Of Ghosts! They're Your Best Friends, Says Woman
Freeport Journal-Standard, Illinois, 1923
Freeport Journal-Standard, Illinois, 1923
The following day over 200 sailors descended on dtla & predominantly Chicano neighborhoods on the east side. Their 1st victims were children-12 & 13 year old boys who the sailors beat with clubs, stripped, & burned their clothing.
June 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The following day over 200 sailors descended on dtla & predominantly Chicano neighborhoods on the east side. Their 1st victims were children-12 & 13 year old boys who the sailors beat with clubs, stripped, & burned their clothing.
With all eyes on LA the past few days I can’t help but note the eerie similarities in events that played out here over 80 years ago from June 3rd to 8th—the Zoot Suit Riots. A time when Chicanos & other poc were targeted, their communities terrorized & subjected to violent attacks.
June 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
With all eyes on LA the past few days I can’t help but note the eerie similarities in events that played out here over 80 years ago from June 3rd to 8th—the Zoot Suit Riots. A time when Chicanos & other poc were targeted, their communities terrorized & subjected to violent attacks.
Craterellus cornucopioides were referred to as "The Trumpet of the Dead," as it was believed the dead buried beneath played them
*doot doot* #FolkloreThursday
*doot doot* #FolkloreThursday
May 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Craterellus cornucopioides were referred to as "The Trumpet of the Dead," as it was believed the dead buried beneath played them
*doot doot* #FolkloreThursday
*doot doot* #FolkloreThursday
And finally, here’s a playlist for your Walpurgisnacht revelries! open.spotify.com/playlist/1gZ...
#WyrdWednesday #Witch #Walpurgisnacht #Folklore
#WyrdWednesday #Witch #Walpurgisnacht #Folklore
April 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
And finally, here’s a playlist for your Walpurgisnacht revelries! open.spotify.com/playlist/1gZ...
#WyrdWednesday #Witch #Walpurgisnacht #Folklore
#WyrdWednesday #Witch #Walpurgisnacht #Folklore
To this day you can attend Walpurgisnacht festivities in German towns in the the Hartz mountain region.
April 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
To this day you can attend Walpurgisnacht festivities in German towns in the the Hartz mountain region.
Brooms and children were hidden away on Walpurgisnacht to prevent witches from taking them up to the Brocken to possibly be eaten (the children, not the brooms)
April 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Brooms and children were hidden away on Walpurgisnacht to prevent witches from taking them up to the Brocken to possibly be eaten (the children, not the brooms)
Bonfires were built with the hope that the flames would rise high enough to burn any witches who were flying overhead
April 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Bonfires were built with the hope that the flames would rise high enough to burn any witches who were flying overhead
Noisemaking, such as ringing bells, (especially church bells) was often employed to scare away evil spirits
April 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Noisemaking, such as ringing bells, (especially church bells) was often employed to scare away evil spirits
Doorways & livestock were painted with crosses & adorned with bouquets of herbs in hopes of repelling mischievous beings & witches who would often enchant the beasts & fly on their backs to the Brocken
April 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Doorways & livestock were painted with crosses & adorned with bouquets of herbs in hopes of repelling mischievous beings & witches who would often enchant the beasts & fly on their backs to the Brocken
Extra care and precautions were necessary for mortals on Walpurgisnacht. There were numerous rules and rituals that were believed to safeguard people from supernatural harm.
April 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Extra care and precautions were necessary for mortals on Walpurgisnacht. There were numerous rules and rituals that were believed to safeguard people from supernatural harm.
You may remember the Night on Bald Mountain segment from #Disney ‘s 1940 film Fantasia, which depicted a witches’ night in progress (watch here: youtu.be/b756FPiLlp8)
April 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
You may remember the Night on Bald Mountain segment from #Disney ‘s 1940 film Fantasia, which depicted a witches’ night in progress (watch here: youtu.be/b756FPiLlp8)
Witches celebrated Walpurgisnacht with lavish feasting, orgies, and general merrymaking, with the Devil himself presiding over the festivities
April 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Witches celebrated Walpurgisnacht with lavish feasting, orgies, and general merrymaking, with the Devil himself presiding over the festivities
Many of them will be on their way to the Brocken, the highest peak in Germany’s Harz Mountain range, surrounded by a deep forest which is often shrouded in thick mists, and believed to be inhabited by strange, supernatural beings.
April 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Many of them will be on their way to the Brocken, the highest peak in Germany’s Harz Mountain range, surrounded by a deep forest which is often shrouded in thick mists, and believed to be inhabited by strange, supernatural beings.
It’s believed that on these two nights the veil between the worlds separating the living and the dead, the seen and the unseen thins; allowing otherworldly beings to mingle openly among us
April 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It’s believed that on these two nights the veil between the worlds separating the living and the dead, the seen and the unseen thins; allowing otherworldly beings to mingle openly among us
Walpurgisnacht falls exactly 6 months after Samhain/Halloween, which means we’re halfway to Halloween!
April 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Walpurgisnacht falls exactly 6 months after Samhain/Halloween, which means we’re halfway to Halloween!
April 30th, is Walpurgisnacht (Witches’ Night), also known as the ‘other Halloween’ — a night that belongs to WITCHES
April 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
April 30th, is Walpurgisnacht (Witches’ Night), also known as the ‘other Halloween’ — a night that belongs to WITCHES
April 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
#Yellowjackets season 3 finale screening with Sophie Nélisse, Samantha Hanratty, Sophie Thatcher, Courtney Eaton, & Liv Hewson
April 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#Yellowjackets season 3 finale screening with Sophie Nélisse, Samantha Hanratty, Sophie Thatcher, Courtney Eaton, & Liv Hewson
quick shot of the teen cast at the #Yellowjackets finale tonight
April 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
quick shot of the teen cast at the #Yellowjackets finale tonight
Good to know that the morgue has the ideal conditions for both bodies AND books
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April 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Good to know that the morgue has the ideal conditions for both bodies AND books
pasadenanow.com/main/pasaden...
pasadenanow.com/main/pasaden...
For Pi Day here’s a bit about the history of funeral pie, served at funeral meals among Old Order Mennonite and Amish communities
whatscookingamerica.net/history/pieh...
📷: @thepieous
whatscookingamerica.net/history/pieh...
📷: @thepieous
March 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
For Pi Day here’s a bit about the history of funeral pie, served at funeral meals among Old Order Mennonite and Amish communities
whatscookingamerica.net/history/pieh...
📷: @thepieous
whatscookingamerica.net/history/pieh...
📷: @thepieous
someone just asked me about my weekend plans and i
March 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
someone just asked me about my weekend plans and i