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Effigies

There’s a gruesome twist to these St. Nicholas Day celebrations.

Beware the Christmas Cannibal of France

How a whip-wielding butcher became St. Nick's sidekick.

Anna Richards December 6, 2023

However long this snowman effigy, known as the Bӧӧgg, takes to burn will determine the remaining length of winter.

To Banish Winter in This Tiny Wisconsin Town, Burn a Swiss Snowman

The burning of the Bӧӧgg is like a fiery version of Groundhog’s Day, but with fireworks and sausages.

Tea Krulos May 2, 2023

Metal guitarist and paper effigy artisan Koh Eng Keat sits on his motorcycle in front of a seven-foot-tall paper mansion. Keat runs 358 Custom Effigies Workshop with his father Koh Ah Bah where building elaborate papier-mâché effigies like this are just part of a normal workday.

Meet the Punk Rocker Building Life-Sized Paper Effigies for Malaysia’s Ghosts

The doom metal guitarist builds papier-mâché BMWs, iPhones, and mansions—then it all goes up in smoke.

Marco Ferrarese February 24, 2023

Russell Head

Aberdeen, Scotland

Russell Head

This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.

The tomb effigy

Wareham, England

Tomb Effigy of T.E. Lawrence

Inside this 11th-century church, a medieval-style tomb of the World War I hero known as "Lawrence of Arabia."

The Felsted Hag and Boote House front beam.

Felsted, England

The Felsted Hag

This 400-year-old house tells a tale of witchcraft and woodwork.

Morocco's Land Effigy

Edinburgh, Scotland

Morocco's Land Effigy

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

Thomas and Mary Howard.

Rudbaxton, Wales

Church of St. Michael

Eerily lifelike effigies stare at everyone who enters this sanctuary.

Tomb of Edward the Black Prince.

Canterbury, England

Tomb of the Black Prince

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

Saint Mere Eglise

Sainte-Mère-Église, France

Private John Steele Monument

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

The replica on the shore of Hontoon Island.

DeLand, Florida

Hontoon Island Owl Totem

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

Hogueras de Alicante

Alicante, Spain

Hogueras de Alicante (Bonfires of Alicante)

A celebration of solstice followed by a fiery purging of evils.