Today we're looking at some tiny little dolls called Worry Dolls.
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| These worry dolls are about an inch tall, but some worry dolls are about twice as big. |
They're very tiny and made of scraps, basically. They usually consist of scrap fabric and heads of thread or paper. These have wire arms and legs.
They are usually seen in small wooden boxes or fabric bags. These came in a bag.
Worry Dolls originated in Guatemala. Also called Trouble Dolls, the purpose of the dolls is to remove your problems. You tell your problems, or worries, to the dolls, and put them under your pillow. During the night they take your worries away, and in the morning the dolls have gifted you with the wisdom to solve your worries.
The idea came from a Guatemalan legend about a Mayan princess named Lxmucane, who received a gift from the sun god, which would allow her to solve any worry.
These days the worry doll is a popular souvenir to bring back from Guatemala or Mexico. They are even found around here a lot. I suppose they are rejected souvenirs.
See yo again tomorrow.
I hope you had a good birthday. I had some of these worry dolls when I was a kid. And recently I found some of these in a thrift store. I ended up getting them, because of the nostalgia factor. How’s the cleanup of your house going?
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Thanks. It's going slowly. Ken only gets a couple of days a week to work on it, and right now it's very cold in there with no heat, so he can't work very long.
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