Appalachian Bluebird: Death crowns are an old Appalachian omen

Appalachian Bluebird: Death crowns are an old Appalachian omen

Long before hospitals and hospice care reached the mountains, families in Appalachia developed their own way of understanding death. They watched for signs, trusted intuition and believed deeply that the soul left traces behind. Occasionally, you may come across a person in Appalachia who keeps a tightly woven ball of feathers safely and neatly in a case. They will tell you it has been kept for generations, brought out of the drawer only when so…