photo © Carole Tyrrell

This is bit of fun from Halloween!

I was tucking into a milk chocolate toad last night (31/10) when I spotted a familiar symbol on the packet – a winged skull!

This is the death’s head (highly appropriate for Halloween) and is reputed to represent the combination of physical death in the skull and spiritual regeneration with the angel wings.

In other words, triumph over death. So thank you M & S for such great and informative packaging! 

©Text and image Carole Tyrrell unless otherwise stated.

References and further reading:

Winged Skull Gravestone Symbols – BillionGraves Bloghttps://www.boston.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/iconography-gravestones-burying-grounds#:~:text=The%20second%20type%20of%20decorative%20motif%20used%20on,a%20combination%20of%20physical%20death%20and%20spiritual%20regeneration