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Animalia Magazine: Good Luck Edition

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The March 2025 issue of Animalia Magazine was called the Good Luck edition, partly because St. Patrick's Day was the following Friday, but also because the following week was Spring Break, which was a good way to allow some extra time to deal with hangovers after all the drinking on St. Patty's Day.

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The cover model was Miss Greenwall, not only because black cats (and, by extension, black cat Animalians) were considered omens of luck (whether good or bad, depending on where you are), but also because black cats were often considered to be witches' familiars. However, there was a sub-article that talked about how witches evolved from medicine men (and women) to the "practitioners of dark magic" as perpetuated by the Catholic Church during the Early-Modern Period.

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Another article (especially for kids) were St. Patrick's Day-themed activity pages, including games, puzzles, tongue-twisters and more. There was also an article that talked about the origin of common symbols of good/bad luck

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There was also a list of fun events during Spring Break, including one that was at Miss Juliet's estate. Overall, it was like a cross between a preview for the next IAC, a renaissance faire, a comic convention, and a world exhibition. While there wasn't going to be too much revealed in the article, the one that was revealed was kind of understandable.

What was revealed was a staged battle between Sir Charles (Miss Juliet's "bull knight") and a "snake demon" (actually Anka), since snakes were associated with the devil in early medieval Christianity, and St. Patrick was often associated with driving the snakes out of Ireland.


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