Forget Your Troubles, Make A Worry Doll At Brewster Workshop

BREWSTER, N.Y. -- Make your own trouble doll, an old Mayan folklore tradition believed to ease ones troubles, at a workshop on Saturday, Oct. 10 from noon to 2 p.m., at Studio Around the Corner in Old Town Hall.

Placing a worry doll under one's pillow at night, is an old Mayan folklore, said to ease one's worries or troubles.
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Karin Carrasco

10/09/2015 4:00 a.m.

Worry dolls (muñecas quitapenas), or trouble dolls, are very small and colorful dolls traditionally made in Guatemala and it's a tradition from Mayan's folk and culture. A person who cannot sleep due to worrying can express their worries to a doll and place it under their pillow before going to sleep. It is believed they can used with treatment for disease in children or adults.

The $5 donation will assist with funding for Community Connection ESL program. RSVP at 845-383-8330.

Studio Around the Corner at Old Town Hall, 67 Main St., Suite 101 Brewster, oththeater.org.

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