Karen Leaves Criticizing Notes About Woman’s Decorations So She Responds By Adding More Of Them

“Gargoyles are not festive,” Karen claims

Damjan

• Published in Christmas
• December 29, 2020

Some people believe that decorating a tree and baking cookies isn't enough to get into the Christmas spirit. They need to criticize other people's efforts and views of the holiday season to feel superior and impose their own opinions on celebrating. This Karen is one of them.

She spotted a Gargoyle on her neighbor's front porch and left a note requesting the figure's immediate removal. Her belief was that it's not very festive.

Of course, the homeowner had no intention to listen to some Karen ranting and decided to fight her in the most amusing way. Poor Karen didn't even see it coming.

We have to wonder if Karen would be against placing Gargoyles if she knew their history. Their origin is quite interesting. They were created to satisfy two needs - protection from water and protection from demons and evil supernatural beings.

The word gargoyle originates from gorge, which is a French word for throat. Real Gargoyles have hollow necks that are attached to the building's gutter system.

The principle is simple – when it rains, the water flows from the roof and into the futter, which then takes it to a gargoyle. It passes through the pipe system inside, and the pressure generated makes it dramatically fall through the creature's mouth.

The gargoyles help prevent damage to walls and the roof's masonry by directing water away from the buildings. This was a very important function because facades became very elaborate during the Gothic period.

Although earlier versions have been around in various cultures for centuries, these statues gained importance in Medieval France.

People were also very superstitious back then and believed that supernatural beings, ghosts, and fairies had a large impact on their lives. They weren't all nice and friendly, so they wanted to protect themselves somehow.

They've thought the best way is to chase them away by something that looks frightening. And gargoyles took over that function. The more gruesome and terrifying they were, the better these statues could scare off all sorts of evil supernatural creatures.

Some stories also say that gargoyles come to life at night and act as guardians while people are asleep and vulnerable. Many of them have wings and can fly around the whole town.

As the sun rises, the gargoyles return to their places and wait for the next moon to come out. So, gargoyles are guardians. How can that not be in line with the Christmas spirit?

Damjan