Dancing Pigs and Egg-Hatched Kids: The Bizarre World of Vintage New Year Cards
Explore the unsettling world of Vintage New Year cards from the early 1900s. From soccer-playing roosters to kids hatching from eggs, see why these cards were the original memes.
Forget the glittery champagne and fireworks. In the early 20th century, New Year greetings featured dancing pigs, haunted dolls, and soccer-playing roosters that might keep you up at night.
Why Vintage New Year Cards Were So Weird
According to archives from TuckDB, New Year cards from the late 19th and early 20th centuries were far from the cozy designs we see today. One standout from 1907 depicts a pig and spider partnership, predating Charlotte's Web by decades. While pigs symbolized luck, the artistic execution often leaned into the surreal and unsettling.
From Haunted Dolls to Sudden Accidents
Some cards feel like they belong in a horror anthology. Themes like children hatching from an egg or blooming like flowers in a garden were surprisingly common. Even more bizarre is a card showing a rider crashing head-first into a post—hardly the 'fresh start' most people envision. In France, cards even showed pigs bursting through walls like the Kool-Aid Man to surprise a young girl.
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