The old Welsh and the Scots Gaelic knew the tenor of their months, calling October hyddfref and damb respectively, namely the month of the rutting stags. And when a…
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9 October 2020 – Time Travel
I’ve just finished the folklore and written the post and realised I’ve got the whole sodding date wrong. Twat. So, for the purposes of this…
8 October 2020 – St Keyne’s Day
And so once again I return to the theme of something delicious predicting the winter weather. On Tuesday, I tried and failed to elicit a…
7 October 2020 – St Osyth’s Day
Tonight, I shall be appealing to St Osyth (or Saint Osgyth. Or Ositha, Osith, Othith, Sytha, Sythe. Or Toosey, as those local to the village…
6 October 2020 – St Faith’s Day
It’s St Faith’s Day, but while I had the faith, my folklore faithfully failed. Today saw the return of two ongoing sagas. The first was…