Links from the post: Header: My May Day Wicker Man Imbolc – 31 January 2020 – St Brigid’s Eve & 1 February 2020 – St…
12 August 2020 – Old Lammas Day
This is going to be short and sweet as the storms haven’t yet reached Brighton and there’s still more than a touch of old Lawrence…
11 August 2020 – Old Lammas Eve
Today is Old Lammas Eve, and on Old Lammas Eve there is a Scottish tradition of raiding rowan trees for their branches, twisting them into…
10 August 2020 – St Lawrence’s Day
There’s dissent in the folklore world over the origins of the expression ‘Lazy Lawrence’ – to behave in a sluggardly or indolent fashion, to be…
9 August 2020 – Purple Toadflax
Given the weather, I was * this * close to celebrating the 41st anniversary of Britain’s first nudist beach getting the go ahead today. Let’s just…