When I last checked my highly scientific Twitter poll, tomorrow was favourite for taking down the Christmas decorations. But only just. Twelfth Night isn’t exactly…
#FolkloreFOMO – January 2021
Happy New Year! And welcome to the very last #FolkloreFOMO post of The Everyday Lore Project. It seemed a bit daft to write a post…
17 December 2020 – Sow Day
For some strange reason, the phrase ‘piggy biscuits’ has brought me untold joy today. Whisper it. Piggy biscuits. It’s Sow Day, the day on which…
13 December 2020 – St Lucy’s Day
I have just separated the wheat from the chaff. Literally. It’s St Lucy’s Day, a day of lots of folklore, mostly Scandinavian, Italian and East…
9 December 2020 – Coronation Street
I think after multiple attempts at folklore baking, I can safely say I suck at it. However, I do know how to rock a hotpot.…
4 December 2020 – Old St Clement’s Day
I’m pulling a crafty twofer this evening. It’s Old St Clement’s Day, plus it just so happens to be a certain someone’s birthday on Monday.…
22 November 2020 – Stir Up Sunday
I’m writing this eating one of yesterday’s leftover mince pies. Today was really one of those days where I should have done a bit more…