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…
5 October 2020 – St Monday
I know it’s St Faith’s Eve and there are dumb cakes to be made, but I’m calling St Monday. See you tomorrow. UPDATE: I completely…
4 October 2020 – St Francis’ Day
I’ve been torturing the cat today with Eurasian great tits (not a euphemism). It’s St Francis’ Day, and while the saint of Assisi was a…
#FolkloreFOMO – October 2020
Yet again I forgot to say white rabbits when I woke up. You’d think, seeing this is month ten of The Everyday Lore Project, I…
29 September 2020 – Michaelmas
It’s Michaelmas. Michaelmas used to be an important day in the ritual year but is rarely marked nowadays bar a couple of mop fairs still…