White Rabbits! We’ve made it to April, and what a difference a month’s made. Other Life is now properly impacting on folklore with all the…
20 March 2020 – Vernal Equinox
Today is the vernal equinox, otherwise known as the astronomical start of spring. Not to be confused with the other start of spring, the meteorological…
24 February 2020 – Collop Monday
Today, as it is Collop Monday, I have been eating collops. Except obviously I haven’t been eating actual collops, as collops are slices of meat…
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23 February 2020 – Quinquagesima Sunday
Today I washed my hair with egg. Yup, raw egg. Apparently washing your hair with egg is a thing, not just a folklore thing, but…
22 February 2020 – Egg Saturday
Today is Egg Saturday so no prizes for guessing what I’ve been up to. Today is also the start of Shrovetide, so it’s also known…