There’s a strange bit of weatherlore today, for according to Maypoles, Martyrs & Mayhem, it’s said that September 15th ‘will be fine, six years out of seven’…
16 August 2020 – World Letter Writing Day Opportunity
Okay, so here’s the craic. On 1 September 2020, it’s World Letter Writing Day, and as part of The Everyday Lore Project, I want to…
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…
16 July 2020 – Eve of St Kenelm’s Day
It’s a day full of Other Life, so another very quick one. I ate an apple. It’s said that until St Swithin shakes his funky…
11 July 2020 – St Benedict’s Day
It’s St Benedict’s Day today, and St Benedict was a stickler for rules. In fact he wrote a book about rules called The Rule of…