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…
28 December 2020 – Childermass
Today is supposed to be the unluckiest day of the year, it being Childermass, or Holy Innocents’ Day, the day when it’s said Herod got…
22 December 2020 – #ShinyNuts
I forgot it was the start of Yule. I mean, I didn’t forget, I had it written on my folklore spreadsheet of many things. It’s…
16 December 2020 – Pomander
This one will be a quickie as I’m cream crackered today. I’ve been making pomanders. I was going to make pomander singular, but enjoyed the…
12 December 2020 – St Lucy’s Eve
My head wasn’t in the game today. I’m blaming my alarm for mistakenly going off at 5.30am. And the hoovering. And All The Other Stuff. It’s…
11 December 2020 – Christmas Jumper Day
I right royally cocked up the folklore today. I was blithe in the knowledge that I had a simple bit of weatherlore to observe and…
29 November 2020 – Advent Sunday
It’s the fourth Sunday before Christmas, so welcome to the beginning of Advent, otherwise known as Advent Sunday. And as any self-respecting child of the…