For Saxons, today, not Childermass, was deemed the most unlucky moment of the year. And just when I thought I was all out of good…
#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…
29 December 2020 – St Thomas Becket’s Day
I’ve been dabbling in a spot of domino divination today. I’m not saying that St Thomas Becket’s Day is an appropriate moment for domino divination,…
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…
23 December 2020 – La Longue Veille
In Guernsey, Christmas Eve Eve is traditionally called La Longue Veille, or The Long Knitting Evening. It was a time to finish any outstanding knitting…