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…
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…
17 December 2020 – Sow Day
For some strange reason, the phrase ‘piggy biscuits’ has brought me untold joy today. Whisper it. Piggy biscuits. It’s Sow Day, the day on which…
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…