Today I’ve been getting my tongue in a twist. It’s Nick o’ Thungs (or Thumbs) Day, aka Rood Day, aka Avoiding Day, aka Booting Day,…
26 April 2020 – Talisman
Today I found out that I am indeed a witch. Or a rogue. For it is said that only witches and rogues can grow parsley…
19 April 2020 – Quasimodo Sunday
Today’s adventure in folklore was difficult to pin down even though it’s Low Sunday, aka Little Easter Sunday, aka Hock Sunday, aka Balaam’s Ass Day,…
12 April 2020 – Easter Sunday
Today I was genuinely surprised by the outcome of my experiment. It’s Easter Sunday, a day when you can legitimately eat chocolate for breakfast. Or,…
6 April 2020 – Old Style Lady Day
Today I’ve had my fingers in quite a few folklore pies (and eaten quite a lot of leftover fig pudding), so with apologies in advance,…