Today I have mostly been eating plum shuttles, because today is Plum Shuttle Day. It’s said that should a child knock on your door before sunrise on 14 February and shout ‘Good morrow Valentine!’ at you twice before you can stop them, you have to give them a shuttle or some money.
3 February 2020 – St Blaise's Day
Today is St Blaise’s Day. St Blaise is the patron saint of woolcombers for the slightly ghoulish reason he died while being pulled apart by…
1 February 2020 – St Brigid’s Day
Bit of a mish mash today as I couldn’t quite get my act together. Firstly, I forgot to say White Rabbits, or any variation thereof.…
31 January 2020 – St Brigid’s Eve
Bumper edition today with not one, not two, but three traditions to celebrate St Brigid’s Eve and Imbolc.
22 January 2020 – St Vincent's Day
So first off, after all that fasting for St Agnes’ Day, did I dream of my future husband last night? And the answer is…