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17 May 2020 – Rogation Sunday
May 17 2020

17 May 2020 – Rogation Sunday

Today I have been smearing mashed turnip on my feet. It’s Rogation Sunday, the start of Rogationtide which lasts until Wednesday. And Rogationtide was when…

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10 May 2020 – Battledore and Shuttlefeathers
May 10 2020

10 May 2020 – Battledore and Shuttlefeathers

Today’s folklore started with an exorcism, continued with a missed knob-eating opportunity, and finished with some shuttlecock divination. Whoever said folklore was dull, was not…

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3 May 2020 – Nick o’Thungs Day
May 3 2020

3 May 2020 – Nick o’Thungs Day

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,…

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26 April 2020 – Talisman
Apr 26 2020

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…

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19 April 2020 – Quasimodo Sunday
Apr 19 2020

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,…

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12 April 2020 – Easter Sunday
Apr 12 2020

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,…

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5 April 2020 – Fig Pudding Day
Apr 5 2020

5 April 2020 – Fig Pudding Day

Today I’ve been eating figs as it’s Fig Sunday, aka Palm Sunday, aka St Derfel’s Day, aka Sul y Blodau or Flowering Sunday, aka Spanish…

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