It’s the fourth Sunday before Christmas, so welcome to the beginning of Advent, otherwise known as Advent Sunday. And as any self-respecting child of the…
24 November 2020 – St Catherine’s Eve
Kit be nimble,Kit be quick,Kit jump over the candle stick. Lacemakers’ rhyme It’s St Catherine’s Eve, or Catterntide Eve. According to Cattern Cakes and Lace, a…
23 November 2020 – St Clement’s Day
A quick one today after extended shenanigans over the weekend. It’s St Clement’s Day, but unfortunately it being lockdown, there’s no Clementing processions, no firing…
22 November 2020 – Stir Up Sunday
I’m writing this eating one of yesterday’s leftover mince pies. Today was really one of those days where I should have done a bit more…
21 November 2020 – Competitive Mince Pie Eating
Today’s folklore is a little early, yet a little late. Once was, Wookie Hole, the famous caves in Somerset, held an annual mince pie eating…