For Saxons, today, not Childermass, was deemed the most unlucky moment of the year. And just when I thought I was all out of good…
25 December 2020 – Christmas Day
FOLKLORE ONEI was first out of the house today, so I have the luck seeing as I said ‘Welcome, Old Father Christmas’ as I opened…
21 December 2020 – Winter Solstice
St Thomas gray, St Thomas grayLongest night, and shortest day. While all around us is going tits up, at least after today we’re counting back…
14 December 2020 – Halcyon Days
I had high hopes for today. Very high hopes. Today is the start of December’s halcyon days, a period of fourteen days, seven either side…
6 December 2020 – St Nicholas’ Day
It being St Nicholas’ Day, I was going to put my tree up, as it’s said St Nick was the precursor to Father Christmas. Having…
25 November 2020 – St Catherine’s Day
Even though I could have been setting fire to wheels tied up with straw; making Cattern cakes, Cattern pies, or wiggs; drinking a delightfully sounding…
28 October 2020 – St Simon and St Jude’s Day
Not one, not two, but three calendar customs collided today. And seeing as I was curious, hungry, and wet, I tried them all. First the…