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Tag: Whitsuntide

4 June 2020 – Old Maid’s Day
Jun 4 2020

4 June 2020 – Old Maid’s Day

Today I’ve been celebrating spinsterhood by eating pie. It’s Old Maid’s Day, a delightfully termed day of celebration that started in America after WW2 to…

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3 June 2020 – Mother Shipton’s Day
Jun 3 2020

3 June 2020 – Mother Shipton’s Day

Today I’ve been doing my laundry drunk. Well tipsy. It’s Whit Wednesday otherwise known in Cambridge as Mother Shipton’s Day. Which is a little odd…

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2 June 2020 – Whit Tuesday
Jun 2 2020

2 June 2020 – Whit Tuesday

Today I’ve been dicing for beetles because it’s Whit Tuesday, and on Whit Tuesday in St Ives, Cambridgeshire it’s traditional to dice for Bibles. This…

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1 June 2020 – Whit Monday
Jun 1 2020

1 June 2020 – Whit Monday

Today I’ve been gazing out the window, and drinking whisky all in the name of folklore. It’s St Wite’s Day, aka St Wistan’s Day, aka…

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31 May 2020 – Whit Sunday
May 31 2020

31 May 2020 – Whit Sunday

Today I’m a spud-happy woman. Amongst other things, it’s Whit Sunday, the seventh Sunday after Easter and the beginning of a week of Whitsuntide celebrations.…

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