News
Christmas Greetings
Posted by Ruth Weston on
Happy Winter Solstice, A Thomasing, Mumping Traditions
Posted by Ruth Weston on
- 0 comment
- Tags: a thomasing, folklore, mumping, winter solsrice
Happy St. Nicholas Day, 2019
Posted by Ruth Weston on
December and Memorable Days
Posted by Ruth Weston on
Stir Up Sunday! Time To Start The Christmas Pudding!
Posted by Ruth Weston on
Happy Stir Up Sunday! Traditionally the day when good housewives...or their cooks... stirred up the dish that would become Christmas Pudding on that festive day coming soon! The tradition dates... as best as can be seen... from the 14th century. There are traditionally supposed to be 13 ingredients... 1 each for Jesus and the 12 disciples. Stir Up Sunday refers to the traditional day to start it... the first Sunday before Advent, or the coming of Christ's birth begins. The collect for the Sunday before Advent in the Church of England's Book of Common Prayer begins with the words "Stir up, we beseech...