Foklore Column by Roy & Ursula Radford
Many a New Year to enjoy
Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year.
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Many a New Year to enjoy
Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year.
February Folklore
Fade out Pagan wisdom – Enter witchcraft
Easter Foods
Why does Father Christmas deliver Easter eggs?
This may well be a question posed by young children today when they hear parents in December telling others that such and such a supermarket or shop already has the Easter treat on sale.
Chocolate eggs available all through the year do nothing to diminish the demand as Easter approaches and while buns and eggs dominate the shops at this time of year they are by no means the only Easter food that can be enjoyed or has a folklore purpose.
As summer approaches, the 30th of April, Walpurgis Night the eve of May is when the Queens of winter and summer battle with gorse clubs and witches meet on one of their two main Sabbats. Flora, ancient Sabine goddess of spring and flowers, youthfulness, and sex, encourages a night of earthy celebration. Maeve, the Celtic Queen Mab of the Fairies, invites dancers to pick a partner, then wander to the greenwood to make love at sunrise.
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