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December
It is December and everyone is busy with the lead up to Christmas. In his chapter on December in his book The English Year, Steve Roud reports that, perhaps unsurprisingly, most of what we consider to be a traditional English … Continue reading
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Tagged Aguilanneuf, America, banning Christmas, books, christmas, Christmas pudding, Christmas tree, Church of Scotland, Circus, climate change, conservation, countryside, Craigmillar, December, England, environment, festival, flocks, frost, Frumenty, Germany, goose, hogmanay, illustration, Little France, Long-tailed Tits, Mary Queen of Scots, Merrie England, mistletoe, new year, Old French, Puritans, Restoration, roll-up, Santa Claus, scotland, seasons, Short-eared owls, solar panels, Springwatch, Stephen Moss, steve roud, storytelling, the english year, traditions, vegetarianism, victorians, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds, winter, Yule log
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September
The festivity that occupies the majority of Steve Roudβs chapter on September in his book, The English Year, is Harvest Festival. We have some friends who lived for a while in America and every year they celebrate Thanksgiving. While Iβm … Continue reading
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Tagged apples, autumn, autumn migration, butcher, christmas, corn, corn dollies, custard, geese, giving thanks, goose, harvest, harvest festival, Harvest Pudding, harvest rituals, harvest supper, hedgerows, hogweed, itching powder, local, Michaelmas, pagan fertility rites, rose hips, september, steam pudding, Stephen Moss, steve roud, teasels, thankfulness, Thanksgiving, the english year, wheat, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds, willow herb
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