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Pancakes have been made and consumed, although I'm one of those people who does Pancake Day without doing Lent, because I'm non-religious but I just like sweet food. Although I do like the folk tradition too!
A record of Northumbrian folkways collected in the 1920s claims that pancakes are eaten here on Shrove Tuesday, "and always have been", a bold claim that I love for what it says about folk memory.
Other customs for the day included the ringing of the "Pancake Bell"(otherwise known as the Shriving Bell), a holiday for apprentices, and the playing of football matches - one of which is still famously played on the Pastures at Alnwick on Shrove Tuesday.
#Folklore #Folkways #PancakeDay #ShroveTuesday #Northumberland #FolkHistory @folklore
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Pancakes have been made and consumed, although I'm one of those people who does Pancake Day without doing Lent, because I'm non-religious but I just like sweet food. Although I do like the folk tradition too!
A record of Northumbrian folkways collected in the 1920s claims that pancakes are eaten here on Shrove Tuesday, "and always have been", a bold claim that I love for what it says about folk memory.
Other customs for the day included the ringing of the "Pancake Bell"(otherwise known as the Shriving Bell), a holiday for apprentices, and the playing of football matches - one of which is still famously played on the Pastures at Alnwick on Shrove Tuesday.
#Folklore #Folkways #PancakeDay #ShroveTuesday #Northumberland #FolkHistory @folklore
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Pancakes have been made and consumed, although I'm one of those people who does Pancake Day without doing Lent, because I'm non-religious but I just like sweet food. Although I do like the folk tradition too!
A record of Northumbrian folkways collected in the 1920s claims that pancakes are eaten here on Shrove Tuesday, "and always have been", a bold claim that I love for what it says about folk memory.
Other customs for the day included the ringing of the "Pancake Bell"(otherwise known as the Shriving Bell), a holiday for apprentices, and the playing of football matches - one of which is still famously played on the Pastures at Alnwick on Shrove Tuesday.
#Folklore #Folkways #PancakeDay #ShroveTuesday #Northumberland #FolkHistory @folklore
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Pancakes have been made and consumed, although I'm one of those people who does Pancake Day without doing Lent, because I'm non-religious but I just like sweet food. Although I do like the folk tradition too!
A record of Northumbrian folkways collected in the 1920s claims that pancakes are eaten here on Shrove Tuesday, "and always have been", a bold claim that I love for what it says about folk memory.
Other customs for the day included the ringing of the "Pancake Bell"(otherwise known as the Shriving Bell), a holiday for apprentices, and the playing of football matches - one of which is still famously played on the Pastures at Alnwick on Shrove Tuesday.
#Folklore #Folkways #PancakeDay #ShroveTuesday #Northumberland #FolkHistory @folklore
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I can't get out very far on walks at the moment, but luckily I don't need to go more than a few steps from the back door to feel like spring is coming. The hazel tree (which produced a good crop of nuts last year) is in full bloom of catkins and blossoms.
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Imbolc. St Brigid's Day. 1st of February.
Imbolc is recorded in early medieval Irish sources and was also historically celebrated in Scotland and the Isle of Man. It's generally believed that the origin is older, pre-Christian, and the date is important to many modern pagans as the start of spring. It's also the feast day of St Brigid, mother saint of Ireland, and traditions included the weaving of Brigid's Crosses from rushes. Many believe that Brigid is a Christianised version of a pre-Christian goddess, although she is also recorded as a real historic figure who founded the Abbey of Kildare. It may be that two figures have been conflated.
Imbolc is not recorded as ever being celebrated here in Northumberland, but the reasons for celebrating it as an agricultural festival would have been just as important here. The season for sowing, the start of the lambing, the return of the light, and the promise of warmer, less lean days to come.
#Imbolc #SaintBrigid #StBrigidsDay #folklore #folkways #FolkHistory #SaintsDays #history #spring #February #Pagan #RuralLife #OldWays #sunshine #nature #wildflowers #northumberland #aconites #snowdrops #landscape #landscapephotography
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Imbolc. St Brigid's Day. 1st of February.
Imbolc is recorded in early medieval Irish sources and was also historically celebrated in Scotland and the Isle of Man. It's generally believed that the origin is older, pre-Christian, and the date is important to many modern pagans as the start of spring. It's also the feast day of St Brigid, mother saint of Ireland, and traditions included the weaving of Brigid's Crosses from rushes. Many believe that Brigid is a Christianised version of a pre-Christian goddess, although she is also recorded as a real historic figure who founded the Abbey of Kildare. It may be that two figures have been conflated.
Imbolc is not recorded as ever being celebrated here in Northumberland, but the reasons for celebrating it as an agricultural festival would have been just as important here. The season for sowing, the start of the lambing, the return of the light, and the promise of warmer, less lean days to come.
#Imbolc #SaintBrigid #StBrigidsDay #folklore #folkways #FolkHistory #SaintsDays #history #spring #February #Pagan #RuralLife #OldWays #sunshine #nature #wildflowers #northumberland #aconites #snowdrops #landscape #landscapephotography
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Imbolc. St Brigid's Day. 1st of February.
Imbolc is recorded in early medieval Irish sources and was also historically celebrated in Scotland and the Isle of Man. It's generally believed that the origin is older, pre-Christian, and the date is important to many modern pagans as the start of spring. It's also the feast day of St Brigid, mother saint of Ireland, and traditions included the weaving of Brigid's Crosses from rushes. Many believe that Brigid is a Christianised version of a pre-Christian goddess, although she is also recorded as a real historic figure who founded the Abbey of Kildare. It may be that two figures have been conflated.
Imbolc is not recorded as ever being celebrated here in Northumberland, but the reasons for celebrating it as an agricultural festival would have been just as important here. The season for sowing, the start of the lambing, the return of the light, and the promise of warmer, less lean days to come.
#Imbolc #SaintBrigid #StBrigidsDay #folklore #folkways #FolkHistory #SaintsDays #history #spring #February #Pagan #RuralLife #OldWays #sunshine #nature #wildflowers #northumberland #aconites #snowdrops #landscape #landscapephotography
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Imbolc. St Brigid's Day. 1st of February.
Imbolc is recorded in early medieval Irish sources and was also historically celebrated in Scotland and the Isle of Man. It's generally believed that the origin is older, pre-Christian, and the date is important to many modern pagans as the start of spring. It's also the feast day of St Brigid, mother saint of Ireland, and traditions included the weaving of Brigid's Crosses from rushes. Many believe that Brigid is a Christianised version of a pre-Christian goddess, although she is also recorded as a real historic figure who founded the Abbey of Kildare. It may be that two figures have been conflated.
Imbolc is not recorded as ever being celebrated here in Northumberland, but the reasons for celebrating it as an agricultural festival would have been just as important here. The season for sowing, the start of the lambing, the return of the light, and the promise of warmer, less lean days to come.
#Imbolc #SaintBrigid #StBrigidsDay #folklore #folkways #FolkHistory #SaintsDays #history #spring #February #Pagan #RuralLife #OldWays #sunshine #nature #wildflowers #northumberland #aconites #snowdrops #landscape #landscapephotography
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Imbolc. St Brigid's Day. 1st of February.
Imbolc is recorded in early medieval Irish sources and was also historically celebrated in Scotland and the Isle of Man. It's generally believed that the origin is older, pre-Christian, and the date is important to many modern pagans as the start of spring. It's also the feast day of St Brigid, mother saint of Ireland, and traditions included the weaving of Brigid's Crosses from rushes. Many believe that Brigid is a Christianised version of a pre-Christian goddess, although she is also recorded as a real historic figure who founded the Abbey of Kildare. It may be that two figures have been conflated.
Imbolc is not recorded as ever being celebrated here in Northumberland, but the reasons for celebrating it as an agricultural festival would have been just as important here. The season for sowing, the start of the lambing, the return of the light, and the promise of warmer, less lean days to come.
#Imbolc #SaintBrigid #StBrigidsDay #folklore #folkways #FolkHistory #SaintsDays #history #spring #February #Pagan #RuralLife #OldWays #sunshine #nature #wildflowers #northumberland #aconites #snowdrops #landscape #landscapephotography
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Trying to think of some Northumbrian folklore snippets that would fit the #MythologyMonday theme of nonviolence leads me to muse on the relationship between our Border legends and violence.
This was an area where violence was a normal part of life (more so than in many other places) for centuries, and it's reflected in our folklore. While we find some heroes (or anti-heroes) who win the day by trickery, one notable feature of several tales is that the hero is offered a direct choice between a violent and nonviolent route. They are often depicted as taking the nonviolent path, but this is the "wrong" way - the coward's way - and leads to their failure or downfall!
A reflection of values, maybe of a time and place when local position was won by violence, feuds were settled by the sword, and the laws of the land (Border or "March" law differed from general English or Scottish law) allowed for a tit-for-tat retaliation system.
Maybe the opposite of the theme here, but historical context will always be fascinating to me!
Pictured: The medieval border fortress of Etal Castle, in the 15th Century the site of a pitched battle between Lord Manners of Etal and Lord Heron of Ford (a couple of miles up the road) and their respective men, in which Heron was killed - the result of a petty feud between neighbours.
#Folklore #LocalHistory #Northumberland #BorderHistory #NorthumberlandHistory #Medieval #MedievalHistory #Legends #MythsAndLegends
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Trying to think of some Northumbrian folklore snippets that would fit the #MythologyMonday theme of nonviolence leads me to muse on the relationship between our Border legends and violence.
This was an area where violence was a normal part of life (more so than in many other places) for centuries, and it's reflected in our folklore. While we find some heroes (or anti-heroes) who win the day by trickery, one notable feature of several tales is that the hero is offered a direct choice between a violent and nonviolent route. They are often depicted as taking the nonviolent path, but this is the "wrong" way - the coward's way - and leads to their failure or downfall!
A reflection of values, maybe of a time and place when local position was won by violence, feuds were settled by the sword, and the laws of the land (Border or "March" law differed from general English or Scottish law) allowed for a tit-for-tat retaliation system.
Maybe the opposite of the theme here, but historical context will always be fascinating to me!
Pictured: The medieval border fortress of Etal Castle, in the 15th Century the site of a pitched battle between Lord Manners of Etal and Lord Heron of Ford (a couple of miles up the road) and their respective men, in which Heron was killed - the result of a petty feud between neighbours.
#Folklore #LocalHistory #Northumberland #BorderHistory #NorthumberlandHistory #Medieval #MedievalHistory #Legends #MythsAndLegends
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Trying to think of some Northumbrian folklore snippets that would fit the #MythologyMonday theme of nonviolence leads me to muse on the relationship between our Border legends and violence.
This was an area where violence was a normal part of life (more so than in many other places) for centuries, and it's reflected in our folklore. While we find some heroes (or anti-heroes) who win the day by trickery, one notable feature of several tales is that the hero is offered a direct choice between a violent and nonviolent route. They are often depicted as taking the nonviolent path, but this is the "wrong" way - the coward's way - and leads to their failure or downfall!
A reflection of values, maybe of a time and place when local position was won by violence, feuds were settled by the sword, and the laws of the land (Border or "March" law differed from general English or Scottish law) allowed for a tit-for-tat retaliation system.
Maybe the opposite of the theme here, but historical context will always be fascinating to me!
Pictured: The medieval border fortress of Etal Castle, in the 15th Century the site of a pitched battle between Lord Manners of Etal and Lord Heron of Ford (a couple of miles up the road) and their respective men, in which Heron was killed - the result of a petty feud between neighbours.
#Folklore #LocalHistory #Northumberland #BorderHistory #NorthumberlandHistory #Medieval #MedievalHistory #Legends #MythsAndLegends
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Trying to think of some Northumbrian folklore snippets that would fit the #MythologyMonday theme of nonviolence leads me to muse on the relationship between our Border legends and violence.
This was an area where violence was a normal part of life (more so than in many other places) for centuries, and it's reflected in our folklore. While we find some heroes (or anti-heroes) who win the day by trickery, one notable feature of several tales is that the hero is offered a direct choice between a violent and nonviolent route. They are often depicted as taking the nonviolent path, but this is the "wrong" way - the coward's way - and leads to their failure or downfall!
A reflection of values, maybe of a time and place when local position was won by violence, feuds were settled by the sword, and the laws of the land (Border or "March" law differed from general English or Scottish law) allowed for a tit-for-tat retaliation system.
Maybe the opposite of the theme here, but historical context will always be fascinating to me!
Pictured: The medieval border fortress of Etal Castle, in the 15th Century the site of a pitched battle between Lord Manners of Etal and Lord Heron of Ford (a couple of miles up the road) and their respective men, in which Heron was killed - the result of a petty feud between neighbours.
#Folklore #LocalHistory #Northumberland #BorderHistory #NorthumberlandHistory #Medieval #MedievalHistory #Legends #MythsAndLegends
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Trying to think of some Northumbrian folklore snippets that would fit the #MythologyMonday theme of nonviolence leads me to muse on the relationship between our Border legends and violence.
This was an area where violence was a normal part of life (more so than in many other places) for centuries, and it's reflected in our folklore. While we find some heroes (or anti-heroes) who win the day by trickery, one notable feature of several tales is that the hero is offered a direct choice between a violent and nonviolent route. They are often depicted as taking the nonviolent path, but this is the "wrong" way - the coward's way - and leads to their failure or downfall!
A reflection of values, maybe of a time and place when local position was won by violence, feuds were settled by the sword, and the laws of the land (Border or "March" law differed from general English or Scottish law) allowed for a tit-for-tat retaliation system.
Maybe the opposite of the theme here, but historical context will always be fascinating to me!
Pictured: The medieval border fortress of Etal Castle, in the 15th Century the site of a pitched battle between Lord Manners of Etal and Lord Heron of Ford (a couple of miles up the road) and their respective men, in which Heron was killed - the result of a petty feud between neighbours.
#Folklore #LocalHistory #Northumberland #BorderHistory #NorthumberlandHistory #Medieval #MedievalHistory #Legends #MythsAndLegends
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And the online ticket shop is also up and running! Tickets are available for my open-air storytelling sessions from April to June, with dates for later in the summer to come.
If you're going to be around Northumberland or the Scottish Borders this summer and enjoy folktales and legends, stories in the open air, or want to try something new and different, I'd love to see you here! The experience has been described in reviews as "magical", "entrancing" and "wondrous" - and it's very affordable too, with adult tickets at £6 (concessions and family tickets available).
There will also be one or two special evening events on certain nights of the year, with tickets for the Beltane Fireside night already on sale.
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/spindrift-stories
#Northumberland #VisitNorthumberland #ScottishBorders #ThingsToDoNorthumberland #FamilyEvents #NorthumberlandHolidays #Storytelling #Storyteller #Events #SelfPromo #SmallBusiness #Folklore #Folktales #Legends #MythsAndLegends
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And the online ticket shop is also up and running! Tickets are available for my open-air storytelling sessions from April to June, with dates for later in the summer to come.
If you're going to be around Northumberland or the Scottish Borders this summer and enjoy folktales and legends, stories in the open air, or want to try something new and different, I'd love to see you here! The experience has been described in reviews as "magical", "entrancing" and "wondrous" - and it's very affordable too, with adult tickets at £6 (concessions and family tickets available).
There will also be one or two special evening events on certain nights of the year, with tickets for the Beltane Fireside night already on sale.
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/spindrift-stories
#Northumberland #VisitNorthumberland #ScottishBorders #ThingsToDoNorthumberland #FamilyEvents #NorthumberlandHolidays #Storytelling #Storyteller #Events #SelfPromo #SmallBusiness #Folklore #Folktales #Legends #MythsAndLegends
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And the online ticket shop is also up and running! Tickets are available for my open-air storytelling sessions from April to June, with dates for later in the summer to come.
If you're going to be around Northumberland or the Scottish Borders this summer and enjoy folktales and legends, stories in the open air, or want to try something new and different, I'd love to see you here! The experience has been described in reviews as "magical", "entrancing" and "wondrous" - and it's very affordable too, with adult tickets at £6 (concessions and family tickets available).
There will also be one or two special evening events on certain nights of the year, with tickets for the Beltane Fireside night already on sale.
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/spindrift-stories
#Northumberland #VisitNorthumberland #ScottishBorders #ThingsToDoNorthumberland #FamilyEvents #NorthumberlandHolidays #Storytelling #Storyteller #Events #SelfPromo #SmallBusiness #Folklore #Folktales #Legends #MythsAndLegends
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And the online ticket shop is also up and running! Tickets are available for my open-air storytelling sessions from April to June, with dates for later in the summer to come.
If you're going to be around Northumberland or the Scottish Borders this summer and enjoy folktales and legends, stories in the open air, or want to try something new and different, I'd love to see you here! The experience has been described in reviews as "magical", "entrancing" and "wondrous" - and it's very affordable too, with adult tickets at £6 (concessions and family tickets available).
There will also be one or two special evening events on certain nights of the year, with tickets for the Beltane Fireside night already on sale.
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/spindrift-stories
#Northumberland #VisitNorthumberland #ScottishBorders #ThingsToDoNorthumberland #FamilyEvents #NorthumberlandHolidays #Storytelling #Storyteller #Events #SelfPromo #SmallBusiness #Folklore #Folktales #Legends #MythsAndLegends
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And the online ticket shop is also up and running! Tickets are available for my open-air storytelling sessions from April to June, with dates for later in the summer to come.
If you're going to be around Northumberland or the Scottish Borders this summer and enjoy folktales and legends, stories in the open air, or want to try something new and different, I'd love to see you here! The experience has been described in reviews as "magical", "entrancing" and "wondrous" - and it's very affordable too, with adult tickets at £6 (concessions and family tickets available).
There will also be one or two special evening events on certain nights of the year, with tickets for the Beltane Fireside night already on sale.
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/spindrift-stories
#Northumberland #VisitNorthumberland #ScottishBorders #ThingsToDoNorthumberland #FamilyEvents #NorthumberlandHolidays #Storytelling #Storyteller #Events #SelfPromo #SmallBusiness #Folklore #Folktales #Legends #MythsAndLegends
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Took myself away from staring at a computer screen and wrangling websites to walk the hound. Beautiful blue and gold evening, looking towards the Cheviot Hills. A January wind, but the promise of spring around the corner.
#Northumberland #Photography #Landscape #CheviotHills #NorthCountry #January
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Took myself away from staring at a computer screen and wrangling websites to walk the hound. Beautiful blue and gold evening, looking towards the Cheviot Hills. A January wind, but the promise of spring around the corner.
#Northumberland #Photography #Landscape #CheviotHills #NorthCountry #January
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Took myself away from staring at a computer screen and wrangling websites to walk the hound. Beautiful blue and gold evening, looking towards the Cheviot Hills. A January wind, but the promise of spring around the corner.
#Northumberland #Photography #Landscape #CheviotHills #NorthCountry #January
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Took myself away from staring at a computer screen and wrangling websites to walk the hound. Beautiful blue and gold evening, looking towards the Cheviot Hills. A January wind, but the promise of spring around the corner.
#Northumberland #Photography #Landscape #CheviotHills #NorthCountry #January
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Took myself away from staring at a computer screen and wrangling websites to walk the hound. Beautiful blue and gold evening, looking towards the Cheviot Hills. A January wind, but the promise of spring around the corner.
#Northumberland #Photography #Landscape #CheviotHills #NorthCountry #January
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These stone steps beside the gates of Ford Church date to the days when many people rode ponies to church from the outlying farms and hamlets of this rural parish.The steps allowed a rider to step down from the pony easily, particularly used by women in their Sunday dresses.
#Northumberland #History #LocalHistory #RuralHistory #FolkHistory
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These stone steps beside the gates of Ford Church date to the days when many people rode ponies to church from the outlying farms and hamlets of this rural parish.The steps allowed a rider to step down from the pony easily, particularly used by women in their Sunday dresses.
#Northumberland #History #LocalHistory #RuralHistory #FolkHistory
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These stone steps beside the gates of Ford Church date to the days when many people rode ponies to church from the outlying farms and hamlets of this rural parish.The steps allowed a rider to step down from the pony easily, particularly used by women in their Sunday dresses.
#Northumberland #History #LocalHistory #RuralHistory #FolkHistory
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These stone steps beside the gates of Ford Church date to the days when many people rode ponies to church from the outlying farms and hamlets of this rural parish.The steps allowed a rider to step down from the pony easily, particularly used by women in their Sunday dresses.
#Northumberland #History #LocalHistory #RuralHistory #FolkHistory
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These stone steps beside the gates of Ford Church date to the days when many people rode ponies to church from the outlying farms and hamlets of this rural parish.The steps allowed a rider to step down from the pony easily, particularly used by women in their Sunday dresses.
#Northumberland #History #LocalHistory #RuralHistory #FolkHistory