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'A soule cake, a soule cake, have mercy on all Christian soules for a soule cake'

English Heritage will this weekend revive the medieval tradition of souling, where people go from door to door, singing and saying prayers for souls in exchange for a small round treat called a soul cake, or soulmass-cake.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/oct/26/english-heritage-sites-to-give-out-soul-cakes-to-halloween-visitors

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