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Category Archives: Traditions
Lancashire Folk – the Book!
‘Lancashire Folk’ by Melanie Warren Very pleased to finally be able to announce that Lancashire Folk will be published in November 2015, by Schiffer Publishing, as part of their extensive collection of paranormal literature. As stock comes to their UK … Continue reading
Posted in Boggart, Castles, Church, Devil Tales, Dragons, Fairies, Ghosts, Green Men, Halls and Houses, Holy Relics, Holy Wells, Lancashire, Lancashire custom, Local History, Local Legends, Miracles, Mistletoe Bough, Mysteries, Railway Ghosts, Skulls, Stones, Traditions, Uncategorized, Way Crosses, Witches & Wizards
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Happy Oestre!
The majority of Christian festivals have dates which are set in stone; Christmas and all the saint’s days are celebrated on specific dates which never change from year to year. Yet Easter, which commemorates Christ’s death and resurrection and so … Continue reading
Posted in Easter, Lancashire, Lancashire custom, Oestre, pace-egg, Traditions
Tagged Easter, easter eggs, hare, hares, hot cross buns, Oestre, origin of Easter, Ostara, pace-egg
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Wassail!
Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, when our earliest ancestors rejoiced that from henceforth the days would become longer and the Sun return to the land. It was a day for celebration and feasting and … Continue reading
Borwick Hall
This 16th century manor house is a Grade 1 listed building now used as an outdoor education centre. A New Year tradition here is that someone must knock on the door on New Year’s Eve and hand over a ripe … Continue reading
Posted in Ghosts, Traditions
Tagged Borwick Hall, New Year, New Years Eve, White Lady
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