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Monday 1 February

Born on this day: Bobby Crowe (1933) and Francis James Child (1825)

Folklore from the old calendars

Down with the Christmas Greens Lore and belief EnglandCandlemas Eve was the night the last of the Christmas decorations had to come down.
A Fair February Lore and belief England, Scotland, WalesFebruary was expected to be wet, and the old rhyme said it should fill the dyke either with the black or the white, meaning rain or snow, with the rider that white was the better of the two.
Sowlegrove sil lew Lore and belief WiltshireShepherds and country people in south Wiltshire called February Sowlegrove and said it was seldom warm.
Birds that sing before February Lore and belief WalesIn Wales birds heard singing before February, especially the blackbird and the throstle, were a sign of hard, ungenial weather to come.

Ceilidh club nights Plymouth and Exeter. No experience needed. Dates & tickets

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What’s on: folk sessions, morris, customs and folklore

Monday 1 February

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