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Monday 25 October

Folklore from the old calendars

St Crispin’s Day No longer keptCrispin and Crispinian, the patron saints of shoemakers, gave the trade its great holiday on 25 October.
Hanging St Crispin at Tenby No longer kept PembrokeshireOn St Crispin's Eve the people of Tenby made a stuffed figure of the saint and hung it from the church steeple or another high place.
Crispin and Crispinian at Romney Marsh Lore and belief KentCrispin and Crispinian, the shoemaker saints, were said to have been martyred in France.
Crispin’s drunken holiday No longer kept EnglandOn St Crispin's Day the shoemakers kept a holiday for their patron that lasted whole days and nights.

Wednesday 27 October

Folklore from the old calendars

Gwonny Jokesane’s day at Ovingham No longer kept NorthumberlandThe day after Ovingham's October fair was called gwonny Jokesane's day, and nobody could say why.

Thursday 28 October

Folklore from the old calendars

Crying Wardens No longer kept BedfordshireAround the feast of St Simon and St Jude, boys in Bedford went through the town selling baked warden pears, an old cooking variety, from hot pots.
Simon and Jude’s Rain Lore and belief EnglandThe feast of St Simon and St Jude was thought to be as rainy as St Swithin's, and a character in the old play The Roaring Girl is sure it will rain upon Simon and Jude's day.
The Simon and Jude apple paring Lore and belief EnglandOn St Simon and St Jude's Day a girl pared an apple whole, took the paring in her right hand and, standing in the middle of the room, said a rhyme to the two saints.

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