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1 August

Folklore from the old calendars

Glove Silver No longer kept England, SuffolkIt was once the custom in England to give servants money on Lammas Day to buy gloves, which was called glove silver, in the teeth of the proverb that a cat in mittens catches no mice.

4 August, not tied to the day

Folklore from the old calendars

The Black Dog of Bungay Lore and belief SuffolkOn Sunday 4 August 1577, during morning service in the parish church of Bungay, a violent storm of rain, lightning and thunder made the church seem to quake, and a black dog, or the devil in its likeness, appeared among the congregation.
The Walsingham Way Lore and belief NorfolkThe shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham, said to be an exact copy of the Virgin's house at Nazareth, drew pilgrims to rival Loreto and Compostela until Henry VIII, who had once walked there barefoot, had it desecrated.

9 August, not tied to the day

Folklore from the old calendars

Wearing the Willow No longer kept Cambridgeshire, EnglandHone's Cambridge correspondent said the willow was called the Cambridge oak in that county, and Fuller called it a sad tree, from which those who had lost their love made their mourning garlands.

10 August

Folklore from the old calendars

A Saturday Moon Lore and belief SuffolkIn Suffolk a new moon falling on a Saturday was said to bring bad weather for the month that followed, as the rhyme had it.
Rain Before Seven Lore and belief SuffolkOf the weather sayings current in Suffolk, Chambers's correspondent thought that rain before seven, fine before eleven, was founded on observation, and he had hardly known it fail, though his district, about ten miles from Thetford, had the lowest rainfall in the kingdom.
The Sun Drawing Water Lore and belief SuffolkIn Suffolk the streaks of light seen when the sun shines through broken clouds were believed to be pipes reaching down into the sea.

10 August, not tied to the day

Folklore from the old calendars

Killing the Pig by the Moon Lore and belief SuffolkA Suffolk correspondent told Chambers it was thought unlucky there to kill a pig in the wane of the moon, for the pork would then waste in the boiling.

Every new moon

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The New Moon Through Glass Lore and belief SuffolkA Suffolk correspondent of Chambers kept a night school for rough country lads, and one winter evening they caught sight of the new moon through the schoolroom window.

24 August

Folklore from the old calendars

Butter and cheese at Bartlemytide No longer kept CambridgeshireAt Bartholomewtide, or at Stourbridge Fair near Cambridge, the farmer bought what his house needed for repairs and sold his butter and cheese.

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