Folklore of England

1 October

1 October, not tied to the day

2 October

the first Sunday on or after 1 October

the first Sunday on or after 1 October, not tied to the day

6 October

8 October, not tied to the day

10 October

11 October, not tied to the day

Folklore from the old calendars

Black Shuck Lore and belief Cambridgeshire, NorfolkChambers found a belief in a spectral black dog in almost every county: large, shaggy, with fiery eyes, haunting places where evil had been done.
Gabriel’s Hounds Lore and belief Northern England, YorkshirePacks of phantom hounds were believed to pass overhead on dark, cloudy nights, heard yelping but seldom seen.
Lady Howard’s Hound Lore and belief DevonLady Howard of Fitzford, a beautiful and wealthy Devon woman of the time of James I, was said to have been cruel to her only daughter and to have married four times.
The Black Dog at Tring Lore and belief HertfordshireIn 1751 an old woman suspected of witchcraft was drowned in the parish of Tring, and the chimney-sweep who led the attack was hanged and left on a gibbet near the spot.
The Black Dog in the Gap Lore and belief BuckinghamshireA cowman from a village near Aylesbury took a short cut to his cows through a gap in a neighbour's hedge, until one night he found it filled by a huge black dog with fiery eyes that grew bigger as he watched.
The Black Dog of Lyme Regis Lore and belief DorsetAt a farmhouse about a mile from Lyme Regis, a black dog used to take the seat opposite the farmer in the chimney corner every evening, and he let it be.
The Devil’s Dandy-dogs Lore and belief CornwallIn Cornwall the phantom pack heard in the sky on wild nights was called the Devil and his Dandy-dogs.
The Weaver of Dean Combe Lore and belief DevonA famous weaver named Knowles of Dean Combe in Devon was seen at his loom the day after his burial, still working.

11 October

Folklore from the old calendars

Clack Fall Fair and the Mop No longer kept WiltshireClack's fall fair was kept on Old Michaelmas Day, when farm lads stood about the Mop in clean smock frocks and maid servants waited in a corner to be hired.
Crab-apple Initials on Old Michaelmas Day Lore and belief West CountryAbout Michaelmas village girls in the west of England went along the hedges gathering crab apples, carried them home and laid them out in a loft in the shapes of the initials of their supposed suitors.
Ganging Day No longer kept HertfordshireOn Old Michaelmas Day young men in Hertfordshire met in the fields, chose a leader and had to follow him wherever he went, through ponds and ditches and over brake and briar.
Statutes and Mops Still kept WarwickshireFarm servants in Warwickshire looked for new places at the statute fairs, called mops, held from early September until Old Michaelmas Day, when servants moved to their new masters.

1 October

1 October, not tied to the day

2 October

the first Sunday on or after 1 October

the first Sunday on or after 1 October, not tied to the day

6 October

8 October, not tied to the day

10 October

11 October, not tied to the day

11 October

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