Folklore of England

29 September

Folklore from the old calendars

The Hastings curfew from Michaelmas No longer kept SussexAt Hastings the curfew bell was still tolled at eight o'clock every evening through the winter half of the year, from Michaelmas to Lady Day.
The Lawless Hour at Kidderminster No longer kept WorcestershireWhen Kidderminster chose its bailiff at Michaelmas, the town-house bell gave the signal for an hour in which the townspeople pelted each other with cabbage stalks in the main streets.
The Michaelmas daisy Lore and belief EnglandThe Michaelmas daisy was said to bloom among the dead weeds for St Michael's valorous deeds, and to be the last flower standing until the feast of St Simon and St Jude in late October.
The Moon and the Michaelmas Floods Lore and belief EnglandAn old weather saying held that you could count the floods of the coming season from the moon on Michaelmas Day.
The new farmer comes in at Michaelmas No longer kept EnglandMichaelmas was when a new farmer took over his farm and had to start his husbandry afresh.
The Old Mayor’s Geese at Nottingham No longer kept NottinghamshireNottingham chose its mayor on Michaelmas Day, and Deering's History of Nottingham records that the outgoing mayor used to give hot roast geese at his house that morning, before the election of his successor.
Tufts of wool at the Wycombe hiring No longer kept BuckinghamshireAt the Michaelmas hiring fair in High Wycombe market place, farm servants showed their trade on their hats: shepherds wore tufts of wool, cowmen a tuft of hair and ploughmen knotted whipcord.
Winter fruit gathered after Michaelmas Lore and belief EnglandFruit meant to keep was to be gathered with the moon on the wane, and winter fruit not until Michaelmas was past.

Folklore of England

29 September

30 September

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

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