Good Friday Customs: The Peculiar Washing of Molly Grime

Alessandro Marchesini https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alessandro_Marchesini_-_Dedication_of_a_New_Vestal_Virgin_-_WGA14054.jpg

David Castleton explores a curious local tradition in Glentham, Lincolnshire, which seems to merge folkloric traditions with Christian rituals.

A Brief Tour of European Wedding Cake Traditions

The cutting of a couple’s wedding cake is often the highlight of a wedding reception with newlyweds making their first ceremonial slice into the cake.

The King’s Table: Exploring the Storytelling Tradition

Herbal storytelling box

#FolkloreThursday’s Willow Winsham interviews storyteller Jean Edmiston and her daughter Amanda on their family storytelling tradition, and Jean’s new story, “The King’s Table”.

The Medieval Robin Hood: Folk Carnivals and Ballads

Robin Hood's Progress to Nottingham, c. 1693-95, University of Glasgow, Euing Ballads 306 https://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/ballad/31723/citation

Robin Hood is known by everyone as the English outlaw hero, dashing through the greenwood with his band of merry men to rob from the rich and give to the poor, before feasting on poached deer under the stars.

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