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Kissing Friday (2 days after Ash Wednesday) was when English schoolboys were entitled to demand a kiss from schoolgirls without fear of punishment or rejection. If the girl refused, the boy was allowed to pinch her on the bottom.
I went to an all boys school 😭
#folklorethursday
"We are December's little men;
With Christmas we come back again
To fill your stockings, spread the snow,
And hang the pearls on mistletoe."
V.H. Friedlaender.
#FairyTaleTuesday
Jack Frost reappears with a vengeance as we light the first log fire of the year.
#MondayMood
In the children's tale of Cinderella, the existence of the glass slippers has remained an unexplained error in oral transmission; in the earlier versions, the slippers were made of squirrel fur! 🐿️
#FolkloreThursday
Preparations for the Greek-themed faerie wedding are going swimmingly.
The coconut jelly bean & ouzo punch is bound to be particularly popular but surely one cheese & onion pie will prove to be insufficient?
Not that anyone appears to give a toss ... 🦋
#SundayThoughts