If you were a hard working farmer in olden times, can you imagine how close to your heart you’d hold the special holy days when feasting and merrymaking were the order of business? You might even mark your return to work with ceremonious festivity. Plough Monday is the first Monday after January 6th or Twelfth… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Plough Monday
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Mythic Monday: Praise the Plough
Plough Monday is the first Monday after January 6th or Twelfth Night. A centuries old agricultural celebration in England, it commemorated the day that farmers returned to work for the winter ploughing season after the holy days of Christmas. In some villages, particularly in northern and eastern England, a rowdy procession of young men dragged… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Praise the Plough