The curious ways medieval England found cheer in the depths of winter
These historic rituals provided welcome, if strange, distraction in the gloomiest months
Plough Monday traditions continued to evolve into the 20th century
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Day-by-day, the evenings are getting lighter. Hope and spring are on the horizon. Yet on greyer mornings, when the chill is more biting, the hurdles of eight more weeks of winter (mostly stuck indoors) impedes the view.
Perhaps you’re relying on little rituals to get you through the day: a faux commute complete with takeaway coffee, or a post-6pm cocktail. We ve lost our usual means of spicing up January: Saturday nights at the pub or a cosy weekend away are off the menu this year.
Teruel, tras la Filomena del siglo XVI
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