Tom Bawcock's Eve — is a festival held on the 23rd of December in Mousehole, Cornwall, UK. The festival is held in celebration and memorial of the efforts of Mousehole resident Tom Bawcock to lift a famine from the village. During this festival Star Gazy pie (a… … Wikipedia
Mousehole — For the drilling term, see Mousehole (drilling). Coordinates: 50°04′59″N 5°32′20″W / 50.083°N 5.539°W / 50.083; 5.539 … Wikipedia
Cornish folklore — The Merry Maidens at St Buryan Celebrating St Piran s Day in … Wikipedia
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Golowan Festival — A bagpipe band from Mid Argyll walk along Alverton Street Golowan (sometimes also Goluan or Gol Jowan) is the Cornish language word for the Midsummer celebrations in Cornwall, UK: widespread prior to the late 19th century and most popular in the… … Wikipedia
Chewidden Thursday — (also known as White Thursday, Chewidden Day or Jew whidn) was a festival celebrated by the tin miners of West Cornwall on the last clear Thursday before (i.e. at least one week before) Christmas. The festival celebrated the discovery of white… … Wikipedia
Nickanan Night — (sometimes called Hall Monday or Peasen Monday) is a Cornish feast, traditionally held on the Monday before Lent[1]. Sometimes called roguery night in West Cornwall, this event was an excuse for local youths to undertake acts of minor vandalism… … Wikipedia
Cornish festivals — Celebrating St Piran s Day in Penzance The cultural calendar of Cornwall is punctuated by numerous historic and community festivals and celebrations. In particular there are strong links between parishes and their patronal feast days (which are… … Wikipedia
Montol Festival — Penglaz the Penzance Obby Oss and the Golowan band dressed in the Guise dancer style The Montol Festival is an annual heritage, arts and community festival in Penzance, Cornwall held between the 16th and 22nd of December each year. The festival… … Wikipedia
Mummer's Day — Mummer s Day, or Darkie Day as it is sometimes known, is an ancient Cornish midwinter celebration that occurs every year on Boxing Day and New Year s Day in Padstow, Cornwall. It was originally part of the pagan heritage of midwinter celebrations … Wikipedia
