Swan-Upping and Other Curious British Customs

Explore some curious British Customs with us, including those of Midsummer, swan-upping, egg-hopping, St. Bartholomew’s knives, and the violent tradition of St. Michaelmas “ganging.” Our source for this episode is the 1911 volume by T. F. Thistelton Dyer, British Popular Customs Present and Past. Illustrating the Social and Domestic Manners of the People. Arranged according to the Calendar …

Read More Read More

The post Swan-Upping and Other Curious British Customs appeared first on Bone and Sickle.

2356 232

Suggested Podcasts

WNYC Studios

Austin Hendrickson

AfterBuzz TV

Samantha Fey and Deb Bowen

Beccy Dye (nee Stirrup)

The Real Dietitians Of New York City

Sonya Looney

Aaron Massey, Tracy Pendergast