Weirdness

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Happy Paul Pitcher's Day!

An obscure Cornish miner's holiday that I hope to revive...

"The eve of St. Paul's day is marked in this town by a singular custom called "Paul's Pitcher," the intention or origin of which it is difficult to divine. The boys of the town, after nightfall, slink along the streets and hurl a pitcher into every house which is left incautiously open. "

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