About This Book
This work surveys traditional Cornish seasonal and saint-day celebrations and associated customs, combining descriptions of communal meals, special foods such as saffron cakes and figgy pudding, fairs, games and hunts with accounts of local superstitions, charms, and divination practices observed at All Hallows and other occasions. It documents ritual objects and performances including holy wells, apple games, bowling and wrestling, notes regional variations and changing practices, and records oral reports and earlier sources to preserve folk beliefs about witches, blessings, and household rites.