Druid on Nostr: In the part of England I was born in (extreme North,) there is a tradition called ...
In the part of England I was born in (extreme North,) there is a tradition called "first footing" where the man of the house or the firstborn son has to leave by the back door right before midnight, and then knock at the front door right after midnight, being let in - preferably by a woman who kisses him immediately.
He has to be carrying the following things into the house:
* Salt
* Money
* Whiskey
* Coal
* Bread
I have done it every year since my dad died as a child, having been the first born son and then in my own time, a husband. But I don't think I will do it this year because I am spending it alone, and it feels like letting myself in with a key misses the point.
He has to be carrying the following things into the house:
* Salt
* Money
* Whiskey
* Coal
* Bread
I have done it every year since my dad died as a child, having been the first born son and then in my own time, a husband. But I don't think I will do it this year because I am spending it alone, and it feels like letting myself in with a key misses the point.