Days
- stories from ancient folklore
Days of the Week - Sunday
Sunday - SabbathIn Devonshire it is considered highly unlucky to turn a feather bed on a Sunday, as, in the opinion of many, death is sure to follow. In Scotland in the 1790's it was noted by a parish priest remarking on his parishoners that ... | “ | In fevers the illness is expected to be more severe on Sunday than on the other days of the week ; if easier on Sunday, a relapse is feared. | ” |
Sunday weather is thought to give a clue to what else in in store regarding the weather, in Norfolk they say ... | “ | Rain afore chutch (church), Rain all the week, Little or much. | ” |
In Fifeshire, Scotland there is a very similiar variation ... | “ | If it rains on the Sunday before mess (mass), It will rain all the week more or less. | ” |
Folklore about Death is very common and sunday is a dangerous day ... | “ | A woman coming down from church, and observing an open grave, remarked, 'Ah, there will be somebody else wanting a grave before the week is out!' Strangely enough (the population of the place was then under a thousand), her words came true, and the grave was dug for her. | ” |
In Gloucestershire it is a prevalent idea that after an open grave on a Sunday, a death is sure to take place within a month.
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