[Loch-Ruadh] Word of the Day, March 11
Cait O'Hara
lady_cait at lycos.com
Mon Mar 11 10:33:43 PST 2002
scaldings!
A cry raised to warn others to get out of the way, as though a person were carrying something scalding hot.
-- William Copes Hampshire Glossary, 1881
Penny Loaf Day
Initiated in 1644 during the English Civil War, this curious celebration in Newark, Nottingham, resulted from a recurring dream of Hercules Clay in which he saw his house ablaze. After the third vision, he leaped from bed and hustled his incredulous family outside, though no danger appeared imminent. His premonition soon came true, when Oliver Cromwells rampaging Roundheads mistakenly bombed his dwelling to smithereens. Grateful for his familys deliverance, he created an annuity that, until funds were depleted, set aside £100 each year to provide bread and footwear for the local poor as well as a sermon for all which is delivered in Newark to this day.
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