Picrous Day was a festival celebrated by the tin miners of Cornwall on the First Thursday before Christmas. This is believed to be the feast of the discovery...
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Day started as one of the many tinners' holidays observed by the tin miners of Cornwall. Other miners' holidays of a similar nature include Picrous Day...
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held by Penzance Library) Courtney. M. A. Cornish Feasts and Feasten Customs Cornwall portal Chewidden Thursday Tom Bawcock's Eve Picrous Day Golowan...
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in one of Cornwall's other principal traditional occupations: mining. Picrous Day and Chewidden Thursday seem to have similar origins to Tom Bawcock's...
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meaning first day of winter, or Nos Kalan Gwav, meaning eve of the first day of winter and Dy' Halan Gwav, meaning day of the first day of winter), also...
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Kernewek Lowender Montol Festival Mummer's Day Nickanan Night Nos Lowen Noze looan 'Obby 'Oss Picrous Day St Piran's Day Tom Bawcock's Eve Sports Cornish hurling...
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Perranporth Airfield Peter and the Piskies: Cornish Folk and Fairy Tales Picrous Day Pixie (folklore) Places of interest in Cornwall Poldhu Politics of Cornwall...
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Kernewek Lowender Montol Festival Mummer's Day Nickanan Night Nos Lowen Noze looan 'Obby 'Oss Picrous Day St Piran's Day Tom Bawcock's Eve Sports Cornish hurling...
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