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St Pirians Day, Weds 05 March

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Elizabethofseasons

Elizabethofseasons Report 5 Mar 2014 16:49

Dear All

Hello


Today is St Piran's Day.

Piran is regarded as the patron saint of Cornwall and tin miners.


One legend says that the inspiration for the Cornish flag came from Piran discovering the process for smelting tin.


Many regional festivals and customs which make the UK so diverse and interesting are disappearing so it is good to see that this one is still observed by many.


Take gentle care
Best wishes
Elizabeth,
xx

UzziAndHerDogs

UzziAndHerDogs Report 5 Mar 2014 17:30

Hi Elizabeth I have been in Perranporth Cornwall when they have celebrated this.
A little more about it from Wiki

"St. Piran's Day was said to be a favourite with the tinners who having a tradition that some secrets regarding the manufacture of tin were communicated to their ancestors by that saint, they leave the manufacture to shift for itself for that day, and keep it as a holiday."[4] There is little description of specific traditions associated with this day apart from the consumption of large amounts of alcohol and food during 'Perrantide', the week leading up to March 5.[3] The day following the St Piran's Day was known by many as 'Mazey Day', a term which has now been adopted by the revived Golowan festival in Penzance. The phrase 'drunk as a perraner' was used in 19th century Cornwall to describe people who had consumed large quantities of alcohol.[5]


So happy Mazey day tomorrow folks :-D

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Turner, Staniforth in Beighton and Ridgeway Sproat in Sheffield and Cumbria

JustJohn

JustJohn Report 6 Mar 2014 01:07

One assumes that Perranporth is named after him. Only place named after him on wiki that I could find was a mountain near Banff in Alberta, Canada.

Think he was Irish by birth. Cornish have got a proud history of being an independent nation and it is great they have a flag and a saint. The language (which was still spoken by native speakers as a first language till about a century ago), is still kept alive and is remarkably similar to Welsh and Breton. And, of course, a huge history of literature and poetry that will be lost for ever if the language completely disappears.

Researching:
Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021

Kense

Kense Report 6 Mar 2014 09:09

There are several places in Kernow names after him. Perranporth was once just a hamlet in the parish of Perranzabuloe.

BrendafromWales

BrendafromWales Report 6 Mar 2014 09:58

I have Cornish ancestry on my mothers side.
My great gran was from Looe.In fact ,that is the side I have been able to trace back to 1650.
I did add to a post on FB about it yesterday...never heard about this Saint before..very interesting! Xx

Linda

Linda Report 6 Mar 2014 11:09

I was in born in Redruth and there is a stone on the dunes at Perranporth after him bit hard to find but its there.

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Wells Ealing and E/W Ilsley Webbs H/Wycombe Lambourns E/Ilsley Deacons E/Ilsley Cannings Derry