New Thing- Celebrate St. Mark's Eve
Inspiration: The Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist
Time: Under an hour
Bottom Line: Spooky!
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| "Maybe we didn't think this through all the way!!" |
On St. Mark's Eve it was the custom in the villages of England,
from the 17th century to the late 19th century, to sit in the church
porch between the hours of 11.00 p.m. and 1.00 a.m. for three successive
years. On the third such sitting, it was said that the ghosts
of those to die during the year would be witnessed passing into the
church. This practice took place throughout England, but was most
prevalent in northern and western counties. Some accounts of the custom
state that the watchers must be fasting,
or must circle the church before taking up position. The ghosts of
those who were to die soon would be the first observed, while those who
would almost see out the year would not be witnessed until almost 1.00
a.m. Other variations of the superstition say that the watchers would see headless or rotting corpses, or coffins approaching.
So, I did go out on my pouch for a little bit, but, not seeing any ghost, I also read the John Keats poem about this night. It is to long to post, bout you can find it here. Boo!
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