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1993 - John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers - Christmas Day in the Morning; 1998 - David Hill and the Choir of Winchester Cathedral - O Come Let Us Adore Him: Christmas Carols from Winchester Cathedral; 1996 - Sue White - Best of Cornish Folksongs, Vols I & II; 2004 - Cherish the Ladies - On Christmas Night; 2006 - Maddy Prior - An Evening of ...
Guise dancing is a Cornish custom in which people dress up in costumes and masks and play music, dance, sing and take part in parades, [9] somewhat similar to mummering elsewhere in England. During the evening large guiser processions can be seen through the town, carrying lanterns, wearing masks and traditional costumes.
This is a select list of Cornish dialect words in English—while some of these terms are obsolete others remain in use. [1] [2] Many Cornish dialect words have their origins in the Cornish language and others belong to the West Saxon group of dialects which includes West Country English: consequently words listed may not be exclusive to Cornwall.
'Wassail' is not of Cornish origin, probably migrated as a 'custom' from Wessex as it is of Saxon/Norse origin, but obviously adopted as a way to hedge bets for a good cider-apple harvest, and still celebrated: New Twelfth Night (6 January): In the 1950s, "carolling" was the custom) Knill Ceremony: St Ives: Still celebrated (started 1801)
There was a shift away from the use of the Cornish language between 1300 and 1750, with the Cornish people gradually adopting English as their common language.. The first speakers of English resident in Cornwall were Anglo-Saxon settlers, primarily in the north east of Cornwall between the Ottery and Tamar rivers, and in the lower Tamar valley, from around the 10th century onwards.
Large red apples similar to the "Allan" apples popular in West Cornwall during Allantide An Allantide game made in 2009. Allantide (Cornish: Kalan Gwav, 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 known as Saint Allan's Day or the Feast of Saint Allan, [1] is a Cornish festival that was ...
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Cornish-language surnames (1 C, 62 P) Pages in category "Cornish words and phrases" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.