It's St Mark's Eve! In the 17-19th centuries, people might hold a vigil in the church porch between 11 pm and 1 am to see visions of who would die that coming year pass into the church. In some traditions, they did so for 3 successive years to see the apparations [Image by me] #FabulousFolklorePodcast #Folklore #StMarksEve #FolkTraditions #FolkloreThursday #FolkloreBlog

Today is St Mark's Eve, the "spookiest day of the year after Halloween."
Folklore tells us that the ghosts of those destined to die in the coming year will join a "procession of the dead" from their local church between 11pm & 1am.
Keep your eyes peeled if you're out after dark.
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