Folklore Calendar Information
Folklore Calendar Information
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| Event | Cock shies |
| Community | Winterslow |
| Date | Shrove Tuesday |
| Season | Spring |
| Source | WSRO 3433 Folklore folder |
| Last Noted | |
| Notes | A cock was tied to a stake with a long string and sticks and stones were thrown at it, cauing terrible injury before the final death blow. The killer was awrded the bird. When used as a money raiser it was three throws a penny or some such figure. |
