St David’s Day- Patron Saint Of Wales



St David, apart from being the Patron Saint of Wales is an ancient historical figure associated with the phenomenon of corpse candles. Now Corpse candles or light is historically associated with the prediction of a death. The light is often blue and travels along the ground from the Churchyard to the dying person’s home then back again. It has many names JackO Lantern, Jenny Burntail and Spunkie.

I’ve read that corpse fire is also a mistaken view of a natural phenomenon of glowing fungus ( foxfire)suffice to say I’ve lived next to the sChurch of St Michael’s for 22 years and have seen nothing whatsoever lol

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6 comments:

  1. Andi's English Attic7:45 am

    Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus, John. xx I've never heard of corpse candles before.

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  2. gz8:43 am

    A lovely start to the morning, thankyou.

    I hope your day includes leeks...the tradition before the Victorians decided that a daff would be more respectable!!

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  3. happy hooker10:04 am

    I've never heard of corpse candles, or seen the phenomenon, for that matter. Thanks for enlightening me.
    Happy St. David's day, and I hope it's as bright, warm and sunny, in deepest North Wales, as it is here. xx

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  4. Yorkshire Pudding11:50 am

    Spunkie? Along the grapevine I have heard that that was the very nickname that trainee nurses privately gave you when you were a charge-nurse in Sheffield.

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  5. Debra She Who Seeks12:44 pm

    I did not know that about St David! And thanks for the video -- "Eres Tu" has always been a favourite of mine, such a beautiful melody.

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  6. Travel1:07 pm

    Happy Saint David's Day.

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