Last blackberry-picking day, Britain
Today is the last day to pick and eat blackberries because the Devil poisons them (by urinating and/or spitting on them) on September 26, Old Holy Rood Day (rood = cross), especially in Scotland.
However, in most parts of England the equivalent day was Michaelmas (now September 29) ...
Categories: calendar+customs, folklore, uk, scotland
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