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Newsletter Kevardhu/December 2009
D’RECKLY CHRISTMAS PARTY ~ JANUARY 9, 2010 ~ 2:00-5:00
NADELEK LOWEN!
Remember we have an extraordinarily enticing program this year! –
A short Cornish Christmas film, The Mousehole Cat plus scenes of Cornwall
Gift exchange
Live harp music with harpist par excellence Carl Johnson and his special
Cornish music/cultural presentation
Cornish Christmas carol
Nibbles and saffron ice cream!
INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS, WHETHER THEY BE
CORNISH BY MARRIAGE
CORNISH BY OSMOSIS
CORNISH BY CONTAMINATION[!]
JUST PLAIN CORNISH BY ADDICTION!
Spread the word!
Please RSVP by January 4 to Sue Pellowe.
The building likes to have a list of who’s expected in advance. If however you
have a last-minute change of plans, call Sue at 773-248-5774.
Food – As indicated, there will be ice cream and you are invited to bring
favorite simple nibbles to share. This is neither lunch nor supper, but there is
time to enjoy lunch or supper in Chicago before or after for a Perfect Day
Out.
Gifts – if you want to participate in the gift exchange, bring a modest gift that’s
fun, or something Cornish, or an olyfans gwyn [white elephant], or maybe all
three!
Donation – we will appreciate contributions to the rental of the room and the
entertainment. Give whatever you comfortably can; suggested donation is $10.
Getting here. The address is 5415 N Sheridan Road in Chicago. It is a tall
black building on the east side of Sheridan at Balmoral, on the park on the
lake.
For those coming by bus, both the 151 and the 147 stop at the door! The
stop is Balmoral, 2 blocks north of Foster on Sheridan. The nearest el is
Berwyn on the Red Line; turn right (east) when you exit the station, walk 2-
1/2 blocks to Sheridan; turn left and walk one block north.
By car, find your way to or within Chicago. Sheridan is an extension of Lake
Shore Drive on Chicago’s north side. From the loop, take the Drive north, exit
at Foster. Come 2 long blocks to the 2nd light, Sheridan. Turn right (north).
The 2nd stoplight is Balmoral, with Sue’s 55-story black condo building, Park
Tower, on the right. Drive past the building to the driveway on the north side
of the building; turn in, proceed to the parking doors on the right. When you
approach the righthand door, it will rise for you. Go in, pull up and an
attendant will park your car for you and show you where the elevator to
ground floor is. If you have someone handicapped with you, you may want to
let them out at the circular drive when you first approach the building and then
go park the car.
FREE PARKING! Take the parking ticket from the parking crew, bring it to
the party and get it validated with a bright orange sticker to turn in when you
un-park.
Entering the Building: from the main doors, register with the Doorman and he
will direct you to the Party Room on second floor. From the building Parking
area, take the elevator to ground floor; follow the signs to the Lobby and
Doorman. [Exit elevator, turn right, turn right again at the first hallway, pass
through the two doors, turn right and then left. There’s the doorman!]
Given that it will be January, the start of a new year, it's a good time to join!
Dues remain $15 per family [one or more persons at the same address]. You
may either bring it to the party or mail it to treasurer Brian Treglown, 6236 N
Wayne St, Chicago IL 60660. Make checks payable to Illinois Cornish
Society.
Tom Bawcock and Starry Gazy Pie
'Twas the week before Christmas and there were no pirates in Penzance. Four
miles southwest of Penzance, there were no reported mice in Mousehole.
Worst of all, there were no fish in Mousehole.
This was the 18th century and life in the West of Britain was hard. Storms for
which this Cornish coast is famous had lasted days longer than usual. Even
before the storms, the catch had been light. The tiny fishing village was starving
for lack of its staple — fish. When day after day, gale-force winds and furious
breakers kept boats from setting out, starvation set in.
Tom Bawcock could not bear the desperation around him. He gathered a
determined crew and shoved off. Miraculously, they returned with the boat
loaded with seven kinds of fish. The town was saved and a legend born.
Nearly 200 years later, Mousehole celebrates Tom Bawcock Eve on Dec.
23. The Ship Inn, a popular pub at the town center, bakes a specialty fish pie
called Starry Gazy Pie. The recipe calls for 8 stone (112 pounds) of pilchards,
lances, ling cod, dogfish, haddock, coley and gurnard. A firm top crust is
essential, because some of the fishes' heads stick up through it to gaze at the
stars. Hence the name.
Visitors who prefer not to see their dinner staring back at them can easily find
in Mousehole at Christmas sights that are lovelier and at least as memorable.
Scattered up and down the village's narrow steep lanes are Christmas scenes
outlined by thousands of tiny lights. Santas, sleighs, reindeer, stars, angels and
manger scenes sparkle in the crisp night. Viewed from the embracing arms of
the quay, it looks magical.
The typical gray stone or whitewashed cottages, normally somewhat austere
appearing, look cheerful for the holidays with wreaths or bows on the doors
and candles in the deep window ledges.
Oldtimers recall when every boat in the harbor had a Christmas tree tied to the
mast top. That tradition dwindled along with the fishing fleet. Indoors,
however, the Methodist chapels, the shops and the homes are festive with
ornaments and with entwined holly and ivy harvested from their profusion
along country lanes.
Halfway up Raginnis Hill sits the renowned Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital and
Sanctuary. In Its tall meshed spaces, it cares for about 1,500 injured birds
yearly. The challenge of rescuing and cleaning more than 8,000 oiled birds
after the nearby Torrey Canyon oil spill in 1967 led to a remarkable new
method for cleaning birds.
It Is fitting that a bird hospital be in Mousehole, for the gull population of the
town surely outnumbers the human. Gulls perch on warm chimneypots and
wet roofs, on anchored boats and vined trellises. They and their raucous calls
are everywhere. Their dawn cacophony wakes you. their muted daytime call
serenades you, their nighttime cry penetrates your sleep so that you wake
having dreamed of gulls.
Predictably, some residents do not love the pesty birds. They claim that if gulls
were only tastier, Tom Bawcock need never have set out in the storm. Instead
of Starry Gazy Pie, they say, Mousehole would celebrate Dec. 23 by cooking
up great potfuls of steaming hot, well-seasoned fresh and flavorful Gull Stew.
Given that alternative, devoted fans of soaring gulls declare Tom Bawcock a
hero indeed and agree that fish heads poking through a pie crust look
positively appetizing on Christmas Eve's Eve.
Cornish Christmas Decorations
The Christmas Bush formed the main decoration in many parts of Cornwall.
This was made of two wooden hoops fastened together at right angles, and
bound lavishly with evergreens. Into this green foundation were woven scarlet
ribbons and bows, apples, oranges, fir-cones, flowers, nuts and in fact almost
any decorative item that could be found. A lighted candle was set inside it
(beware of the fire risk, and make sure the flame is not near inflammable
items), and finally the Bush was hung on high for couples to kiss under, just as
they do beneath the mistletoe.
All kinds of greenery were brought into the house to decorate beams and
ledges, and aromatic herbs such as rosemary and bay which gave not only a
festive appearance but also a sweet smell to the rooms.
Homes were thoroughly cleaned, even whitewashed, to receive the Christmas
decorations. The best, whitest beeswax was used to make a specially
decorated candle, and eggs were blown and decorated, then hung in windows
– probably the predecessors of the modern glass balls that are hung on
Christmas trees.
NADELEK LOWEN
BLEDHEN NOWETH DA
Du/November 2009 ~ Happy Thanksgiving!!
If Thanksgiving is upon us, can Christmas be far behind?
This week Brian, Keri, and Sue decorated our tree at Chicago City Hall/Cook
County Building, where each year County Treasurer Maria Pappas provides
Christmas trees for around 75 ethnic groups to decorate. They literally fill the
counter space for a month! Here is this year’s Cornish tree, done up in
Cornish shields, silver balls to represent tin, and St Piran flags. Nadelek
Lowen/Merry Christmas!
Remember our D’reckly Christmas Party on January 9!
Live Harp ~ Carols ~ Film ~ Gifts ~ Saffron Ice Cream
Details to follow next month
About St Piran—
Clay and Jeannine Brown don’t just fly St Piran’s flag on St Piran’s Day. They
sent this picture in response to our “looking ahead” and said they fly it “all year
around at the entrance to our property.” Makes you want to visit, doesn’t it?!
The Directors of ICS (click to email)
Sue Pellowe
Brian Treglown
Jim Wearne
Feel free to contact any of us for information.
Keri Ellis, our Webmaster
She is willing to hear compliments, suggestions, or problems about our website.
If you get the newsletter and announcements by snail-mail but would be happy
to get it faster by email, please let us have your email address.
KERNOW BYS VYKEN!
Hedra/October 2009 Newsletter
Oggie, oggie, oggie!!! –
Pirates of Penzance were a hit at Celtic Fest!
Many many people stopped to laugh, to take photos of our giant Penzance
poster with the warning
Pirates may be in residence—
Guard your money,
Guard your daughters,
Listen for music if you run into
PIRATES OF PENZANCE !!
Above it hung a pirate pinata and inside were a Jolly Roger pirate flag and
a lifesize costume of a “proper” pirate! Lots of folk stayed to talk, several with
Cornish heritage, some with a simple love of a place they had visited. Many of
those have signed up to receive our news-sheet by email. Welcome, new
readers!!! We hope you will want to join us.
Thanks to all members who spent a day or two staffing the booth – Janet
Miller, Phyllis and Bill Igoe, Deb and Ray Walsh, Keri Ellis, Dawn and Buddy
McGlone, Jim Wearne, Brian Treglown, and Sue Pellowe. A great turnout!
Our partnering with Celtic Women International was an enjoyable success,
too. Their collage of photos out front was another interesting come-on that
attracted people.
The news mentions the city may pull back on 2010 festivals due to
budget cuts. Let’s hope Celtic Fest does not disappear.
CORNISH AMERICAN HERITAGE SOCIETY
Thanks to our parent organization CAHS, we qualified for insurance that
met Chicago ’s requirements. Of course as usual we displayed some info
about CAHS and particularly some newsletters. That called our attention to
the fact that many of our members do not belong to the inter-national network
organization. International because “American” includes Canada , US, and
Mexico .
Do take a minute or two to consider this. One major advantage is the
newsletter, Tam Kernewek (A Bit of Cornish). TK, as it’s fondly referred to,
has much broader “bits” than Illinois Cornish Newsletter – for instance bits
from other Cornish societies from Vancouver to New Jersey to Mineral Point
and many others. Published quarterly, its 20-ish pages also carry news from
Cornwall, highlights of upcoming events in Cornwall as well as N. America,
previews and reviews of national Gatherings, Cornish Language lessons,
recipes, research on Cornish places, and links to genealogical information and
people looking for family members.
Subscription comes with membership, at a mere $12 per year for
individual, $18 for family (at same address). What a bargain!! Become a
proud part of the greater Cornish connection by downloading the membership
form on CAHS’s website, www.cousinjack.org.
D’RECKLY CHRISTMAS PARTY—
SAVE THE DATE!!! JANUARY 9, 2010
2:00-5:00, 5415 N Sheridan in Chicago, free parking or easy access by
public transportation
WARNING for those who may not know, Cornish have a favorite
saying/habit, of “doing it d’reckly”, which translates to doing a thing as soon as
we can get around to it. We never could find an agreeable date for a
December party, so we invented an idea [since copied by others] of having a
D’reckly Christmas, in January!
This year’s D’reckly Christmas will be celebrated on January 9, 2010,
from 2:00-5:00 at Sue Pellowe’s condo’s party room,
We have an extraordinarily enticing program this year! –
A short Cornish film
Gift exchange
Live harp music with harpist par excellence Carl Johnson,
who has ties to Cornwall and will offer us a special Cornish
music/cultural presentation
Saffron ice cream!
INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS, WHETHER THEY BE
CORNISH BY MARRIAGE
CORNISH BY OSMOSIS
CORNISH BY CONTAMINATION[!]
JUST PLAIN CORNISH BY ADDICTION!
Spread the word so they too can Save the Date.
Looking Forward to Coming Events
One of these may be a joint meeting with Celtic Women International
March 5 ~~ Saint Piran’s Day
St. Piran is the Cornish saint of miners. His flag is the black-and-white flag
that is now a symbol of Cornwall and his celebration day is March 5. In
Cornwall there are parades through the streets and a very special one to St.
Piran’s Oratory, for centuries buried in the sand but recently being un-earthed!
All Cornish fly the flag on St. Piran’s Day!
Cornish Film Festival
In the Spring, exact date To Be Announced
Long an artist’s colony, in recent years an impressive film colony and film
school have flourished in Cornwall . This is a chance to see some films by
others (like The Shell Seekers, set in Cornwall ) and by Cornish
filmmakers (The Wrecking Season by Jane and Nick Darke).
Popcorn will be served!
KERNOW BYS VYKEN!!
D’RECKLY CHRISTMAS PARTY ~ JANUARY 9, 2010 ~ 2:00-5:00
NADELEK LOWEN!
Remember we have an extraordinarily enticing program this year! –
A short Cornish Christmas film, The Mousehole Cat plus scenes of Cornwall
Gift exchange
Live harp music with harpist par excellence Carl Johnson and his special
Cornish music/cultural presentation
Cornish Christmas carol
Nibbles and saffron ice cream!
INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS, WHETHER THEY BE
CORNISH BY MARRIAGE
CORNISH BY OSMOSIS
CORNISH BY CONTAMINATION[!]
JUST PLAIN CORNISH BY ADDICTION!
Spread the word!
Please RSVP by January 4 to Sue Pellowe.
The building likes to have a list of who’s expected in advance. If however you
have a last-minute change of plans, call Sue at 773-248-5774.
Food – As indicated, there will be ice cream and you are invited to bring
favorite simple nibbles to share. This is neither lunch nor supper, but there is
time to enjoy lunch or supper in Chicago before or after for a Perfect Day
Out.
Gifts – if you want to participate in the gift exchange, bring a modest gift that’s
fun, or something Cornish, or an olyfans gwyn [white elephant], or maybe all
three!
Donation – we will appreciate contributions to the rental of the room and the
entertainment. Give whatever you comfortably can; suggested donation is $10.
Getting here. The address is 5415 N Sheridan Road in Chicago. It is a tall
black building on the east side of Sheridan at Balmoral, on the park on the
lake.
For those coming by bus, both the 151 and the 147 stop at the door! The
stop is Balmoral, 2 blocks north of Foster on Sheridan. The nearest el is
Berwyn on the Red Line; turn right (east) when you exit the station, walk 2-
1/2 blocks to Sheridan; turn left and walk one block north.
By car, find your way to or within Chicago. Sheridan is an extension of Lake
Shore Drive on Chicago’s north side. From the loop, take the Drive north, exit
at Foster. Come 2 long blocks to the 2nd light, Sheridan. Turn right (north).
The 2nd stoplight is Balmoral, with Sue’s 55-story black condo building, Park
Tower, on the right. Drive past the building to the driveway on the north side
of the building; turn in, proceed to the parking doors on the right. When you
approach the righthand door, it will rise for you. Go in, pull up and an
attendant will park your car for you and show you where the elevator to
ground floor is. If you have someone handicapped with you, you may want to
let them out at the circular drive when you first approach the building and then
go park the car.
FREE PARKING! Take the parking ticket from the parking crew, bring it to
the party and get it validated with a bright orange sticker to turn in when you
un-park.
Entering the Building: from the main doors, register with the Doorman and he
will direct you to the Party Room on second floor. From the building Parking
area, take the elevator to ground floor; follow the signs to the Lobby and
Doorman. [Exit elevator, turn right, turn right again at the first hallway, pass
through the two doors, turn right and then left. There’s the doorman!]
Given that it will be January, the start of a new year, it's a good time to join!
Dues remain $15 per family [one or more persons at the same address]. You
may either bring it to the party or mail it to treasurer Brian Treglown, 6236 N
Wayne St, Chicago IL 60660. Make checks payable to Illinois Cornish
Society.
Tom Bawcock and Starry Gazy Pie
'Twas the week before Christmas and there were no pirates in Penzance. Four
miles southwest of Penzance, there were no reported mice in Mousehole.
Worst of all, there were no fish in Mousehole.
This was the 18th century and life in the West of Britain was hard. Storms for
which this Cornish coast is famous had lasted days longer than usual. Even
before the storms, the catch had been light. The tiny fishing village was starving
for lack of its staple — fish. When day after day, gale-force winds and furious
breakers kept boats from setting out, starvation set in.
Tom Bawcock could not bear the desperation around him. He gathered a
determined crew and shoved off. Miraculously, they returned with the boat
loaded with seven kinds of fish. The town was saved and a legend born.
Nearly 200 years later, Mousehole celebrates Tom Bawcock Eve on Dec.
23. The Ship Inn, a popular pub at the town center, bakes a specialty fish pie
called Starry Gazy Pie. The recipe calls for 8 stone (112 pounds) of pilchards,
lances, ling cod, dogfish, haddock, coley and gurnard. A firm top crust is
essential, because some of the fishes' heads stick up through it to gaze at the
stars. Hence the name.
Visitors who prefer not to see their dinner staring back at them can easily find
in Mousehole at Christmas sights that are lovelier and at least as memorable.
Scattered up and down the village's narrow steep lanes are Christmas scenes
outlined by thousands of tiny lights. Santas, sleighs, reindeer, stars, angels and
manger scenes sparkle in the crisp night. Viewed from the embracing arms of
the quay, it looks magical.
The typical gray stone or whitewashed cottages, normally somewhat austere
appearing, look cheerful for the holidays with wreaths or bows on the doors
and candles in the deep window ledges.
Oldtimers recall when every boat in the harbor had a Christmas tree tied to the
mast top. That tradition dwindled along with the fishing fleet. Indoors,
however, the Methodist chapels, the shops and the homes are festive with
ornaments and with entwined holly and ivy harvested from their profusion
along country lanes.
Halfway up Raginnis Hill sits the renowned Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital and
Sanctuary. In Its tall meshed spaces, it cares for about 1,500 injured birds
yearly. The challenge of rescuing and cleaning more than 8,000 oiled birds
after the nearby Torrey Canyon oil spill in 1967 led to a remarkable new
method for cleaning birds.
It Is fitting that a bird hospital be in Mousehole, for the gull population of the
town surely outnumbers the human. Gulls perch on warm chimneypots and
wet roofs, on anchored boats and vined trellises. They and their raucous calls
are everywhere. Their dawn cacophony wakes you. their muted daytime call
serenades you, their nighttime cry penetrates your sleep so that you wake
having dreamed of gulls.
Predictably, some residents do not love the pesty birds. They claim that if gulls
were only tastier, Tom Bawcock need never have set out in the storm. Instead
of Starry Gazy Pie, they say, Mousehole would celebrate Dec. 23 by cooking
up great potfuls of steaming hot, well-seasoned fresh and flavorful Gull Stew.
Given that alternative, devoted fans of soaring gulls declare Tom Bawcock a
hero indeed and agree that fish heads poking through a pie crust look
positively appetizing on Christmas Eve's Eve.
Cornish Christmas Decorations
The Christmas Bush formed the main decoration in many parts of Cornwall.
This was made of two wooden hoops fastened together at right angles, and
bound lavishly with evergreens. Into this green foundation were woven scarlet
ribbons and bows, apples, oranges, fir-cones, flowers, nuts and in fact almost
any decorative item that could be found. A lighted candle was set inside it
(beware of the fire risk, and make sure the flame is not near inflammable
items), and finally the Bush was hung on high for couples to kiss under, just as
they do beneath the mistletoe.
All kinds of greenery were brought into the house to decorate beams and
ledges, and aromatic herbs such as rosemary and bay which gave not only a
festive appearance but also a sweet smell to the rooms.
Homes were thoroughly cleaned, even whitewashed, to receive the Christmas
decorations. The best, whitest beeswax was used to make a specially
decorated candle, and eggs were blown and decorated, then hung in windows
– probably the predecessors of the modern glass balls that are hung on
Christmas trees.
NADELEK LOWEN
BLEDHEN NOWETH DA
Du/November 2009 ~ Happy Thanksgiving!!
If Thanksgiving is upon us, can Christmas be far behind?
This week Brian, Keri, and Sue decorated our tree at Chicago City Hall/Cook
County Building, where each year County Treasurer Maria Pappas provides
Christmas trees for around 75 ethnic groups to decorate. They literally fill the
counter space for a month! Here is this year’s Cornish tree, done up in
Cornish shields, silver balls to represent tin, and St Piran flags. Nadelek
Lowen/Merry Christmas!
Remember our D’reckly Christmas Party on January 9!
Live Harp ~ Carols ~ Film ~ Gifts ~ Saffron Ice Cream
Details to follow next month
About St Piran—
Clay and Jeannine Brown don’t just fly St Piran’s flag on St Piran’s Day. They
sent this picture in response to our “looking ahead” and said they fly it “all year
around at the entrance to our property.” Makes you want to visit, doesn’t it?!
The Directors of ICS (click to email)
Sue Pellowe
Brian Treglown
Jim Wearne
Feel free to contact any of us for information.
Keri Ellis, our Webmaster
She is willing to hear compliments, suggestions, or problems about our website.
If you get the newsletter and announcements by snail-mail but would be happy
to get it faster by email, please let us have your email address.
KERNOW BYS VYKEN!
Hedra/October 2009 Newsletter
Oggie, oggie, oggie!!! –
Pirates of Penzance were a hit at Celtic Fest!
Many many people stopped to laugh, to take photos of our giant Penzance
poster with the warning
Pirates may be in residence—
Guard your money,
Guard your daughters,
Listen for music if you run into
PIRATES OF PENZANCE !!
Above it hung a pirate pinata and inside were a Jolly Roger pirate flag and
a lifesize costume of a “proper” pirate! Lots of folk stayed to talk, several with
Cornish heritage, some with a simple love of a place they had visited. Many of
those have signed up to receive our news-sheet by email. Welcome, new
readers!!! We hope you will want to join us.
Thanks to all members who spent a day or two staffing the booth – Janet
Miller, Phyllis and Bill Igoe, Deb and Ray Walsh, Keri Ellis, Dawn and Buddy
McGlone, Jim Wearne, Brian Treglown, and Sue Pellowe. A great turnout!
Our partnering with Celtic Women International was an enjoyable success,
too. Their collage of photos out front was another interesting come-on that
attracted people.
The news mentions the city may pull back on 2010 festivals due to
budget cuts. Let’s hope Celtic Fest does not disappear.
CORNISH AMERICAN HERITAGE SOCIETY
Thanks to our parent organization CAHS, we qualified for insurance that
met Chicago ’s requirements. Of course as usual we displayed some info
about CAHS and particularly some newsletters. That called our attention to
the fact that many of our members do not belong to the inter-national network
organization. International because “American” includes Canada , US, and
Mexico .
Do take a minute or two to consider this. One major advantage is the
newsletter, Tam Kernewek (A Bit of Cornish). TK, as it’s fondly referred to,
has much broader “bits” than Illinois Cornish Newsletter – for instance bits
from other Cornish societies from Vancouver to New Jersey to Mineral Point
and many others. Published quarterly, its 20-ish pages also carry news from
Cornwall, highlights of upcoming events in Cornwall as well as N. America,
previews and reviews of national Gatherings, Cornish Language lessons,
recipes, research on Cornish places, and links to genealogical information and
people looking for family members.
Subscription comes with membership, at a mere $12 per year for
individual, $18 for family (at same address). What a bargain!! Become a
proud part of the greater Cornish connection by downloading the membership
form on CAHS’s website, www.cousinjack.org.
D’RECKLY CHRISTMAS PARTY—
SAVE THE DATE!!! JANUARY 9, 2010
2:00-5:00, 5415 N Sheridan in Chicago, free parking or easy access by
public transportation
WARNING for those who may not know, Cornish have a favorite
saying/habit, of “doing it d’reckly”, which translates to doing a thing as soon as
we can get around to it. We never could find an agreeable date for a
December party, so we invented an idea [since copied by others] of having a
D’reckly Christmas, in January!
This year’s D’reckly Christmas will be celebrated on January 9, 2010,
from 2:00-5:00 at Sue Pellowe’s condo’s party room,
We have an extraordinarily enticing program this year! –
A short Cornish film
Gift exchange
Live harp music with harpist par excellence Carl Johnson,
who has ties to Cornwall and will offer us a special Cornish
music/cultural presentation
Saffron ice cream!
INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS, WHETHER THEY BE
CORNISH BY MARRIAGE
CORNISH BY OSMOSIS
CORNISH BY CONTAMINATION[!]
JUST PLAIN CORNISH BY ADDICTION!
Spread the word so they too can Save the Date.
Looking Forward to Coming Events
One of these may be a joint meeting with Celtic Women International
March 5 ~~ Saint Piran’s Day
St. Piran is the Cornish saint of miners. His flag is the black-and-white flag
that is now a symbol of Cornwall and his celebration day is March 5. In
Cornwall there are parades through the streets and a very special one to St.
Piran’s Oratory, for centuries buried in the sand but recently being un-earthed!
All Cornish fly the flag on St. Piran’s Day!
Cornish Film Festival
In the Spring, exact date To Be Announced
Long an artist’s colony, in recent years an impressive film colony and film
school have flourished in Cornwall . This is a chance to see some films by
others (like The Shell Seekers, set in Cornwall ) and by Cornish
filmmakers (The Wrecking Season by Jane and Nick Darke).
Popcorn will be served!
KERNOW BYS VYKEN!!
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