Regency celebrations

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Michaelmas Day

Yesterday was Michaelmas Day, which was celebrated during Regency times. Sometimes the day was also known as “Goose Day” and it was traditional to serve goose for dinner. Michaelmas daisies bloom around this time of year and were often used to decorate for the festivities. Did you have your goose and daisies yesterday to celebrate?

Nut-Crack Night

October 31st is best known as Halloween, but in Scotland and Northern England, it was also known as Nut-Crack Night. During the Regency, you would throw two hazelnuts into a fire — one represented you and one your love. You would say the rhyme:

If you hate me spite and fly
If you love me burn away

If the nuts flew apart, you knew you weren’t meant to be, but if they burned next to each other, you knew it was true love.