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The poems on this blog are mostly written on the basis of my historical reading and are intended to be both educational and entertaining.
Recently I have also begun posting some of my work with Anglo-Saxon charms. This work is somewhat speculative and is conducted as an amateur researcher and keen Pagan historian.

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Saturday, 18 January 2014

Whatever happened to Kissing Friday

Introduction
This lessor known and mostly forgotten festival gave much fun for children and died it's last death in the 1950's having survived in one or two last schools.

Whatever happened to Kissing Friday

Kissing Friday, it was only for play,
Shall we ban all, shall we bring on dismay.
First Friday after, Shrove Tuesday it were,
A little bit of fun, for him and for her.

A boy could kiss, any girl he doth please,
T’was a lesson, in the birds and the bees.
A blessing be on, any girl that was kissed,
The fortunate girl, she did not resist.

Kissing Friday, why did thee go away,
Its was’nt as if, it was everyday.
It was all in good fun, it was only Play,

Oh tell me kind sir, must we all be so grey.

Copyright Andrew Rea 2008
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