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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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A bit from google in it's meaning 
St Piran's Day (Cornish: Gool Peran) is the national day of Cornwall, held on 5 March every year. The day is named after one of the patron saints of Cornwall, Saint Piran, who is also the patron saint of tin miners. Origins Main article: Saint Piran St Piran's Day started as one of the many tinners' holidays observed by the tin miners of Cornwall. Other miners' holidays of a similar nature include Picrous Day and Chewidden Thursday. "St. Piran's Day was said to be a favourite with the
tinners who having a tradition that some secrets
regarding the manufacture of tin were communicated
to their ancestors by that saint, they leave the
manufacture to shift for itself for that day, and keep it as a holiday." There is little description of specific traditions associated with this day apart from the
consumption of large amounts of alcohol and food during 'Perrantide', the week leading up to March 5. The day following the St Piran's Day was known by
many as 'Mazey Day', a term which has now been
adopted by the revived Golowan festival in Penzance. The phrase 'd*unk as a perraner' was used in 19th
century Cornwall to describe people who had consumed large quantities of alcohol. |
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By *adyA01Woman
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I was bought up in cornwall and althought I am not there now, I would like to point out, Ginster is like swear word to us cornish!! The only 2 ways to eat a proper cornish pasty is straight from the bakery out of the bag, or straight from your own oven after making it yourself! Ginsters!! Yuck!! |
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" I was bought up in cornwall and althought I am not there now, I would like to point out, Ginster is like swear word to us cornish!! The only 2 ways to eat a proper cornish pasty is straight from the bakery out of the bag, or straight from your own oven after making it yourself! Ginsters!! Yuck!!"
This is so true....talking of which I must get my mum to make some pasties and get my wife to make some hevva cake what a great meal that makes oh and I must get some roddas clotted cream and some golden syrup for lunch |
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