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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Peter, Paul and Mary - A 'Soalin'
The old English custom of "soul-caking," or "souling," originated in pre-Reformation days, when singers went about on All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, November 1 and 2, to beg for cakes in remembrance of the dead.
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