Souling was a Christian practice carried out in many English towns on Halloween and Christmas. Souling is a Christian practice carried out drake birthday cake Allhallowtide and Christmastide, with origins in the medieval era. Souling involved a group of people visiting local farms and cottages.
The merrymakers would sing a “traditional request for apples, ale, and soul cakes. The songs were traditionally known as Souler’s songs and were sung in a lamenting tone during the 1800s. 1565 was still being distributed in 1826 on All Souls day. The announcement for collection was made by ringing church bells.
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Similarly in Shropshire, during the late 19th century, “there was set upon the board at All Hallows Eve a high heap of Soul-cakes” for visitors to take. Soul cakes formed a key part of the Souling traditions. In Staffordshire, the cakes were also called Soul-mass or “somas” cakes. In East Yorkshire, “somas loaves” were traditionally distributed.