Sunday, January 25, 2026

Paul Pitcher Night

As well as being St Timothy's Day, today is of course Paul Pitcher Night.

At one time, all across Cornwall, people came together to smash pots and pitchers to celebrate Saint Paul’s conversion to Christianity. This was particularly popular in Bodmin where the young people of the town used to carry their broken pots in a procession. 
[Paul Pitcher Night | Cornwall For Ever!]
My feeling is that this was simply the miner's version of Plough Monday - commemorating (perhaps, seemingly, belatedly!) the beginning of the new year by smashing last year's beer pots.
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