Inviting Sin-Eaters to a Funeral: Fact or Folklore?
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- February 22nd 2020
Sin-eaters appear in Welsh records back to the 1680s. Though there is some dispute as to whether the custom was genuine, or misinterpreted by an over-zealous scholar. Were they real, or a neat snippet of folklore? Let's find out in this week's episode of Fabulous Folklore.
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