A soul cake is a small round cake traditionally made for All Hallows 'Evening, All Saints' Day and All Souls Day to commemorate death in the Christian tradition. The cake, often simply referred to as the soul, is given to the soul (mainly composed of children and the poor) who go door to door during the days of Allhallowtide singing and reciting a prayer "for the souls of their givers and friends". Practice in England began in the medieval period, and continued there until the 1930s, by Protestant and Catholic Christians. The practice of giving and eating soul pastries has continued in some countries today, such as Portugal (where it is known as PÃÆ' Â £-por-Deus), and in other countries, it is seen as the origin of the practice of trick- or -Make. In Lancashire and in the North East of England they are also known as Harcakes. In the United States, some churches, during Allhallowtide, have invited people to come receive candy from them and have offered "pray for the souls of their friends, relatives or even pets" as they do so. Among Catholics, it is traditionally a soul cake blessed by a priest before being distributed to the Eve of All Saints (Hallowe'en); instead, the children promised to pray for the souls of the families of the deceased victims during November, which is a month dedicated exclusively to pray for the Holy Spirit in Purgatory. The remaining soul cake is shared among the distribution family.
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History
The tradition of giving a soul cake was celebrated in England or Ireland during the Middle Ages, though a similar practice to the soul of the dead was found as far south as Italy.
The cakes are usually filled with allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger or other sweet spices, raisins or raisins, and before the roast is marked with a cross to indicate that this is alms. They are traditionally styled with wine glasses at All Hallows' Eve as offerings for the dead, and on All Saints' Day and all Day of Soul 'will be â € Å"jiwaâ €, or ritually pleading for door-to-door cake. In 1891, Pdt. M. P. Holme from Tattenhall, Cheshire, collected songs traditionally sung during the soul, from a little girl at a local school. Two years later, the text and song was published by folklorist Lucy Broadwood, who commented that the soul was still practiced at that time in Cheshire and Shropshire. Further recordings of traditional soul-cake songs were collected in various parts of England until the 1950s. The later collected versions may have been influenced by recording public awakening of songs by groups such as The Watersons.
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Version
Version 1891 contains a choir and three verses:
In 1963, the American folk group Peter, Paul and Mary recorded this as "A 'Soalin", including all the verses and sections "Hey, Ho, No House" and "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" (traditionally associated with Christmas). The composition of music (including accompaniment, chords, and interpolation of other traditional songs) is very different from the 1893 version published and copyrighted by group members.
Halloween American composer, Christian Lawrence found two historical songs related to soul cakes while he was researching souling songs for his 2009 album 'A Broom With A View . As Lawrence hears the traditional Cheshire song, he is beaten that the earliest records are the same as the medieval plain virgin, Dies Irae, "Judgment Day", calling people to repentance and praying for the dead. It seems plausible that the Cheshire song could be a people's corruption from singing when children and beggars ask for a cake in exchange for praying for the dead.
The song "Soul Cake" from the album of British rock musician Sting's 2009 If in Winter's Night... it seems to be an adaptation of Peter, Paul, and Mary version, in both departing from historical accuracy with reference to Christmas Day All Saints Day or All Soul Day. But the 1893 version of the song has shared lines from the same Christmas song: "Here We Come A-Wassailing" and "Christmas is A-Coming".
See also
- Cross cross hot
- Festival of the Dead
References
External links
- Green Chronicle Recipe
- Gode Kitchen Food Network
- Cake-soul song
- The Souling Song (Soul-Cake)
- The Catholic Culture
- The Souling Song from "English County Songs: Words and Music", Collected and Edited by Lucy Broadwood and J.A. Fuller Maitland, 1893
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