more from the Celtic Folk Customs book.... 29th May, Royal Oak Day, Oak-apple Day CELTIC. In areas of English settlement Charles II's enthronement day in 1660 was celebrated, houses being decorated with oaks branches, and lapel of those loyal to the crown sported an oak leaf. This symbol, which may have distant echoes of ancient tree worship, commemorates his escape from the Roundheads by hiding in an oak tree on 6th September 1651 after the Battle of Worcester. Only in Cornwall did this commemoration survive into the 20th century. CORNWALL. In St Germans, East Cornwall, a Mock Mayor was elected. Anyone without an oak sprig was drenched and deemed disloyal. In Looe and other parts of East Cornwall people wore an oak leaf for Oak-apple Day, or risked being spat upon ('cobbing"), a protection against bad luck. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com Professional Genealogy Research All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002