Fruitcake batter. publicdomainpictures.net / CC0 1.0
The fifth Sunday before Christmas [1]Today is also the Sunday before Advent starts, or the 25th Sunday after Trinity, the following collect appears in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer:
“Stir up we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people…”
The timing just happens to coincide with an ideal time for people to make their Christmas puddings and Christmas cakes, in order to allow them to age for Christmas Day.
Consequently, it has become the day on which people “stir up” the batter for such Christmas delicacies, and cook them.
#StirUpSunday
Stirring fruitcake batter. Kelsey Vere / Pixabay.com / 2014 / CC0 1.0
References
| ↑1 | Today is also the Sunday before Advent starts, or the 25th Sunday after Trinity |