Talk:Soul cake

I have edited it to add references to the traditional versions collected in the 19th century, and at other times prior to 1963, making it clear that the Peter, Paul and Mary version was an interpretation of a traditional song. 140.147.236.195 (talk) 16:09, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

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So, in the middle ages, the children would recite lyrics from a song from 1963? Someone fix this. I don't have the formatting veracity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.168.98.39 (talk) 06:34, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

I have edited it, I noticed the same. Also this article contradicts itself, because it says at the start that the tradition relates to All Souls Day (November 2) and then says later on that children would do it on Hallowmas/ All Saints Day (November 1) Orlando098 (talk) 07:28, 31 October 2010 (UTC). I researched this a little and a page, which seems trustworthy, that I have added to the external links, says that it was done on either day, so if we say that, at least the start of the article is not contradicted by statements later. I've changed this too. I have also added "as an offering to the dead" to the section that says they were set out with glasses of wine on Halloween, as I have seen this attested to, and it makes more sense - otherwise it reads like they were just set out so as to give to kids the next couples of days.

I noticed this about the article. I was sure it was All Soul's Day, not All Saint's Day as the article implies, on which the children went souling. I feel quite confident that, even if this had been done at one time on All Saint's Day, at one time it was also done on All Soul's Day, so I have put this in the article. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 16:35, 2 November 2011 (UTC)