Not a lot of people know that the custard cream biscuit was originally called the Maybon to link it with its sister biscuit, the Bourbon. The bourbon was named after the ancient Frankish spring equinox festival and the Maybon was named after the ancient Celtic autumn equinox. This was an early example of twinning to promote cultural harmony. Both of these festivals involved copious amounts of baked goods and a herbal infusion mixed with milk.
(Not a lot of people know that because it’s not true — but it’s a lot more fun than claiming that Mabon, the name of a Welsh deity who has nothing to do with Autumn Equinox, has always been the name of the festival, when the two were first associated in 1974 by Aidan Kelly.)
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