Nickanan Night

proper noun

A traditional Cornish feast, held on the Monday before Lent, during which local youths would undertake acts of minor vandalism and play practical jokes.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A traditional Cornish feast, held on the Monday before Lent, during which local youths would undertake acts of minor vandalism and play practical jokes.
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