Primstav: Christmas Fishing Day
On 30th November was Saint Andrew’s Mass. The mark on the farmer’s primstav was a fishhook, a fox-trap, a key or a St. Andrew’s Cross.
This was the day to start Christmas fishing as St. Andrew was a fisherman himself. There were many rules and warnings to have a successful catch:
- men should not encounter any woman or cat on the way to the sea as this was considered back luck
- it was also bad luck to lose the first catch
- it was custom to only count the fish after the fishing was over – counting beforehand was considered bad luck
- it was good luck to spot a flock of crows or an eagle during your fishing trip as it meant that you will have a good catch.
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