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Soul cake

A soul cake is a small round cake which is traditionally made for All Hallows' Eve, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day to commemorate the dead in the Christian tradition. The cakes, often simply referred to as souls, are given out to soulers (mainly consisting of children and the poor) who go from door to door during the days of Allhallowtide singing and saying prayers "for the souls of the givers and their friends". The practice in England dates to the medieval period, and was continued there until the 1930s, by both Protestant and Catholic Christians. The practice of giving and eating soul cakes continues in some countries today, such as Portugal (where it is known as Pão-por-Deus), and in other countries, it is seen as the origin of the practice of trick-or-treating. In Lancashire and in the North-east of England they are also known as Harcakes. In the United States, some churches, during Allhallowtide, have invited people to come receive sweets from them and have offered "pray for the souls of their friends, relatives or even pets" as they do so.

Usage examples of "soul cake".

The Soul Cake Tuesday Duck didn't apparently have any kind of a home.

Ridcully thought: it's not Soul Cake Night, so they're not wearing masks.

There's a, certain mysterious ridiculousness about it by its very nature - once there was a reason why you had to carry a posy of primroses on Soul Cake Tuesday, but now you did it because.

It was going to be like that business with the Soul Cake Duck all over again.