Ending Lent with hot cross buns

Hadn't thought of this for years.  Had to look up the lyrics in Wikipedia to confirm my memory of them.  Strong memories from my childhood years in England in the mid-1960s of hot cross buns as the prelude to Easter Sunday.  

Hot cross buns!

Hot cross buns!

One a penny, two a penny,

Hot cross buns!

If you have no daughters,

Give them to your sons.

One a penny, two a penny,

Hot cross buns!

Related:  

The Queen banned them. 50,000 people rioted anyway. 🍞👑

In 1592 Queen Elizabeth I banned the sale of spiced buns. You could only buy one on Good Friday. Christmas. Or at a funeral.

So every Good Friday the Chelsea Bun House opened at 3 in the morning. And the crowds came.… pic.twitter.com/L0ikoitoN5

— Proudofus.uk (@ProudofusUK) April 3, 2026