Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions, by John Brand; Arranged, Rev. and Greatly Enlarged, by Sir Henry Ellis, Volume 2H.G. Bohn, 1849 |
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... feast of Sheep - shearing Saturday Afternoon The Borrowed Days Days Lucky or Unlucky Cock - crowing Cock - fighting . Bull - running Lady in the Straw Groaning Cake and Cheese Christening Customs 33 Care Cloth . 141 34 Bride Ale 143 ...
... feast of Sheep - shearing Saturday Afternoon The Borrowed Days Days Lucky or Unlucky Cock - crowing Cock - fighting . Bull - running Lady in the Straw Groaning Cake and Cheese Christening Customs 33 Care Cloth . 141 34 Bride Ale 143 ...
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... FEASTS OF DEDICATION , REVELLINGS , RUSH- BEARINGS , AND , IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND , HOPPINGS . As in the times of ... Feast of the Dedication of the Church , a great multitude both of grown and young persons were wont to meet about ...
... FEASTS OF DEDICATION , REVELLINGS , RUSH- BEARINGS , AND , IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND , HOPPINGS . As in the times of ... Feast of the Dedication of the Church , a great multitude both of grown and young persons were wont to meet about ...
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... feast of Dedication , in remembrance of Judas Maccabæus , their de- liverer , so it hath been an ancient custom among the Christians of this island to keep a feast every year , upon a certain week or day , in remembrance of the ...
... feast of Dedication , in remembrance of Judas Maccabæus , their de- liverer , so it hath been an ancient custom among the Christians of this island to keep a feast every year , upon a certain week or day , in remembrance of the ...
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... feast of the dedication , finishing , and con- secration of our churches ( constantly kept , and called in the country a Wake or Revel ) , still supposing and asserting the very great impiety of revellings , properly so called ; i . e ...
... feast of the dedication , finishing , and con- secration of our churches ( constantly kept , and called in the country a Wake or Revel ) , still supposing and asserting the very great impiety of revellings , properly so called ; i . e ...
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... feast of the dedication of every church was ordered to be kept upon one and the same day everywhere ; that is , on the first Sunday in October ; and the Saint's day to which the church was dedicated entirely laid aside . This act is now ...
... feast of the dedication of every church was ordered to be kept upon one and the same day everywhere ; that is , on the first Sunday in October ; and the Saint's day to which the church was dedicated entirely laid aside . This act is now ...
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Account of Scotland Æneid ancient antiquity appears barley-break Bartholomew Faire bell body bride bridegroom burial buried cake called ceremony Christians church churchyard cock corpse cuckold cuckoo curious custom dance dead death deceased doth drink Dunmow England fair fairies feast find the following flowers following passage friends funeral garlands garters give gloves grave hand hath head Herrick's Hesperides Hesperides History History of Northamptonshire honour horns Hudibras husband Ibid Irish John Sanderson King Lady London Lord maids manner marriage married mentioned merry month's mind neighbours Newcastle-upon-Tyne night nuptial observed occasion parish passing-bell person play Poems Poor Robin's Almanack prayers quæ quod ring Robin Goodfellow Romans rosemary round says Scotland Scottish Language sing Skimmington solemn soul speaking sport Statistical Account strewed Strutt superstition tells thou tolling unto wake wedding wife wine woman women word yew-trees young