Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar and Provincial Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions, Volume 1G. Bell, 1883 |
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... writer , Stow ( who tells us , speaking of the May games , Midsummer Eve rejoicings , & c . , ' anciently used in the streets of London , " which open pastimes in my youth Discord they say doth so possense the land , Tis thought they ...
... writer , Stow ( who tells us , speaking of the May games , Midsummer Eve rejoicings , & c . , ' anciently used in the streets of London , " which open pastimes in my youth Discord they say doth so possense the land , Tis thought they ...
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... writer in the Gentleman's Magazine , li . 500 , states , that " it is a general practice of people of all ranks in the Roman Catholic countries to dress in their very best clothes on Maunday Thursday . The churches are unusually adorned ...
... writer in the Gentleman's Magazine , li . 500 , states , that " it is a general practice of people of all ranks in the Roman Catholic countries to dress in their very best clothes on Maunday Thursday . The churches are unusually adorned ...
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... writer in the Gent . Mag . for 1765 conjectures that the ancient custom of dressing churches and houses at Christmas with laurel , box , holly , or ivy , was an allusion to many figura- tive expressions in the Prophets relative to ...
... writer in the Gent . Mag . for 1765 conjectures that the ancient custom of dressing churches and houses at Christmas with laurel , box , holly , or ivy , was an allusion to many figura- tive expressions in the Prophets relative to ...
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alluded ancient Antiquities appears apples April ashes Bishop boy bishop boys bread cake called candle Candlemass celebrated ceremony Christ Christian Christmas Christmass church Churchwardens cock cross curious custom dance dayes door doth dressed drink Easter eggs England feast festival find the following fire flowers Fools garlands Gent Gentleman's Magazine give hand hath Henry History Hobby-horse holiday holy honour John King Lady Lent London Lord Lord of Misrule Maid Marian maids manner May-pole mentioned merry Midsummer Eve Monday morning Morris-dance Naogeorgus Nicholas night observed occasion Palm Palm Sunday parish passage Payd person play plough Polydore Vergil poor Poor Robin's Almanack Popish Queen Robin Robin Hood Roman round Saint says Scotland season Shrove Tuesday singing solemnity song speaking Stephen's Day Sunday superstition tells thee thou town unto Valentine women word writer Year's yere young