British Popular Customs, Present and Past: Illustrating the Social and Domestic Manners of the People: Arranged According to the Calendar of the YearG. Bell, 1900 - 520 pages |
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Page 315
... Day Book , vol . i . p . 834 . CORNWALL . In Cornwall the festival fires ... Stephen's Down , near Launceston , there was formerly a great bonfire on ... Day are crowned with flowers . - Brand , Pop . Antiq . , 1849 , vol . i . p . 318 ...
... Day Book , vol . i . p . 834 . CORNWALL . In Cornwall the festival fires ... Stephen's Down , near Launceston , there was formerly a great bonfire on ... Day are crowned with flowers . - Brand , Pop . Antiq . , 1849 , vol . i . p . 318 ...
Page 492
... STEPHEN'S DAY . FOR some unexplained reason St. Stephen's Day was a great period with our ancestors for bleeding their horses , which was practised by people of all ranks , and recommended by the old agricultural poet Tusser , in his ...
... STEPHEN'S DAY . FOR some unexplained reason St. Stephen's Day was a great period with our ancestors for bleeding their horses , which was practised by people of all ranks , and recommended by the old agricultural poet Tusser , in his ...
Page 493
... Stephen's Day , commonly called Boxing Day , whereas , anciently , it signified the boxes in which gifts were deposited . These boxes closely re- sembled the Roman Paganalia , for the reception of con- tributions at rural ... STEPHEN'S DAY .
... Stephen's Day , commonly called Boxing Day , whereas , anciently , it signified the boxes in which gifts were deposited . These boxes closely re- sembled the Roman Paganalia , for the reception of con- tributions at rural ... STEPHEN'S DAY .
Page 494
... Stephen's Day was formerly observed at Cambridge . Slicer , a character in the old play of the Ordinary says , " Let the Corporal Come sweating under a breast of mutton , stuffed With pudding . " This , says the annotator ... STEPHEN'S DAY .
... Stephen's Day was formerly observed at Cambridge . Slicer , a character in the old play of the Ordinary says , " Let the Corporal Come sweating under a breast of mutton , stuffed With pudding . " This , says the annotator ... STEPHEN'S DAY .
Page 495
... day to the active enemies of the race ; they are pursued , pelted , fired at , and destroyed , without mercy , and their feathers preserved with religious care , it being an article of belief that every one of the relics ... STEPHEN'S DAY .
... day to the active enemies of the race ; they are pursued , pelted , fired at , and destroyed , without mercy , and their feathers preserved with religious care , it being an article of belief that every one of the relics ... STEPHEN'S DAY .
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ancient annual Antiq apples assemble attended Bartholomew Fair bells Book of Days boys Brand bread BUCKINGHAMSHIRE cake called Candlemas candles carried celebrated ceremony Christmas Day church colours Cornwall cross customary Customs and Charities dancing Day Book decorated DERBYSHIRE door dressed Easter eggs England Evi Kalend fair feast festival fire first-foot flowers formerly Friday garland give head Henry Henry VIII HEREFORDSHIRE History honour horse inhabitants Ireland Isle John king ladies Lancashire London Lord maids manor May-day mayor maypole merry Monday morning neighbourhood night NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE o'clock observed occasion Old English Customs origin OXFORDSHIRE Palm Sunday pancakes parish party person play Plough Monday pole poor procession Queen reign revised ribbons round saint says Scotland Shrove Tuesday singing song sport STAFFORDSHIRE Stephen's Day streets Sunday Tenby Thursday town Trans Translated Valentine village wassail Year's YORKSHIRE young
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Page 111 - majesty says very true : if your majesty is remembered of it, the Welshmen did goot service in a garden •where leeks did grow, wearing leeks in their Moumouth caps ; -which, your majesty knows, to this hour is an honourable padge of the service ; and I do believe your majesty takes no scorn to wear
Page 237 - If thou lovest me then, Steal forth thy father's house tomorrow night ; And in the wood, a league without the town, Where I did meet thee once with Helena, To do observance to a morn of May, There will I stay for thee.