Faiths and Folklore of the British Isles: A Descriptive and Historical Dictionary of the Superstitions, Beliefs and Popular Customs of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, from Norman Times to the End of the Nineteenth Century, with Classical and Foreign Analogues, Band 1B. Blom, 1965 - 672 Seiten |
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... grave of the deceased is constantly overspread with plucked flowers for a week or two after the fune- ral . The planting of graves with flowers is confined to the villages and the poorer people . It is perhaps a prettier custom . It is ...
... grave of the deceased is constantly overspread with plucked flowers for a week or two after the fune- ral . The planting of graves with flowers is confined to the villages and the poorer people . It is perhaps a prettier custom . It is ...
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... graves of their dead friends for some Sundays after their interment : and this is done generally upon their first coming to Church , and , after that , they dress the grave with flowers . Llanve- chan . " Gough adds that in Flintshire ...
... graves of their dead friends for some Sundays after their interment : and this is done generally upon their first coming to Church , and , after that , they dress the grave with flowers . Llanve- chan . " Gough adds that in Flintshire ...
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... grave , the neigh- bours having set out the ground , so that it may not encroach on the graves of others . While this is performing , some hired women , for that purpose , lament the dead , setting forth his genealogy and noble exploits ...
... grave , the neigh- bours having set out the ground , so that it may not encroach on the graves of others . While this is performing , some hired women , for that purpose , lament the dead , setting forth his genealogy and noble exploits ...
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