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 Seiten |
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... dancing at seven o'clock , and finish at twelve , when they sit down to lobscouse and ponsondie ; the former is made of beef , potatocs , and onions , fried together ; and in ponsondie we recognise the wassail or waes - hael of ale ...
... dancing at seven o'clock , and finish at twelve , when they sit down to lobscouse and ponsondie ; the former is made of beef , potatocs , and onions , fried together ; and in ponsondie we recognise the wassail or waes - hael of ale ...
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... Dancing and drinking then occupy the remainder of the evening . Tar barrels are common at all their festivals , and scarcely a town is without them . — Ibid . 1829 , p . 11 . DERBYSHIRE . The morris - dancers who go about from village ...
... Dancing and drinking then occupy the remainder of the evening . Tar barrels are common at all their festivals , and scarcely a town is without them . — Ibid . 1829 , p . 11 . DERBYSHIRE . The morris - dancers who go about from village ...
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... dancers , and are yoked to and drag a small plough . They have their farmer , and a fool called Billy Buck , dresscd like a harlequin , with whom the boys make sport . The day is concluded by the bullocks running with the plough round ...
... dancers , and are yoked to and drag a small plough . They have their farmer , and a fool called Billy Buck , dresscd like a harlequin , with whom the boys make sport . The day is concluded by the bullocks running with the plough round ...
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... . This party danced the Hays , and other country dances , to music , amidst the sympathy and applause of the multitude . There was also a huge pot of ale with cakes , by general contribution of the village 34 [ JAN . 6 . TWELFTH DAY .
... . This party danced the Hays , and other country dances , to music , amidst the sympathy and applause of the multitude . There was also a huge pot of ale with cakes , by general contribution of the village 34 [ JAN . 6 . TWELFTH DAY .
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... dancing with the maid - servants , and saluting them under the kissing bush , where there is one . The following is the ' Song of the Wren : ' " Joy , health , love , and peace , Be to you in this place . By your leave we will sing ...
... dancing with the maid - servants , and saluting them under the kissing bush , where there is one . The following is the ' Song of the Wren : ' " Joy , health , love , and peace , Be to you in this place . By your leave we will sing ...
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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 Edited 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 Plough Monday pole poor procession Queen reign 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 gifts YORKSHIRE young
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