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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... late . NORFOLK . Hone's Year Book , p . 29 , gives a quotation from a Briefe Relation , & c . , 1646 , wherein the writer says , that the Monday after Twelfth Day is called " Plowlick Monday " by the husbandmen in Norfolk , " because on ...
... late . NORFOLK . Hone's Year Book , p . 29 , gives a quotation from a Briefe Relation , & c . , 1646 , wherein the writer says , that the Monday after Twelfth Day is called " Plowlick Monday " by the husbandmen in Norfolk , " because on ...
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... late schoolmistress , who was a native of another part of the country , where her version was customary : " Shrovetide is nigh at hand , And we are come a shroving ; Pray , Dame , give something , An apple , or a dumpling , Or a piece ...
... late schoolmistress , who was a native of another part of the country , where her version was customary : " Shrovetide is nigh at hand , And we are come a shroving ; Pray , Dame , give something , An apple , or a dumpling , Or a piece ...
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... late Dr. Husenbeth in N. & Q. 4th S. vol . ix . p . 135 , gives another version of the above rhyme : " I'm come a shroveing , For a piece of pancake , Or a piece of bacon , Or a little truckle cheese , Of your own making . Give me some ...
... late Dr. Husenbeth in N. & Q. 4th S. vol . ix . p . 135 , gives another version of the above rhyme : " I'm come a shroveing , For a piece of pancake , Or a piece of bacon , Or a little truckle cheese , Of your own making . Give me some ...
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... in his Cambrian Pop Antiq . ( 1815 , p 112 ) , says this usage was entirely laid aside in his time ; of late years it has been somewhat revived . It is observed by Mr. Fosbroke that ladies wore friars. FEB . 4.1 93 ASH WEDNESDAY . 333.
... in his Cambrian Pop Antiq . ( 1815 , p 112 ) , says this usage was entirely laid aside in his time ; of late years it has been somewhat revived . It is observed by Mr. Fosbroke that ladies wore friars. FEB . 4.1 93 ASH WEDNESDAY . 333.
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... late , through the improved state of public opinion , the disorderly scenes to which the custom gave rise have been partially amended . Efforts have been repeatedly made to put a stop to the practice altogether , but in vain . The ...
... late , through the improved state of public opinion , the disorderly scenes to which the custom gave rise have been partially amended . Efforts have been repeatedly made to put a stop to the practice altogether , but in vain . The ...
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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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