 | 1824 - 462 pages
...Hutchinson, the practice is, to have an image, apparelled in great finery, crowned agreeably to old form with flowers, a sheaf of corn placed under her arm, and a scythe in her hand, carried out of the village on the morning of the conclusive day, with music and... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 880 pages
...Hutchinson in his " History of Northumberland," " in some places, an image apparelled in great finery, crowned with flowers, a sheaf of corn placed under...reaping day, with music and much clamour of the reapers, in«o the field, where it stands fixed on a pole all day, and when the reaping is done, is brought... | |
 | Wilhelm Mannhardt - Agriculture - 1884 - 434 pages
...Northumberland II 17, vergl. Brand Pop. ant. II 20) in some places an image apparelled in great fincry, erowned with flowers, a sheaf of corn placed under her arm...hand, carried out of the village in the morning of the concluding reaping day with music and much cla in ourof the reapersinto the field, whereit Stands fixed... | |
 | Wilhelm Mannhardt - Agriculture - 1884 - 438 pages
...Northumberland II 17, vcrgl. Brand Pop. ant. II 20) in some places an image apparelled in great finery, crowned with flowers, a sheaf of corn placed under her arm and a scycle in her band, carried out of the village in the morning of the concluding reaping day with music and much cla... | |
 | German literature - 1884 - 764 pages
...Northumberland II 17, vergl. Brand Pop. ant. II 20) in snme places an image apparelled in great finery, crowned with flowers, a sheaf of corn placed under her arm and a scycle in hör hand, carried out of the village in the morning of the concluding reaping day with muaic and much... | |
 | Wilhelm Mannhardt - Agriculture - 1884 - 430 pages
...Northumberland II 17, vergl. Brand Pop. ant. II 20) in somc places an Image apparelled in great finery, crowued with flowers, a sheaf of corn placed under her arm and a scycle in her h and, carried out of the village in the morning of theconcludiugreapingd ay with music and much clamour... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis - Christian antiquities - 1900 - 886 pages
...Hutchinson in his History of Northumberland, " in some places, an Image apparelled in great finery, crowned with flowers, a sheaf of corn placed under...in the morning of the conclusive reaping day, with musick and much clamour of the reapers, into the field, where it stands fixed on a pole all day, and... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis - Christian antiquities - 1900 - 808 pages
...Hutchinson in his History of Northumberland, " in some places, an Image apparelled in great finery, crowned with flowers, a sheaf of corn placed under her arm, and a scycle in her hand, carried put of the village in the morning of the conclusive reaping day, with musick and much clamour of the... | |
 | Folklore Society (Great Britain) - Folklore - 1904 - 212 pages
...called the Kern (properly Corn) baby. In some places I have seen an image apparelled in great finery, crowned with flowers, a sheaf of corn placed under her arm, and a sickle in her hand, carried out of the village on the morning of the conclusive reaping-day, with music... | |
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... and much clamour of the reapers, into the field, where it stands fixed on a pole all day, and when the reaping is done, is brought home in like manner. This they call the Harvest Queen, and it represents the Roman Ceres. 
