Observations on Popular Antiquities: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions |
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... ancient custom , which is yet retained in many Wassail Bowl of spiced ale , * singing some sort of verses from door to door . Wassail is derived from the Anglo - Saxon Aær pæl , be in health . It were unnecessary to add that they ...
... ancient custom , which is yet retained in many Wassail Bowl of spiced ale , * singing some sort of verses from door to door . Wassail is derived from the Anglo - Saxon Aær pæl , be in health . It were unnecessary to add that they ...
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... ancient custom of pledging each other out of the same cup had now given place to the more elegant practice of each person having his own cup , and that " when the steward came in at the doore with the Wassel , he was to crie three tymes ...
... ancient custom of pledging each other out of the same cup had now given place to the more elegant practice of each person having his own cup , and that " when the steward came in at the doore with the Wassel , he was to crie three tymes ...
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... ancient custom , celebrate a little Festival that tends to the same end . An equal number of Maids and Bachelors get together , each writes their true or some feigned name upon separate billets , which they roll up , and draw by way of ...
... ancient custom , celebrate a little Festival that tends to the same end . An equal number of Maids and Bachelors get together , each writes their true or some feigned name upon separate billets , which they roll up , and draw by way of ...
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... ancient rights and liberties ( typified so happily on this occasion by pudding and play ) becoming young Englishmen , to guard against every infringement of its ceremonies , so as to transmit them entire and unadulterated to posterity ...
... ancient rights and liberties ( typified so happily on this occasion by pudding and play ) becoming young Englishmen , to guard against every infringement of its ceremonies , so as to transmit them entire and unadulterated to posterity ...
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... ancient tradition — begun upon an honour- able respect , and worn as a memorable trophy of predeceased valour . " In The Flowers of the Lives of the most renowned Saincts , quoted before , we read of St David that " he died 1st March ...
... ancient tradition — begun upon an honour- able respect , and worn as a memorable trophy of predeceased valour . " In The Flowers of the Lives of the most renowned Saincts , quoted before , we read of St David that " he died 1st March ...
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according Account of Scotland ancient antiquity appears bells Bishop boy bishop boys Bride cakes called candles celebrated ceremony Christ Christian Christmas Church Churchwardens cock Crosse curious custom dance dayes death Devil doth drink Easter eggs England fair fairies feast festival fire flowers Fools funeral garlands Gentleman's Magazine give hand hath head Henry Henry VIII Hobby Horse holy honour horse Hudibras John King Lady London Lord Maid marriage married Maundy Thursday mentions merry Midsummer Midsummer Eve Monday Morris Dance neighbours Newcastle-upon-Tyne night observed occasion Palm Palm Sunday parish passage Payd person play pole Polydore Vergil poor prayers priest Queen ring Roman Rosemary round Saint says Scotland Shrove Tuesday signifies singing solemn speaking sport St Mary-at-Hill Statistical Account Sunday superstition tells things thou town unto wedding Witches woman women word writes young