The Gentleman's Magazine Library: Popular superstitionsSinging Tree Press, 1968 - Great Britain |
Contents
General Notes on Festivals | 3 |
DAYS AND SEASONScontinued | 8 |
Festivals held before the Reformation | 10 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
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