Observations on Popular Antiquities: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions

Chatto and Windus, 1877 - 807 sidor

NEW YEARS	1

TWELFTH	12

DECKING CHURCHES AND HOUSES WITH EVERGREENS AT CHRIST	18

ST AGNES DAY OR EVE January 21st	19

Ceremonies for Candlemass	26

SHROVE TIDE or Shrove TUESDAY	33

5	40

Mothering	55

Ring and BrideCake	355

The Strewing of Herbs Flowers and Rushes before the Bride	364

Garters at Weddings	371

The Marriage Ceremony or part of it performed anciently in	375

BrideAle called also BrideBush BrideStake Bidding	381

Winning the Kail in Scotland termed Broose and in Westmor	388

or are Cornutes	407

Black used in Mourning at Funerals	449

TOBACCO IN ALEHOUSES	513

CherryPit	528

BlowPoint	528

Casting of Stones	535

Marbles	541

Diversion of the Ring	545

Whipping the Top otherwise called Whirligig	549

CARDS	550

Thewe	641

Childs Caul otherwise the Silly How i e the Holy or For	647

Dreams	653

Second Sight	665

Shoe Omens	672

Omens at the Bars of Grates Purses and Coffins	681

and SeaGulls	698

Moles	718

Rural Charms	745

Divination by Virgilian Homeric or Bible Lots	762

Chiromancy or Divination by Palmistry or Lines of the Hand	772

Barnacles	779

Salamander	786

NECK VERSE	792

OF THE PHENOMENON VULGARLY CALLED WILL OR KITTY WITH	798

Titel	Observations on Popular Antiquities: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions
Författare	John Brand
Redaktör	Henry Ellis
Utgivare	Chatto and Windus, 1877
Original från	University of California i Berkeley i USA
Digitaliserad	14 okt 2014
Längd	807 sidor

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ALL FOOLS DAY April 1st	68

SHERE THURSDAY ALSO MAUNDY THURSDAY	75

ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST December 27th	79

EASTER	83

VULGAR ERRORScontinued	86

OF EASTER EGGS	89

LIFTING ON EASTER HOLIDAYS	97

ST GEORGES DAY April 23d	106

PAROCHIAL PERAMBULATIONS IN ROGATIon Week or on one	107

MORRIS DANCERS	128

Maid Marian or Queen of the	137

Friar Tuck	146

WHITSUNTIDE	155

TRINITY OR TRINITY SUNDAY EVEN	161

ST PETERS DAY June 29th	168

ST ULRIC July 4th	186

PIES AND PLUM	283

HARVEST HOME	300

THE FEAST OF SHEEPSHEARING	311

COCKCROW	321

BULLRUNNING IN THE TOWN OF STAMFORD	329

MARRIAGE CUSTOMS AND CEREMONIEScontinued	345

Knives Scissors Razors	352