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Search - Observations On The Popular Antiquities Of Great Britain - Chiefly Illustrating The Origin Of Our Vulgar And Provincial Customs, Ceremonies And Superstitions - Vol II

Observations On The Popular Antiquities Of Great Britain Chiefly Illustrating The Origin Of Our Vulgar And Provincial Customs Ceremonies And Superstitions Vol II
Author: John Brand

CONTENTS OF VOL. 11. PAGE Country Wakes . 1 Carters Interjections . . . 15 Harvest Home . . 16 The Harvest Moon . . . 33 The feast of Sheep-shearing . 34 Saturday Afternoon . . 37 The Borrowed Days . . . 41 Days Lucky or Unlucky . . 44 Cock-crowing . . . . 51 Cock-fighting . . . . 57 Bull-running , . r 63 Lady in the Straw . 66 Groaning Cake and... more » Cheese . . 70 Christening Customs . . 77 Betrothing Custorns . . . 87 l Peascod Wooing . . . 99 Ring and Bridecake . . . 100 Rush Rings . . . . 107 , Bride Favours . . . 108 1 Bridemaids . a . 113 Bridegroom Men . . . 114 Strewing Ilerbs, Flowers, or Itushes before the Bridegroom and Bride . . 116 Rosemary and Bays at Weddings 119 Garlands at Weddings . . . 123 Gloves at Weddings . . 125 Garters at Weddings . . . 127 Scarves, Points, and Bride Laces at Weddings . a . 129 Bride Knives . . . 131 The Marriage Ceremony . 133 PAGE Drinking Wine in the Chnrch at Marriages . . . . 136 The Nuptial Kiss in the Church 139 Care Cloth . . 141 Bride Ale . . . 143 Winning the Kail . . . 153 Football Money . . . 156 Torches used at Weddings . . 157 Music at Weddings . . . . 158 Sports at Weddings . . 160 Divinations at Weddings . . 165 Flinging the Stocking . . . 170 Sack Posset . . . . 173 Morning after the Marriage . 175 Dunmow Flitch of Bacon . . l f 7 Cornutes . . . . 181 The Word Cuckold . . . 106 The Passing Bell or Soul Bell . 202 The Curfew Bell . . . . 220 The Lake-Wake . . . 225 Death-Bed Superstitions . . 230 Laying-out or Streekingthe Body 231 Funeral Entertainments . 237 Funerals in the Church-Porch . 245 Sin Eaters . . . 246 Mortuaries . . 248 Following the Corpse to the Grave . . . 249 The Yew-Tree . . . . 255 Music at Funerals . . . 267 Torches and Lights at Funerals 27G Funeral Sermons . . 279 b vi CONTENTS. PAGE Black used in Mourning at Funerals . . . . . 281 Pall and Under Bearers . . 284 Doles and Invitations at Funerals 287 Churchyards . . . . 290 Bees illformed of Deaths . . 300 Gravestones . . . . 301 Garlandsin Country Churches, and Strewing Flowers on the Grave 302 Minnyng Days, or Months Mind 314 13owing towards the Altar, or Communion Table . . 317 Pledging . . . . . 325 J Healths, or Toasts . . . 338 Supernaculum . . . 342 Buzza, to Buzza. One . . 343 Under the Rose . . . 345 Hob or Nob . . . . 348 Alehouse or Tavern Signs . . 351 arl erSsig ns . . . 358 Tobacco in Alehouses . . . 362 VellsandFountains . . 366 Aversioii to Cheese . . . 387 Sports and, Games . . . ib. L411-Hid . . . . . 391 Ambassador . . . . ib. Archery . . . . ib. King Arthur . . . . 393 Baloon . . . . .394 Barley-Break . . . . ib. Bear-Baiting . . . . 396 Birkie . . . . . ib. Blindmans-Buff . . . 397 Blow-Point . . . . 398 Boxing . . . . . ib. Buckler-Play . . . 400 Buff . . . . . 401 Bull and Bear-Baiting . . . ib. Camp . . . . . 404 PAGB Casting of Stones . . . 486 Cat and Dog . . . . ib. Cat i the Hole . . . . 408 Cent-Foot . . . . ib. Change Seats, the Kings come . ib. Cherry-Pit . . . . 409 Chuck-Farthing, c. . . . ib. Cob or Cobbing . . . 411 Cob-Nut . . . . ib. Cockall . . . . . 412 Cockle-Bread . . . . 413 Cricket . . . . 415 Cross-Ruff . . . . ib. Curcuddoch, Curcuddie . . ih. Drawing Dun out of the Mire . 416 Draw Gloves . . . . ib. Duck and Drake . . . . 417 Foot-Ball . . . . ib. Fayles . . . . ib. Goff or Golf . . . . 418 Goose Riding . . . ...

ISBN-13: 9781408639665
ISBN-10: 1408639661
Publication Date: 2/28/2008
Pages: 532
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Publisher: Grant Press
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