Notes to British Popular Customs, Present and Past — Reading edition
86 notes · Reading edition
Jan. 1.] NEW YEAR’S DAY. · Note 1Jan. 1.] NEW YEAR’S DAY. · Note 2Jan. 1.] NEW YEAR’S DAY. · Note 3Jan. 1.] NEW YEAR’S DAY. · Note 4Jan. 1.] NEW YEAR’S DAY. · Note 5Jan. 5.] EVE OF THE EPIPHANY. · Note 1Jan. 6.] TWELFTH DAY. THE EPIPHANY. · Note 1Jan. 7.] ST. DISTAFF’S DAY.—ROCK DAY. · Note 1Jan. 14.] MALLARD NIGHT. · Note 1SHROVE TUESDAY. · Note 1SHROVE TUESDAY. · Note 2SHROVE TUESDAY. · Note 3SHROVE TUESDAY. · Note 4SHROVE TUESDAY. · Note 5Feb. 10.] ST. SCHOLASTICA’S DAY. · Note 1Feb. 14.] ST. VALENTINE’S DAY. · Note 1Feb. 14.] ST. VALENTINE’S DAY. · Note 2March 1.] SIMNEL SUNDAY. · Note 1March 1.] SIMNEL SUNDAY. · Note 2FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH. · Note 1March 10.] · Note 1March 15.] PALM SUNDAY. · Note 1March 15.] PALM SUNDAY. · Note 2March 17.] ST. PATRICK’S DAY. · Note 1March 19.] MAUNDY, OR CHARE THURSDAY. · Note 1March 20.] GOOD FRIDAY. · Note 1March 20.] GOOD FRIDAY. · Note 2March 22.] EASTER DAY. · Note 1March 22.] EASTER DAY. · Note 2March 22.] EASTER DAY. · Note 3March 22.] EASTER DAY. · Note 4April 7.] HOCK, OR HOKE DAY. · Note 1April 20.] · Note 1April 23.] ST. GEORGE’S DAY. · Note 1April 23.] ST. GEORGE’S DAY. · Note 2April 25.] ST. MARK’S DAY. · Note 1April 26.] ROGATION SUNDAY. · Note 1MAY EVE. · Note 1MAY EVE. · Note 2May 1.] MAY DAY. · Note 1May 1.] MAY DAY. · Note 2May 1.] MAY DAY. · Note 3May 1.] MAY DAY. · Note 4May 1.] MAY DAY. · Note 5May 1.] MAY DAY. · Note 6May 1.] MAY DAY. · Note 7May 1.] MAY DAY. · Note 8May 1.] MAY DAY. · Note 9May 1.] MAY DAY. · Note 10May 12.] WHITSUN TUESDAY. · Note 1May 12.] WHITSUN TUESDAY. · Note 2May 14.] COTESWOLD GAMES. · Note 1May 17.] TRINITY SUNDAY. · Note 1May 29.] RESTORATION OR ROYAL OAK DAY. · Note 1May 29.] RESTORATION OR ROYAL OAK DAY. · Note 2May 29.] RESTORATION OR ROYAL OAK DAY. · Note 3June 15.] ST. VITUS’ DAY. · Note 1June 23.] MIDSUMMER EVE—St. JOHN’S EVE. · Note 1June 23.] MIDSUMMER EVE—St. JOHN’S EVE. · Note 2June 23.] MIDSUMMER EVE—St. JOHN’S EVE. · Note 3June 23.] MIDSUMMER EVE—St. JOHN’S EVE. · Note 4June 24.] MIDSUMMER DAY—ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST’S DAY. · Note 1June 25.] · Note 1July 7.] ST. THOMAS À BECKET’S DAY. · Note 1August.] SWAN-UPPING. · Note 1August 1.] LAMMAS DAY. · Note 1Sept. 29.] MICHAELMAS DAY. · Note 1Oct. 10.] · Note 1Oct. 31.] HALLOW EVE. · Note 1Oct. 31.] HALLOW EVE. · Note 2Oct. 31.] HALLOW EVE. · Note 3Nov. 1.] ALL SAINTS’ DAY. · Note 1Nov. 5.] GUNPOWDER PLOT. · Note 1Nov. 11.] ST. MARTIN’S DAY. · Note 1Nov. 25.] ST. CATHERINE’S DAY. · Note 1Dec. 14.] ST. TIBBA’S DAY. · Note 1Dec. 21.] ST. THOMAS’ DAY. · Note 1Dec. 24.] CHRISTMAS EVE. · Note 1Dec. 24.] CHRISTMAS EVE. · Note 2Dec. 24.] CHRISTMAS EVE. · Note 3Dec. 25.] CHRISTMAS DAY. · Note 1Dec. 25.] CHRISTMAS DAY. · Note 2Dec. 25.] CHRISTMAS DAY. · Note 3Dec. 25.] CHRISTMAS DAY. · Note 4Dec. 25.] CHRISTMAS DAY. · Note 5Dec. 28.] HOLY INNOCENTS’ DAY. · Note 1