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 Catalogue of Brand Material.

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dress, men and women

exchanging garments) -

(" Playing Old Ball "

at " pace-egging

time ") -

LOCALITY.

East Lanes., Blackburn.

Blackburn, Swinton. Played with on Easter Monday. ^

(" Boolin' and jaupin' ") - Northumb.

Belford, Rothbury),

Worsley,

(Alnwick, Newcastle, Durham.

(" Trowlin' " or " throw- lin' •') -

(" Jerrin' ") -

(" Bowlin'," on " Bowl-egg Day") Eaten on Easter Sunday

If a woman refuses to give a man an egg she forfeits her shoes ; if a man a woman, his {F.L.J, vii. 318)

Eggs are hidden in " hare's nests " to be searched for by children (Henderson) -

[b) Heaving and Cognate Customs. Called Heaving - - -

,, Hefting ,, Hoisting -

Hoving ,, Lifting Men lift women, Monday women, men, Tuesday

Yorkshire (Cleveland, Whitby, Swaledale).

Westm. (Kendal), Lanes. (Furness, Blackpool).

Rochdale, Rossendale.

Sunderland, Cheshire

(Thurstaston, Wirral, Wilmslow, Northen- den).

Northumb. (Gateshead).

Yorkshire. (Query if traditional.)

Lanes., Cheshire, Staffs., Salop, Wore, War- wick.

Cleveland.

Cheshire.

Herefordshire.

Cheshire, Lanes., Yorks.

Lanes. (Manchester,

Liverpool, Whalley, St. Helen's, Bolton, the Fylde, and rural districts), Cheshire

(Chester, Neston, Stock-

1 Sometimes on Eaiter Sunday afternoon.