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 Cataloo'iie of Brand Material.

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II. Natural Phenomena. {a) Weather Omens.

Wind on Martinmas Eve will last till Christmas -

Bright sunset, hard winter, and vice versa -

Martinmas to Christmas, " water's worth wine "

If ice bear a duck before Martlemas, it will not bear a goose after - - -

Notts., Northants.

Suffolk.

North Countrv.

Northants., Leic, Staffs.

III. Observances

(a) Love Divination practised.

Sowing Hempseed (on Eve ?) Norfolk.

(6) Roast goose eaten (Sunday in holiday called Rive-kite Sunday) - - - - East Riding. Pig's cheek and parsnips

(village Feast) - - Glos. (Bisley).

(c) Waits, wassailers, and Plough

Lads begin their rounds - Yorkshire.

York.

Totnes.

IV. Special Local Observances.

Sheriff's Ride and subsequent Dinner -

Millers' Holiday (cf. Ireland, " Pro- hibitions ")

Village Feast, formerly Fair. Pub- licans kept open house

Holiday week for servants, mum- ming, dressing up " guys," pro- cessions, begging contributions, dancing -

Church Service (anniversary erec- tion of chapel), followed by dinner at Bull Inn. Guns fired - - Bucks. (Fenny Stratford).

Marrowbones claimed from butchers,

ale tasted. - . . Cornwall (Camborne).

Bull-running, Nov. 13th, St. Brice's Day, " the day six weeks before Christmas " - - - - Stamford.

Glos. (Bisley).

North Yorks. (Thoralby).