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 Catalogue of Bj-and Mateidal.

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ST. ANDREW'S DAY.

November 30TH.

St. Andrew, Apostle and Martyr. Patron of Scotland, Rochester Cathedral, and the monastery at Rome of which St. Augustine of Canterbury had been Abbot. Also of lacemakers (but of. St. Katharine).

ENGLAND. I. Names. locality.

" Tandering Day." — " Tander."

Kept by O.S. - - - - Northants.

" St. Andrew the King" (why?) "Three weeks and three days before Christmas comes in."

II. Natural Phenomena.

If a glass filled with water on St. Andrew's Eve, overflow before morning, it portends a wet year ; if not, a dr^^ one

Lilies of the valley said to grow wild near St. Andrew's Churches.

III. Observances.

{a) T'andrew Bell rung a.t noon. Toffee made and eaten

(6) Lacemakers' Holiday. Masquerades, men and women change clothes. Tandry cakes and mulled elder wine provided. Christmas mum- mers begin to perform

(c) Barring out.

Lacemakers' apprentices bar out mistress, and ask " pardon for a pin " -

Boys bar out master ; holi- days for next year agreed on ; contributions levied for sweets and biscuits

Scholars locked master out of belfry and jangled bells

East Anglia.

(Qy. authority and loca- lity ?)

Northants. (Bozeat). Lines. (Kirton-in-Lind-

sey).

Northants.

Northants. (Spratton).

Northumberland (Aln- wick and district, Up'r Coquetdale).

Leic. (Hallaton).