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 Catalogue of Brand Material.

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Brought in on Christmas Ev( " with some ceremony.' After dusk Drawn by horses

Drawn by oxen

Drawm by men with ropes

Christmas ale or cider

broached Lighted from rehc of last

year's brand

Before kindhng, all present surrounded log and sang " Yule, Yule, a pack of cards and a Christmas stool " -

Each sings Yule song, [i.e. carol) standing on centre of log

Each sits on it and wishes three wishes -

Carols sung

Burnt on church tower, civca 1840 - - -

Taboos, privileges, etc., while

log burning. Must not be stirred - Must not be extinguished - Unlucky if it goes out pre- maturely - - - Good omen for the year if it

bums out its time, evil

otherwise Unlucky if squinting or

barefooted person enter

while it burns Most unlucky if flatfooted

woman enter Figure of man chalked on it Servants allowed strong

ale while it lasted

Swaledale.

Salop (The Vessons,

c. 1830 ; Corve-Dale,

i860). Herefordshire. South Salop.

General.

Usually but not invari- ably.

West Riding, lyth cent.

North Country, 1821.

Holderness. Salop.

Hants. (St. Mary

Bourne).

Filey. Swaledale.

Swaledaie.

Fanes. (The Fylde).

North Country.

North Country. Cornwall.

North umbd. (Grose's Pvov. Gloss.).