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 Catalogue of Brand Mate7'ial.

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Occupations, etc.

Corn thrashed, beeves slaughtered. Wood-cutting privileges began Preparations for Christmas festivities

began

Epping Forest. (See dates).

FESTIVALS IN NOVEMBER.

Oct. 31st. Hallowmas Eve or Hallowe'en Nov. ist. All Saints' Day, or Hallow- mas - - -. 2nd. All Souls' Day -. - 5th. Gunpowder Treason. -

9th. Lord Mayor's Day. nth. Martinmas (St. Martin) 17th. St. Hugh's Day -

Accession of Queen Elizabeth. 20th. St. Edmund the King -

22nd. St. Cecilia -

23rd. St. Clement

25th. St. Katharine

30th. St. Andrew -

OBSERVED.

Universally.

Sporadically. Sporadically. Generally in England, sporadically elsewhere.

Universally.

London (sporadically).

England (agricultural

date only). Ireland (popular name). " Culture " observance

only. England (local). Wales

(ditto). England (local). Man. England. Scotland.

HALLOWMAS.

nTames.

ENGLAND.

LOCALITV.

Oct. 31.

All Hallow Even -

Warw. (Dugdale).

All Hallows' Night

Hampshire.

Hallow E'en -

North Country.

Hallowmas Eve

(Tusser).

Hallontide Eve

Midlands (Glos., Salop).

Nutcrack Night

Midlands and Hom Counties.

Snap-apple Night -

Cumberland.

Mischievous Night -

West Riding.

Skip-skop Night (?)

Cornwall (Padstow).

Cake-night -

Ripon.

Teanlay Night

Lanes. (The Fylde).