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Catalogue of Brand Material.

(/) Amusements.

(i) Mischievous Pranks, Oct. 31st.

Gates opened, door-latches tied to neighbours' doors, posts white-washed, etc.

Nutshells thrown at win- dows, broken glass strewed below

" Skip-skop night." Boys strike doors with stones in slings, throw in winkle- shells, ask for money

Nuts cracked in church, Sunday following -

West Riding (Kirkstall, Honlev).

Durham (Gainford).

Cornwall (Padstow).

Kingston-on-Thames.

(ii) Indoor Diversions, Oct. 31st.

Burning and cracking nuts

Catching apples with the teeth (i) in a tub of water, (2) tied to a rod swinging from the ceil- ing, with a candle at the other end

Called Snap-apple - Snatch-apple ,, Hanch-apple -

Bob-apple (in water)

A large apple, called Allan Apple, given to every child - - - -

(iii) Out-door games, Nov. ist. " Guisarding " begins " Kailles " or " keels "

(ninepins) " Kook " (quoits) Wrestling

{g) Rites of Divination {Oct. 31).

Augury from marked stones placed under bonfire, after- wards thrown on cairn

General.

General. Durham. Lanes.

Lanes., Cumb. Cumb.

Cornwall.

Northumb. (^^'ooler).

Cornwall (St. Just). Following Monday.^

Lanes. (The Fylde).

iThe Sunday following Noveniber ist is St. Just Feast. Young people in service come home for holidays, Friday to Tuesday. A fair is held on the Monday.