Observations on Popular Antiquities, Vol. 2: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Observations on Popular Antiquities, Vol. 2: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions

Shooting the Black Lad shove-grout shufle-board Spinny Wye Tappie Tousie Tic/c T aclc Tray Trip Trundling the Hoop Weapon Shawing Whipping the Top, alias W irle Wrestling popular notices concerning cards sports of sailors.

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Excerpt from Observations on Popular Antiquities, Vol. 2: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies, and Superstitions
F linging the Stocking Sac/c Posset [warning after the hlarriage Dunmow F litch of Bacon 0f the Saying that the Husbands of false Women wear Horns, or are Cornutes 101 Of the Word cuckold 113 The Passing Bell, called also the Soul Bell 122 Watching with the Dead, called in the North of England the Lake lva/ce l 39 Setting Salt or Candles on the dead Body 1 46 Funeral Entertainments called Arvals or Aroils 149 Sin Eaters 155 l 5 7.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.