Catalogue of Brartd Material.
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SCOTLAND.
Eating " flesche " in Lent forbidden by Town Council -----
LOCALITY.
Edinbrb' (1564).
MAN. Proverbial Saying.
" Lent without a moon, Lent dark. Feast-day to-niglit and work-day to-morrow."
ASH WEDNESDAY.
ENGLAND. I. Names.
Ash Wednesday (from use of ashes
in the Church service) Fruttas (qy. Fritters ?) Wednesday
II. Natural Phenomena.
Wind on Ash W^ednesday deter- mines wind through Lent -
III. General Observances.
{a) Things forbidden.
Weddings. " Marrying goes
out " this day. Eating " flesh meat," still
observed by many. Keeping " lye " (for washing)
in the house - - -
(6) Special Viands.
Frutas fritters - - - Apple fritters - . . Grey pease (eaten for wealth) Dole of pease - - - Furmety - - - - Hasty pudding - - - Salt fish . - - -
(c) Games and Sports.
Tutball (non-players would
be sick in harvest) - Throwing " Lenten sherds " (cf. Shrove Monday)
General. Yorkshire.
East Anglia.
East Worcestershire.
Yorks. (N. Riding).
Lines. (Grantham).
Leeds.
Norf. (Gt. Witchingham)
Cheshire (Wirral).
Lanes. (Didsbury).
General.
East Yorksh. North Devon.
