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Catalogue of Brand Material.
ST. CECILIA'S DAY.
November 22ND. St. Cecilia, V.M., of Rome, a.d. 223. Patroness of Musicians.
Local Observance. locality.
- 683 and
Mu.sical Festivals held, onwards
London .
Edinburgh.
Dubhn.
Revived at St. Paul's, li
Wore. (Shipston-on- Stour, etc.).
ST. CLEMENT'S DAY, a.d. 91.
November 23RD.
St. Clement, Bishop of Rome and Martyr, a.d. 91. Patron of Smiths, especially Anchor-smiths.^
ENGLAND. I. Natural Phenomena. locality.
Wind at midnight foretells prevailing wind till Candlemas
II. Observances.
(a) Blacksmiths' Festival.
Dockyard apprentice person- ating " Old Clem " chaired round town with costumed procession . - .
Figure " Old Clem " set up over door
Legends narrated at " Clem Feast " -
Anvils ■' fired " -
Chatham, Woolwich.
Sussex (Burwash).
Brighton.
Hants. (Twyford).
Sussex.
Hants (Hursley).
London. Woolwich. Brighton. Bristol. Liverpool. Special songs and toasts - Ibid. His legend says he was martyied by being tied to an anchor and drowned.
Masters provide dinner, stuffed pork - - - -
