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Catalogue of Brand Material.
Chandlers and grocers, Christmas
candles- . . _ _
Master joiners, yule-logs -
" Hardgrain," apresentof wheat
or money made to children at
Christmas _ . - -
Stocking hung up to receive gifts
(/) Household Festivities.
Households of Nobility and Squirearchy (17th cent.). Tenantry assembled at day- break ; hospitality to all comers ; servants dancing, masquerading, joined in games
Guessing identity masked fellow-servants, 1795 Farmhouses (dances, collec- tion for fiddler) Cottages (" crusty loaf and mouldy cheese " ready for all comers) _ _ _ .
LOCALITY. Yorksh. Yorksh.
Lanes. (Hund. of Lons- dale). See Henderson, p. 67.
General (cf. Round about our Coal Fire) .
Aston, nr. Birmingham.
Somerset.
Derbyshire.
{g) Holidays, Merrymaking, etc.
Plough not worked (see Plough Monday).
Household work intermitted Servants equalled masters Servants leave places, Dec. 26 ; spend Christmas Weekathome
Fairs in Christmas Week.
Gauby Far (formerly Hiring Fair) - . - -
Gauby Market (ditto) - Giglet Fair (a pleasure fair, introductions unneces- sary ^) - - - -
" Merry Nights " (subscription dances at public houses
" Treating " expected from all comers, under pain of " stang- riding " or " basketing "
'Cf. Mistletoe.
South and West Salop. Norfolk.
Cheshire, North Staffs^ North-east Salop.
Shrewsbury. Salop (Newport).
Cornwall (Launceston), Devon (Okehampton).
Cumbd. and Westmd.
Ditto.
