The Holidays: Christmas, Easter, and Whitsuntide: Their Social Festivities, Customs, and CarolsHurd and Houghton, 1868 - 198 páginas |
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ALEXANDER Alexander Neckam ancient appears Bishop blessed boar boar's head bore sweet Jesus boughs cakes called celebrated century ceremony choir Chorus Christian Christmas Carol Christmas Day Christmas Eve church College corn court crown curchy curious custom dance derived dish door Dragon dressed Easter England English evergreens Feast fire flowers forefathers Gregory Nazianzen hall harvest Harvest-Home heathen holidays holly bears John's John's Eve joy our Mary King and Queen KING OF EGYPT lady London Lord of Misrule Mary bore sweet mas day May-day May-pole merry morris-dance mummeries night Norman observed origin pageants parish pastimes perambulations play popular PRINCE GEORGE Puritans Queen's College Saint Saviour saw three ships Saxon says season ships all three sing social festivities solemn song sung superstition supposed sweet Jesus Christ thee thou tion trees wassail wheat Whitsun Ales Whitsuntide young Yule Yule-log
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Página 4 - Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine : and thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
Página 106 - Church: and as for our good people's lawful recreation, our pleasure likewise is, that after the end of divine service our good people be not disturbed, letted or discouraged from any lawful recreation, such as dancing, either men or women; archery for men, leaping, vaulting, or any other such harmless recreation, nor from having of May-games, Whitsun-ales, and Morris-dances; and the setting up of May-poles and other sports therewith used: so as the same be had in due and convenient time, without...
Página 131 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long : And then, they say, no spirit dare stir abroad ; The nights are wholesome ; then no planets strike, No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm, So hallow'd and so gracious is the time.
Página 13 - Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle-tree ; and it it shall be to the Lord for a name ; for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Página 12 - In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it : and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar : and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
Página 12 - For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Página 11 - So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
Página 13 - The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir-tree, the pine-tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
Página 21 - As Joseph was a-walking He heard an angel sing: ' This night shall be born Our heavenly king. ' He neither shall be born In housen nor in hall, Nor in the place of Paradise, But in an ox's stall. ' He neither shall be clothed In purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen, As were babies all. ' He neither shall be rocked In silver nor in gold, But in a wooden cradle That rocks on the mould. ' He neither shall be christened In white wine nor red, But with fair spring water, With which we were christened.
Página 6 - And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God, and having favour with all the people.