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INDEX.
513
Dismal Day, the, 275
Distaff's (St.) Day, 36
Doggett, Thomas, 349
Dogs, Whipping of, 386, 387
Dole Bread, 401
Doleing Day, 443
Dorsetshire. 30, 55, 152, 15<\
205,
385, 441, 470
Dough-nut Day, 78
Dover, Robert, 2j2
Drinking Sowins, 489
Druids, 1, 223
Duck-under-water, 253
Dulce Domum, sung at
Win-
Chester School, 284
Dumb-cake, 199, 312,384
Durham, 303, 371
Dutton, family of, privilege
-1 to
license the Cheshire minstrels,
324
Dyzemas Day, 499
Easter Day, 161
Easter Eve, 159
Easter Monday, 169
Easter Tuesday, 179
Eccles Cakes, 3<i9
Eccles Wake, 369
Edward IV. of England, his Coro-
nation, 498
Eel Fair, 293
Egg-hopping, 329
Egg Saturday, 52
Elecampane, 171
Election of kings by beans, 24
Elizabeth, Queen of England,
her
accession observed, 422
Epiphany, 24
Epping Hunt, 171
Erconwald's (St.) Day, 422
Essex, 6, 94, 153, 171, 212,
237,
280,378, 416,470
Eton Montem, 290
Eve of the Epiphany, 20
Eve of Paul's Tide, 47
Evelyn, John, 183, 454
Evil May-day, 248
Execution of Charles L, Kin
g of
England, 50
Fade-dance, 276
Fag-pies, 119
Fairchild Lecture, 291
Faith's (St.) Day, 384
Farthing Loaf Day, 319
Fastren's E'en, 88
Fastyngonge Tuesday, 81
Fern,superstitions connected with,
312
Ferrers, George, 4G0
Festival of Kings, 20
fiddler's Head, cutting off of the,
34
Fig-one, 15
Fig-pies, 119
Fig-pie Wake, 119
Fig-sue, 15, 153
Fig-Sundav, 128, 133
Fires, lighting of, on Eve of the
Epiphany, 22; on St Bla:ze's
Day, 61 j on St. John's Eve, 313 ;
on Hallow Eve, 395
4 First Foot/ 5, 17, 483
Flag Day. 332
Flap-dragon, 463
Flap-jack, 63
Flitting Day, 301
Floralia, 223, 245
Flower of the Well, 17
Flower Sermon, 291
Flowering Sunday, 134
Font-hallowing, 159
Fool-plough, 37
Football, 75, 83,87,401
Freemen's Well, the, 201
Friars' Girdles, worn by ladies,
94
Friday in Lide, 120
Fritter Bell, 78
Fritter Thursday, 96
Fruttors Thursday, 96
Funeral of the Alleluia, 45
Furmity, 117,472,483
Furry Festival, 275
G amnion of Bacon, eaten at Easier
162
Gang Monday Land, 210
Gangweek, 204
Ganging Day, 380
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